The Master of Public Health is a 54-unit coursework program which is offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health. Students undertake one of eight specialised streams of study.
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.
For the Master of Public Health (Public Health Epidemiology) 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 improves 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 (Public Health Epidemiology), 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.
In order to proceed to the Dissertation component of the award, students must demonstrate a Credit grade point average or better for the 36 units of coursework topics completed prior to commencing the Dissertation. Students who are not able to demonstrate a Credit grade point average will be required to transfer to another stream of the Master of Public Health which does not contain a Dissertation component, or may choose to exit with the Graduate Diploma in Public Health.
36 units comprising:
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9514 Action on the Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9503 Research Methods for Social Epidemiology (9 units)
MMED9103 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health (4.5 Units)
MMED9104 Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health (4.5 units)
plus one of
PHCA9502 Qualitative Research Methods (9 units)
PHCA9511 Social Statistics in Public Health (9 units)
And
Select 18 units from the topics listed below
PHCA9512 Public Health Research Dissertation (18 units)
PHCA9512A Public Health Research Dissertation (9/18 units)
PHCA9512B Public Health Research Dissertation (9/18 units)
36 units comprising:
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9514 Action on the Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9503 Research Methods for Social Epidemiology (9 units)
PHCA9509 Public Health Practice Development (9 units)
MMED9103 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health (4.5 Units)
MMED9104 Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health (4.5 units)
And select 18 units from the topics listed below
Select 18 units from the topics listed 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)
Students can also take as options, core topics in other study streams or, with permission, topics from another course at Flinders or another university.
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's Policy on Student Progress.
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