PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
This program aims to provide public health training for health staff with existing health qualifications.
It is a coursework Masters degree of 36 units. Students with an appropriate health professional degree may be given credit of up to 12 units of elective subjects for five years relevant health professional experience. Students may choose to undertake a generic course of study or may choose to follow one of the identified strands of study that reflect the areas of expertise within the School. The course will consist of three core subjects (9 units) that reflect the latest evidence on required population health competencies and 27 units of elective subjects. If a student elects to follow a strand of study, the course structure will be the three core subjects, three specialisation subjects (9 units) and 18 units of elective subjects. The strands are: Management; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; International Health Crises and Health Development; Rural and Remote Health Care; Primary Health Care and Community Medicine; Communicable Disease Control.
The course structure and the subjects that constitute each of the strands are detailed below.
| CORE | |
| TM5513:03 | Public Health Management |
| TM5515:03 | Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5554:03 | Philosophy and Practice of Public Health |
| Generic Option | |
| Plus 27 units of subjects | |
| Management Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| TM5526:03 | Public Health Economics |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| TM5548:03 | Management Accounting for Health Providers |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| TM5516:03 | Biostatistics for Public Health |
| and any two of the following: | |
| TM5521:03 | Advanced Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5522:03 | Advanced Biostatistics for Public Health |
| TM5524:03 | Qualitative Methods |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
| International Crises and Health Development Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| Any three of the following: | |
| TM5502:03 | Tropical Public Health |
| TM5536:03 | Refugee Health |
| TM5551:03 | International Health Crises Management |
| TM5552:03 | International Health Agencies |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
| Rural and Remote Health Care Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| TM5553:03 | Rural and Remote Public Health |
| and any two of the following: | |
| TM5510:03 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
| TM5519:03 | Training Primary Healthcare Workers |
| TM5528:03 | Health Promotion |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| TM5550:03 | Rural and Remote Environmental Health |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
| Primary Health Care and Community Medicine Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| Any three of the following: | |
| TM5519:03 | Training Primary Healthcare Workers |
| TM5525:03 | Disease Control |
| TM5528:03 | Health Promotion |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
| Communicable Disease Control Strand | |
| Specialisation subjects | |
| Any three of the following: | |
| TM5503:03 | Human Parasitology |
| TM5518:03 | Medical Entomology |
| TM5525:03 | Disease Control |
| TM5555:03 | Infection Control in Health Care Settings |
| Plus 18 units of electives | |
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 |
| 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 | Medical Entomology |
| 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 |
| TM5534:03 | Tropical Paediatrics |
| TM5536:03 | Refugee Health |
| TM5540:03 | Occupational Health |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| TM5548:03 | Management Accounting for Health Providers |
Master of Public Health–Master of Business Administration
The award will be a coursework Masters degree of 48 units – 24 units of Public Health and Tropical Medicine subjects and 24 units of Business Administration subjects.
Students will be required to follow the Management strand of the Master of Public Health.
Subject List Group A
| CORE | |
| Public Health subjects: | |
| TM5513:03 | Public Health Management |
| TM5515:03 | Epidemiology for Public Health |
| TM5526:03 | Public Health Economics |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
| TM5548:03 | Management Accounting for Health Providers |
| TM5554:03 | Philosophy and Practice of Public Health |
| Business Administration subjects: | |
| BU5003:03 | Data Analysis and Information Management |
| BU5004:03 | Marketing Management |
| BU5005:03 | Financial Management |
| BU5006:03 | Business, Government and the Global Economy |
| BU5008:03 | Strategic Management |
| BU5108:03 | Human Resource Management |
| ELECTIVES | |
| Public Health subjects | |
| 6 units of subjects chosen from postgraduate Public Health and Tropical Medicine subjects | |
| Business Administration subjects | |
| 6 units of subjects chosen from postgraduate Business subjects | |
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 |
| ELECTIVES | |
| TM5002:03 | Infectious Diseases |
| 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 |
| TM5534:03 | Tropical Paediatricss |
| TM5536:03 | Refugee Health |
| TM5537:03 | Maternal Health for Indigenous Health Care |
| TM5540:03 | Occupational Health |
| TM5541:03 | Managing Effective Health Programs |
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Subject Schedule
| Core | |
| TM6001:24 | Doctor of Public Health Thesis 1 |
| and | |
| TM6004:04 | Seminar 1 |
| TM6011:08 | Doctoral Placement |
| or | |
| TM6012:12 | Extended Doctoral Placement |
| Electives | |
| TM6005:04 | Seminar 2 |
| TM6006:04 | Literature Review |
| TM6007:04 | Specialisation in Public Health 1 |
| TM6008:04 | Specialisation in Public Health 2 |
| TM6009:04 | Doctoral Project |
| or | |
| TM6010:08 | Advanced Doctoral Project |
| and | |
| Up to 12 units Masters level subjects as approved the Head of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. | |
| Core | |
| TM6002:36 | Doctor of Public Health Thesis 2 |
| and | |
| TM6004:04 | Seminar 1 |
| TM6011:08 | Doctoral Placement |
| or | |
| TM6012:12 | Extended Doctoral Placement |
| Electives | |
| Elective information as for Option 1 | |
| Core | |
| TM6003:48 | Doctor of Public Health Thesis 3 |
| and | |
| TM6004:04 | Seminar 1 |
| TM6011:08 | Doctoral Placement |
| or | |
| TM6012:12 | Extended Doctoral Placement |
| Electives | |
| Elective information as for Option 1 | |