Course Catalogue

Master of Public Health (SPUBH1)

2026

Course Structure

The Master of Public Health is a one and a half year course. The core units cover the essential knowledge and skills of public health and the choice of specialist electives provide you with opportunities to explore various areas of public health practice, Indigenous health and global health. The research project is an option that enables you to plan and implement a substantial research based project in the public health area, under the supervision of an experienced researcher. Delivered externally online; some units are offered with an internal option.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 120 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core (5 units)	50cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below: PHM516 Indigenous Health PHM552 Epidemiology PHM559 Health Policy PHM567 Public Health PHM588 Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
Specialist Electives (4-7 units)	70cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 70 credit points selected from one of the two options detailed below: Option 1 - Professional Practice Specialist Elective units selected from ANY of the following streams totalling 70 credit points. Public Health Practice Stream PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021) PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020) PHM553 Biostatistics PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020) ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy or ENV508 Geographic Information Systems Indigenous Health Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM523 Health Promotion PHM519 Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021) PHM525 Indigenous Health Research Global Health Stream PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases PHM592 Global Health PHM593 Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020) DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context Option 2 - Research Project Specialist Elective units selected from ANY of the following streams totalling 30 credit points PLUS a research project totalling 40 credit points. Specialist Electives (30 credit points) Public Health Practice Stream PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021) PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020) PHM553 Biostatistics PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020) ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy or ENV508 Geographic Information Systems Indigenous Health Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM523 Health Promotion PHM519 Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021) PHM525 Indigenous Health Research Global Health Stream PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases PHM592 Global Health PHM593 Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020) DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context PLUS Research Project (40 credit points) Either 2 x PHM820 Research Project (Part Time) (20 credit point repeatable unit) Or 1 x PHM840 Research Project (Full Time) (40 credit points)
Course Total	120cp

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

Further Assistance

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.