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Public Health (Extn) - 9046

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine

Contact: School of Public Health and Community Medicine

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 1.5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 72

Award(s):

Master of Public Health (Extension)

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Program Description
The Master Public Health (MPH) program is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. The MPH (Extension) program extends students’ knowledge and skills in public health research by allows candidates to undertake an advanced research project. Many of our graduates occupy key positions in health services and universities in Australia, and the Western Pacific and Asian regions, or undertake a PhD in Public Health as the first step in developing a career in public health research.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The UNSW Master of Public Health (Extension) program provides students with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake population health roles in government, community and health service settings in Australia and internationally. The program fosters sophisticated understanding and application across the complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population targeted health research methods, and health program design, implementation and evaluation. Graduates are equipped with the specialised skills needed for research and professional practice in public health across a range of contexts including ministries and departments of health; government, non-government and voluntary organisations; primary care and community healthcare services in the public and private sectors, and in academic institutions.

Program Structure
The program consists of the following components, for a total of 9 courses and 1 major project comprising 72 units of credit (UOC).
  • Core courses - 3 courses (18 UOC)
  • Elective courses - 5 courses (30 UOC)
  • Extension (24 UOC):
students may select one of the following options:
  • 6 UOC research project and 3 elective courses (18 UOC); or
  • 18 UOC major research project and 1 elective course (6 UOC); or
  • Both 6 UOC research project and 18 UOC research project; or
  • 24 UOC of coursework if PHCM9148 (6 UOC Project) has already been as one of the 5 elective courses
Both the core and elective course requirements of program must be completed with an average mark of 65% or more before the final 24 UOC of Extension coursework and research can be undertaken. Both the 6 UOC and 18 UOC research projects may be completed in a range of locations with the involvement of approved local and UNSW academic supervisors and approval of the Program Director.

Core (18 UOC)
Electives (30 UoC)

Students choose 5 elective courses (30 UOC) from the list below. Students may also apply to the Program Director to be allowed to replace up to 12 UOC of course electives with a 6 UOC research project (PHCM9148), 6 UOC Independent Study (PHCM9103) or 6 UOC Internship (PHCM9143).

Students may also apply to the Program Director to be allowed to replace up to 12 UOC of course electives with a 6 UOC research project (PHCM9148), 6 UOC Independent Study (PHCM9103) or 6 UOC Internship (PHCM9143):
Note: PHCM9498 is a pre-requisite course for PHCM9517, PHCM9518, PHCM9520 and PHCM9521

Extension (24 UOC)

Choose from one of the following options:
  • 18 UOC major project in public health (PHCM9150 or both PHCM9151 and PHCM9152) to be negotiated with an academic supervisor plus a 6 UOC elective course; or
  • 6 UOC research project (PHCM9148) to be determined in consultation with the academic supervisor of the project plus 3 elective courses (18 UOC); or
  • Both a 6 UOC research project (PHCM9148) and 18 UOC major project (PHCM9150 or both PHCM9151 and PHCM9152) to be negotiated with an academic supervisor; or
  • 24 UOC of elective courses if PHCM9148 has been completed as part of the first 48 UOC of the program.
Additional course requirement

Students from non-English speaking countries who have not previously completed a degree in Australia or other English-speaking country and are enrolled in the full time program in Sydney (Kensington campus) are required to take the following additional preparatory course in their first semester. This course is available for all students to assist to gain maximum benefit from their study. The course is made available at no charge to students and does not contribute to the UOC requirements of the degree.
Streams (Areas of Specialisation)

The following streams are available in the Master of Public Health (Extension) to be completed in the first 48 UOC of the program. These allow students to focus their studies on areas where the School has considerable expertise, and may incorporate a research project.

Academic Rules
Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the School of Public Health and Community Medicine for further information.

Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Admission Requirements
Candidates wishing to undertake the MPH(Extn) must achieve a minimum Credit average in the coursework component and provide an acceptable research proposal. Successful completion of the MPH(Extn) is a part requirement for entry to the PhD program.

Further Information

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9045 Public Health
5507 Public Health
7368 Public Health

Area(s) of Specialisation
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