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Overview

The Master Public Health / Master of Health Management (Extension) dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to specialise in both public health and health management and develop research skills in health management. The dual MPH / MHM (Extension) program provides students with advanced disciplinary … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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Ability to integrate advanced knowledge and skills for protection of the health of populations and prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases through the use of epidemiological methods and contemporary theories and techniques
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Appraise the health promotion needs of populations and determine effective interventions drawing on contemporary approaches and evidence
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Critically analyse health care systems and policy contexts in order to develop evidence informed health management strategies drawing on recent scholarship and contemporary approaches to organisational practice in health settings;
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Appraise health service needs and apply evidence informed approaches for determining productive strategies, policies and management of resources drawing on contemporary disciplinary domains, theories and techniques (including multilevel systems analysis, health finance and economics, and health workforce leadership and development)
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Demonstrate sophisticated capabilities for leading and managing in complex health settings including the capacity for improving health service outcomes through research driven and evidence based risk management and clinical governance quality processes
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Investigate and apply relevant research and research-based methods to inform public health and health services questions, priorities, policies and practice across a diverse set of contexts
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Investigate, analyse and synthesise health service and population health-related data and issues to plan and evaluate strategies, policies, projects and programs informed by current theoretical debates, techniques and practices
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Demonstrate multidisciplinary ways of working and high level skills in leading, communicating, working in teams and advocacy to enhance health service outcomes;
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Demonstrate sophisticated cultural awareness and a global perspective for working productively as health service professionals in local, national and international settings;
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Demonstrate capacity to abide by legal requirements and ethical commitments within one's scope of professional responsibility and engage in scholarly inquiry and critical reflection for informing health leadership and managerial practice
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Identify and critically appraise research literature in an area of health management, services or systems and determine research question/s and appropriate methodologies to address these question/s.
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Demonstrate ability to plan and execute a scholarly health management, services or systems research-based project using relevant methodologies for contributing understanding to the field within the specific area of research.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses - 42 UOC
2. Prescribed elective courses - 30 UOC
3. Extension research project and elective courses - 24 UOC

Core Courses

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9012
6 UOC
Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health
PHCM9041
6 UOC
Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems
PHCM9391
6 UOC
Strategy, Policy and Change
PHCM9441
6 UOC
Healthcare Economics and Financial Management
PHCM9498
6 UOC
Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health
PHCM9701
6 UOC
Health Leadership and Workforce Management
PHCM9748
6 UOC
Clinical Governance and Risk Management

Specialisation Option

Students may take the Health Economic Evaluation stream to meet the 30 UOC electives requirement.

PHCMTS
30 UOC
Health Economic Evaluation

Academic Practice: International Students

Students from non-English speaking countries who have not previously completed a degree in Australia or other English speaking country are also required to take the core course PHCM9100 Academic Practice in their first semester. This course is also available to all other students to assist in gaining maximum benefit from their study, particularly if returning to study after a long break. The course is offered at no charge to students and does not contribute to the UOC requirements of the degree.

PHCM9100
0 UOC
Academic Practice

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 30 UOC, up to a maximum of 48 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
PHCM9150
18 UOC
Major Project
PHCM9144
12 UOC
Project

Major Project Maturity Requirement

Students must complete 48 UOC of the MHM program comprising PHCM9498, PHCM9391, PHCM9441, PHCM9701, PHCM9748 and two additional prescribed electives with a minimum WAM of 65 before taking any of the following courses. The elective courses can include MPH core 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

Master of Health Management - MHM8901 - Health Management
Master of Health Management (Extension) - MHM(Extn)8902 - Health Management (Extension)
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health
Master of Public Health (Extension) - MPH(Extn)9046 - Public Health (Extension)
Master of Health Management - MHMMaster of Public Health - MPH9047 - Public Health/HealthManagement
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

Master of Health Management - MHM8901 - Health Management
Master of Health Management (Extension) - MHM(Extn)8902 - Health Management (Extension)
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Professional Recognition

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
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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

Students will require access to a computer and internet to be able to complete requirements of the program.

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