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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
175 Point Pathway:
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
150 Point Pathway:
SIX core subjects and FIVE elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects and FOUR elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90218 | Public Health Leadership and Management | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90274 | Prioritising & Planning in Public Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Highly Recommended Electives
Students cannot enrol in both POPH90137 and POPH90131. They must choose to enrol in only one of these.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90209 | Comparative Health Systems | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90247 | Non Communicable Disease & Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90244 | Health and Human Rights | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90131 | Primary Health Care: applied principles | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Other Recommended Electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90020 | Health Promotion | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POPH90112 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90275 | Population Mental Health | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90291 | Indigenous Health in a Global Context | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90191 | Practice of Public Health Leadership | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90301 | Pandemic Preparedness and Response | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability in Policy and Practice | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90303 | Climate Change and Health | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90304 | Sustainability and Healthcare | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone
There are three Capstone options to choose from - please refer to the Course Entry for detailed information on each of these:
- Research Project
- Professional Practice Unit
- Capstone selective subject & an additional elective
Last updated: 17 July 2024