Overview
Program Structure
Students must complete 72 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
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Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
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Progression Requirements
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Additional Information
1. A candidate may be granted up to 18-24 uoc advanced standing from the Master of Public Health (MPH), or equivalent, for courses undertaken at the appropriate level determined by the Committee, towards the coursework component.
2. The coursework will be successfully completed within the first two semesters of enrolment of the MPhil unless approval is given by the Committee.
3. Candidates are required to be enrolled at a UNSW campus or a UNSW-affiliated centre. Any coursework undertaken to support the acquisition of necessary skills to complete the research project is offered in a flexible delivery mode to both internal and distance students. Candidates on campus attend face-to-face classes and engage in online work. Distance students attend workshops in residential week each semester and participate in online study throughout the semester.
Periods spent working away from campus are permitted if approved in accordance with the Variation of Candidature Procedure.
4. All candidates will have appointed either a supervisor and a co-supervisor, or two joint supervisors, or a supervisory panel, in accordance with the procedures and definitions specified in the Higher Degree Research Supervision Procedure.
5. The progress of the candidate will be monitored in accordance with the Progress Review and Confirmation of Research Candidatures Procedure.
The student will be required to complete coursework to develop skills necessary to completion of their research. As this is a public health degree, courses will be selected from core and elective courses offered at The School of Public Health and Community Medicine. The courses will be determined in consultation with the supervisory team.
Further Information
For further information on policies, procedures and forms, see the Graduate Research website.
Program Fees
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