The Master of Public Health (Primary Health Care) is a 54-unit coursework program which is offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health.
The course articulates with the Graduate Certificates offered within the discipline of Public Health and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the awards.
Students who hold the Graduate Certificate receive credit for topics already taken.
Applicants must normally:
The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The Master of Public Health aims to provide students with the ability to apply knowledge and skills in relation to public health principles, values and practices that reduce inequity in health care access and health outcomes, and improve population health status.
At the completion of the course it is expected that graduates will be able to:
demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills:
apply an advanced level of knowledge and skills:
To qualify for the Master of Public Health (Primary Health Care), a student must complete 54 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
40.5 units comprising:
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9514 Action on Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9503 Research Methods for Social Epidemiology (9 units)
PHCA9504 Critical Practice in Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9507 Health Promotion in Public Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9509 Public Health Practice Development (9 units)
PHCA9510 Leadership and the New Public Health (4.5 units)
plus 13.5 units of option topics to be selected from the list below
PHCA9502 Qualitative Research Methods (9 units)
PHCA9505 Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries (9 units)
PHCA9506 Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health (9 units)
PHCA9511 Social Statistics in Public Health (9 units)
PHCA9516 Introduction to Cancer Prevention (4.5 units)
PHCA9517 Undertaking Translational Research in Cancer Prevention (4.5 units)
PHCA9518 Food Democracy for Public Health Practice (4.5 units)
HACM9100 Leadership in Health and Aged Care (4.5 units)
HACM9101 Leading Organisations in Health and Aged Care (4.5 units)
HACM9102 Financial Management and Economics in Health Care (4.5 units)
HACM9201 Health Law and Ethics (4.5 units)
HACM9204 Health Economics (4.5 units)
NUTD9226 Public Health and Community Nutrition (4.5 units)
MHSC8111 Managing Chronic Conditions - Self-Management Support Approaches (4.5 units)
MHSC8112 Implementing Change in Healthcare Systems Supporting Chronic Condition Management (4.5 units)
MHSC8114 The Persons Experience of Self Management (4.5 units)
Another option topic(s) may be selected with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.
The award of grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University Policy on Student Progress.
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