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Overview

The Master of Public Health/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (Extension) 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 infectious … For more content click the Read More button below. Program Objectives The dual MPH/MIDI Extn 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 Diseases 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
  • Global Citizens
  • Leaders
  • Professionals
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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
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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.
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  • Leaders
  • Professionals
4.
Employ high level skills in communication, team work and advocacy to promote and enhance interventions that prevent and control infectious diseases in populations
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  • Leaders
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
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Identify and critically appraise research literature in an area of public health and infectious disease 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 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
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC as a standalone program.

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
PHCM9050
6 UOC
Immunisation Policy and Practice
PHCM9498
6 UOC
Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health
PHCM9782
6 UOC
Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
PHCM9788
6 UOC
Outbreak Investigation and Intelligence
PHCM9789
6 UOC
Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence

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 (PHCM9148) and 3 additional prescribed elective courses (18 UOC); or
- 12 UOC research project (PHCM9144) and 2 additional prescribed elective courses (12UOC); or
- 18 UOC major research project (PHCM9150) 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.

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

Infectious Diseases Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC, up to a maximum of 30 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9783
6 UOC
Communicable Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters
PHCM9731
6 UOC
Outbreak Investigation
PHCM9785
6 UOC
Predictive modelling in public health
PHCM9622
6 UOC
The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
PHCM9522
6 UOC
Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
PHCM9784
6 UOC
Tropical Disease Control
PHCM9787
6 UOC
Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting
PHCM9132
6 UOC
Applied Research Methods for Public Health

Prescribed Elective List

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

PHCM9103
6 UOC
Independent Study 6 Units of Credit
PHCM9143
6 UOC
Internship
PHCM9148
6 UOC
Minor Project
YMED5000
6 UOC
Integrated Emergency Management
YMED5001
6 UOC
Homeland Security
YMED5002
6 UOC
Hazards Governance
YMED5003
6 UOC
Public Management
YMED5004
6 UOC
IT in Emergency Management
YMED5005
6 UOC
Community Resilience and Recovery
YMED5006
6 UOC
Interoperability for Emergency Managers
YMED5007
6 UOC
Critical Incident Stress Management
YMED5008
6 UOC
Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
YMED5009
6 UOC
Program Evaluation for Emergency Management and Homeland Security
YMED5010
6 UOC
GIS and Analysis

Research Project Maturity Requirement

Students must complete 48 UOC comprising PHCM9782, PHCM9788 and PHCM9605 and at least 3 infectious disease electives and two additional public health prescribed electives with a minimum WAM of 65 before taking any of the following courses.

PHCM9148
6 UOC
Minor Project
PHCM9144
12 UOC
Project
PHCM9150
18 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 Infectious Diseases Intelligence - MIDI8362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Master of Health Management - MHM8901 - Health Management
Master of Public Health - MPH9045 - Public Health
Master of International Public Health - MIPH9048 - International Public Health

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Post Graduate

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1835 - Public Health & Community Med

Articulation Arrangements

Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases Intelligence - GradDipIDI5362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence - GradCertIDI7362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence
Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence - MIDI8362 - Infectious Diseases Intelligence

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.

Additional Information

Contact

Dr Holly Seale

Email: h.seale@unsw.edu.au

Phone: +61 (2) 9385 3129

Program Fees

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Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
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