PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
This program is offered within the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. It is designed to provide a broad base of public health and tropical medicine education. The range of electives gives the opportunity for specialised focus on tropical Australia, including Aboriginal and Islander health or on Australia’s tropical neighbours. It is taught in both block and flexible delivery modes. For a schedule of subjects available refer to Subject List Group A.
Subject List Group A
| CORE | |
| TM5501:03 | Tropical Medicine |
| TM5513:03 | Public Health Management |
| TM5514:03 | Environmental Health |
| TM5515:03 | Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5516:03 | Biostatistics for Public Health |
| ELECTIVES | |
| TM5002:03 | Infectious Diseases |
| TM5003:03 | Nutritional Issues in Public Health |
| TM5310:09 | Dissertation |
| TM5502:03 | Tropical Public Health |
| TM5503:03 | Human Parasitology |
| TM5506:03 | Applied Social Sciences in Tropical Medicine |
| TM5508:03 | Tropical Marine and Diving Medicine |
| TM5510:03 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
| TM5512:03 | Travel Medicine |
| TM5517:03 | Technical Proficiency Skills for Public Health |
| TM5518:03 | Entomology in Tropical Health |
| TM5519:03 | Training Primary Healthcare Workers |
| TM5520:03 | Advanced Topics in Aboriginal and Islander Health |
| TM5521:03 | Advanced Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5522:03 | Advanced Biostatistics for Public Health |
| TM5523:03 | Research Design |
| TM5524:03 | Qualitative Methods |
| TM5525:03 | Disease Control |
| TM5526:03 | Public Health Economics |
| TM5527:03 | Special Topic/Independent Project |
| TM5528:03 | Health Promotion |
| TM5530:03 | Immunity to Tropical Diseases |
| TM5534:03 | Tropical Paediatrics |
| TM5536:03 | Refugee Health |
| TM5538:03 | Human Crisis Management for Health Personnel |
| TM5540:03 | Occupational Health |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| TM5548:03 | Management Accounting for Health Providers |
DIPLOMA AND POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
The Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine are designed for people who would prefer diploma level studies, or who do not have the entry requirements for the Masters program. The aim is to create an integrated network of academic opportunities for a range of public health professionals. The programs are taught in both block and flexible delivery modes.
For a list of subjects offered, refer to Subject List Group B.
Special Programs
- Maternal Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
- Mental Health Training for Aboriginal and Islander People
- Tropical Paediatrics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
Note: Subjects are offered based on minimum student enrolments.
Subject List Group B
| CORE | |
| TM5501:03 | Tropical Medicine |
| TM5513:03 | Public Health Management |
| TM5514:03 | Environmental Health |
| TM5515:03 | Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5516:03 | Biostatistics for Public Health |
| ELECTIVES | |
| TM5002:03 | Infectious Diseases |
| TM5003:03 | Nutritional Issues in Public Health |
| TM5502:03 | Tropical Public Health |
| TM5503:03 | Human Parasitology |
| TM5506:03 | Applied Social Sciences in Tropical Medicine |
| TM5508:03 | Tropical Marine and Diving Medicine |
| TM5510:03 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
| TM5512:03 | Travel Medicine |
| TM5517:03 | Technical Proficiency Skills for Public Health |
| TM5518:03 | Entomology in Tropical Health |
| TM5519:03 | Training Primary Healthcare Workers |
| TM5520:03 | Advanced Topics in Aboriginal and Islander Health |
| TM5521:03 | Advanced Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5522:03 | Advanced Biostatistics for Public Health |
| TM5523:03 | Research Design |
| TM5524:03 | Qualitative Methods |
| TM5525:03 | Disease Control |
| TM5526:03 | Public Health Economics |
| TM5527:03 | Special Topic/Independent Project |
| TM5528:03 | Health Promotion |
| TM5530:03 | Immunity to Tropical Diseases |
| TM5531:03 | Tropical Paediatrics for Indigenous Health Workers |
| TM5534:03 | Tropical Paediatrics |
| TM5536:03 | Refugee Health |
| TM5537:03 | Maternal Health for Indigenous Health Care |
| TM5538:03 | Human Crisis Management for Health Personnel |
| TM5540:03 | Occupational Health |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
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