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Overview

The Master of Public Health/Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence (MPH/MIDI) dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to gain a better understanding of infectious diseases in the era of new and emerging disease threats, and management approaches for the identification, assessment, prevention and control of … For more content click the Read More button below. The dual MPH/MIDI program provides students with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake infectious diseases prevention and control and health services roles. The Master of Public Health is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. When combined with the Masters of Infectious Disease Intelligence, students will gain a sophisticated understanding and application across a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge including infectious diseases intelligence, policy design, implementation and evaluation. The program fosters judgment-ready practitioners who can contribute to improving population health and to work across a range of contexts including ministries and departments of health, government and non-government and voluntary organisations, military and first responder organisations, primary care and community healthcare services in both public and private sectors.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Apply advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to protecting the health of national and/or international populations and preventing communicable diseases using appropriate scientifically based methods and contemporary theories and techniques
  • Scholars
2.
Demonstrate capacity to engage in scholarly inquiry and an ability to critically analyse complex population related data, health care approaches and policy contexts to inform infection prevention/control strategies drawing on recent scholarship and contemporary approaches to organisational practice in health setting
  • Scholars
  • Leaders
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Demonstrate capacity to initiate, plan, implement and/or evaluate projects and/or programs in a range of public health contexts informed by the scholarly literature, current debates, techniques etc. to protect and prevent disease spread within different population contexts.
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
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Employ high level skills in communication, team work and advocacy to promote and enhance interventions that prevent and control infectious diseases in populations
  • Professionals

Program Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses - 42 UOC
2. Infectious Diseases electives - 6-30 UOC
3. Prescribed electives - 0-24 UOC

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.

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.

PROJECT, INDEPENDENT STUDY OR INTERNSHIP

Students may apply to their Program Director to be allowed to replace a maximum of 12 UOC of prescribed electives with the following courses.

Part-time students can complete the 12 UOC Project (PHCM9144) part time by enrolling in PHCM9145 (6 UOC) in two consecutive terms.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Related Programs

Related Programs

Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence - MIDI8362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Master of International Public Health - MIPHMaster of Public Health - MPH9043 - Int Pub Health/Pub Health
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health
Master of Public Health (Extension) - MPH(Extn)9046 - Public Health (Extension)

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Articulation Arrangements

Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases Intelligence - GradDipIDI5362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Graduate Diploma in Public Health - GradDipPH5507 - Public Health
Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence - GradCertIDI7362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Graduate Certificate in Public Health - GradCertPH7368 - Public Health
Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence - MIDI8362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health

Recognition of Achievement

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

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