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Overview

The Master of International Public Health (Extension) provides students with the advanced disciplinary knowledge and technical capacities to contribute to disease control, health promotion, health services development, and public health research across a wide range of populations and countries. The program fosters sophisticated knowledge and skills that can be applied … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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Demonstrate strong sociocultural and political awareness of the diverse cultural settings, entities and policy agendas influencing global health and critically analyse complex and interrelated factors shaping health trends at local, national and international levels, as well as globally.
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Apply advanced knowledge and skills for protecting the health of populations and preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases using epidemiological methods and contemporary theories and techniques relevant to international health priorities and settings.
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Critically appraise the needs of communities and/or populations for promoting health, drawing on evidence informed approaches to support effective interventions.
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Interpret and apply relevant research and research-based methods for informing international public health questions, priorities, policy and practice across a diverse set of contexts.
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Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex population related data and issues to plan and evaluate public health strategies, projects and programs informed by current theoretical debates, techniques and practices in international health, as well as the development of policy.
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Demonstrate multidisciplinary ways of working and high level skills in communicating, working in teams and advocacy to enhance public health outcomes within international health settings and in a global context.
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Demonstrate understanding of current global health developments and perspectives and their implications for productively working locally, intersectorally, and across communities, agencies and national boundaries.
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Demonstrate capacity to engage in scholarly inquiry, ethical commitment and critical reflective practice for informing professional practice in international public health.
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Identify and critically appraise research literature in an area of international public health and determine research question/s and appropriate research methodologies to address these question/s.
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Demonstrate ability to plan and execute a scholarly international public health research-based project using relevant methodologies for contributing understanding to the field within the specific area of research.
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Graduate Capabilities

For more information on Graduate Capabilities please click on this link

Program Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses (18 UOC)
2. International Public Health elective courses (18 UOC)
3. Prescribed elective courses (12 UOC)
4. Extension research project and elective courses (24 UOC)

Core Courses

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9605
6 UOC
International Health
PHCM9012
6 UOC
Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health
PHCM9498
6 UOC
Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health

Specialisation

Optional Specialisation

The following stream is available in the Master of International Public Health (Extension) to be completed in the first 48 UOC of the program.

PHCMFS
30 UOC
Infectious Diseases Control

Academic Practice: International Students

International students from non-English speaking countries 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.

PHCM9100
0 UOC
Academic Practice

International Public Health Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC, up to a maximum of 48 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9010
6 UOC
Community Development
PHCM9050
6 UOC
Immunisation Policy and Practice
PHCM9108
6 UOC
Program Design and Evaluation
PHCM9132
6 UOC
Applied Research Methods for Public Health
PHCM9443
6 UOC
Health Economics & Finance for Developing Countries
PHCM9522
6 UOC
Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
PHCM9606
6 UOC
Reproductive, Maternal and Children's Health
PHCM9609
6 UOC
Rural and Remote International Health
PHCM9612
6 UOC
Environmental Health
PHCM9622
6 UOC
The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
PHCM9662
6 UOC
Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters
PHCM9782
6 UOC
Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
PHCM9783
6 UOC
Communicable Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters
PHCM9784
6 UOC
Tropical Disease Control
PHCM9786
6 UOC
Global Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer Prevention
PHCM9787
6 UOC
Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting
PHCM9788
6 UOC
Infectious Diseases Intelligence
PHCM9789
6 UOC
Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence

Prescribed Electives

Students can take up to a maximum of 30 UOC of the following courses.

Students may also apply to the Program Director to be allowed to replace up to 12 UOC of prescribed course electives with a 6 UOC Independent Study (PHCM9103) or 6 UOC Internship (PHCM9143).

EXTENSION PROJECT AND COURSEWORK ELECTIVES

Students must take one of the following options to complete the extension component of their program (24UOC):
- 6 UOC research project and 3 additional prescribed elective courses (18 UOC); or
- 12 UOC research project and 2 additional prescribed elective courses (12UOC); or
- 18 UOC major research project and 1 additional prescribed elective course (6 UOC).

Part-time students can complete the 12 UOC Project (PHCM9144) part time by enrolling in PHCM9145 (6 UOC) in two consecutive terms or the 18 UOC Major Project (PHCM9150) by enrolling in PHCM9151 (9UOC) in two consecutive terms or PHCM9152 (6 UOC) in three consecutive terms.

PHCM9148
6 UOC
Minor Project
PHCM9144
12 UOC
Project
PHCM9150
18 UOC
Major Project

MAJOR PROJECT MATURITY REQUIREMENT

Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

PHCM9150
18 UOC
Major Project
PHCM9151
9 UOC
Major Project
PHCM9152
6 UOC
Major Project

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

For more information about admission requirements for various UNSW programs, visit the following website(s):
Domestic Students
International Student

Related Programs

Related Programs

Graduate Diploma - GradDip5567 - International Public Health
Graduate Certificate - GradCert7367 - International Public Health
Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence - MIDIMaster of International Public Health - MIPH9042 - International Public Health/Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Master of International Public Health - MIPHMaster of Public Health - MPH9043 - Int Pub Health/Pub Health
Master of Health Management - MHMMaster of International Public Health - MIPH9044 - Int Pub Hlth/Hlth Mgmt
Master of International Public Health - MIPH9048 - International Public Health
Master of International Public Health (Extension) - MIPH(Extn)Master of Public Health - MPH9052 - International Public Health (Extension) / Public Health
Master of Health Management - MHMMaster of International Public Health (Extension) - MIPH(Extn)9053 - International Public Health (Extension) / Health Management
Master of International Public Health - MIPHMaster of Public Health (Extension) - MPH(Extn)9054 - International Public Health / Public Health (Extension)
Master of Health Management (Extension) - MHM(Extn)Master of International Public Health - MIPH9058 - International Public Health / Health Management (Extension)

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Post Graduate

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1835 - Public Health & Community Med

Articulation Arrangements

Graduate Diploma - GradDip5567 - International Public Health
Graduate Certificate - GradCert7367 - International Public Health
Master of International Public Health - MIPH9048 - International Public Health

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
For more information, please visit the link above.
The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Additional Expenses

No additional resources are required.

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