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Health Social Sciences // Structure

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Structure

Standard 200 Point Program (no Advanced Standing):

SIX core subjects and NINE elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, EIGHT elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 25 Credit Points Advanced Standing:

SIX core subjects and SEVEN elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, SIX elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 50 Credit Points Advanced Standing:

FIVE core subjects and SIX elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
FIVE core subjects and FIVE elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Subject Options

Core Subjects

Student must complete POPH90217 unless they have been granted 50 points Advanced Standing (150 point program) or an exemption has been granted.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90013 Biostatistics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90014 Epidemiology 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Highly Recommended Electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90201 Community-Based Participatory Research
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90245 Health Illness and Society
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90248 Womb to Tomb: Life Course Public Health
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Other Electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90270 Bioethics and Public Health
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90199 Gender and Health
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90205 Health Inequalities
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Capstone

There are three Capstone options to choose from - please refer to the

Code Name Study period Credit Points
Course Entry No longer available
for detailed information on each of these:

  1. Research Project
  2. Professional Practice Unit
  3. Capstone selective subject (POPH90227 Public health in Practice) and an additional elective.

Pre-requisite Subjects for the Research Project Option

Please refer to the Subject Entries below for detailed information on the research project pre-requisites for this specialisation.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90284 Research Project in Public Health Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90285 Research Project in Public Health Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90255 Research Project in Public Health - S
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Last updated: 4 March 2025