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Course offerings

Postgraduate

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The list below is a summary of the current postgraduate coursework offerings in the school.Ìý

Please click on course codes below forÌýcourse descriptions and further information about the course. UseÌýÌýto help plan your course selections. If you have further questions about the course content please contact the course convenor or your Program Director directly.

While most of our courses run as standard weekly modules over weeks 1-10, some courses have optional introductory workshops held during Orientation Week. Some courses taught in internal mode are offered in a series of intensive workshops over 3-5 days. Please check the timetables for further information.

Courses with enrolments less than 20 may be cancelled. Students will be advised as soon as possible if a course will be cancelled and advised regarding other course options.

An individual course which is specified as a core course in one program may be taken as an elective in another program.

Please note PHCM9100 Academic Practice is compulsory for all new international students in their first term of study. This course is provided by the School at no charge to the student.

  • Please visit the Âé¶¹Éçmadou Course Outline Finder for more information about our coursesÌýand to help plan your course selections.

    Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Husna Razee,ÌýRachel Rowe

    PHCM9041ÌýFoundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems

    Available

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    Sally Nathan,ÌýAnthony Newall

    PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Dana Bliuc,ÌýChristine Linhart

    PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Timothy Dobbins,ÌýKatrina Blazek

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    Master of Health Leadership & Management (MHLM) Core Courses

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9391ÌýHealth Organisations, Strategy and Change

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Ben Harris-Roxas

    PHCM9441ÌýHealthcare Economics & Financial Management

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Anurag Sharma

    PHCM9701ÌýHealth Leadership & Workforce Management

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Kathy Eljiz

    PHCM9748ÌýHealthcare Governance, Safety and Quality

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Anne Hogden

    PHCM9781ÌýEvidence-Informed Decision-Making

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    David Greenfield

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    Master of Global Health (MGH) Core Courses

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Husna Razee,ÌýRachel Rowe

    PHCM9605ÌýGlobal Health and Development

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Rohina Joshi,ÌýAzeb Tesema

    PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Dana Bliuc,ÌýChristine Linhart

    PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Timothy Dobbins,ÌýKatrina Blazek

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    Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) Core Courses

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9782ÌýInfectious Disease Challenges: Epidemiology and Control

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Holly Seale,ÌýJames Wood

    PHCM9788ÌýOutbreak Investigation & Intelligence

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Abrar Chughtai,ÌýSaiful Islam

    PHCM9789ÌýBioterrorism & Health Intelligence

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    David Heslop

    PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Dana Bliuc,ÌýChristine Linhart

    PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Timothy Dobbins,ÌýKatrina Blazek

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    Electives (students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements)

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025Ìý

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9010ÌýCommunity Development

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Allison Carter

    PHCM9050ÌýImmunisation Policy and Practice

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Anita Heywood

    PHCM9082ÌýAdvanced Health Economics and Financial ManagementÌý
    prerequisite: PHCM9441

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Anurag Sharma

    PHCM9100ÌýAcademic Practice.ÌýThis courseÌýis compulsory for all new international students in their first term of study and is provided by the School at no charge to the student.

    Available

    Ìý

    Available

    Lucy Neville,ÌýCherie Lucas, Neda Chepinchikj

    PHCM9120ÌýQualitative Research Methods

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Sally Nathan,ÌýNiamh Stephenson

    PHCM9129ÌýPrevention and Management of Chronic Disease
    *Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc).

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Peri O’Shea

    PHCM9132ÌýApplied Research Methods for Public Health

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Rona MacNiven,ÌýJason Wu

    PHCM9331ÌýEthics & Law in Public Health

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Bridget Haire

    PHCM9381ÌýPolicy Studies

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Patrick Harris

    PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in Health Care

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Anthony Newall

    PHCM9443ÌýHealth Economics & Financing for Developing Countries

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Augustine Asante

    PHCM9471ÌýComparative Health Care Systems

    Available

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    Augustine Asante

    PHCM9517ÌýRegression Methods in BiostatisticsÌý
    prerequisite: PHCM9795

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Katrina Blazek

    PHCM9518ÌýEpidemiological MethodsÌý
    prerequisite: PHCM9794

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Kathleen Falster

    PHCM9522ÌýPolitics, Surveillance & Public Health

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Niamh Stephenson

    PHCM9606ÌýMaternal & Child Health

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Blessing Akombi-Inyang

    PHCM9612ÌýEnvironmental Health

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Xiaoqi Feng

    PHCM9615ÌýPrinciples and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community
    *Note:Ìýthis course runs every even year (2026, 2028 etc).

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Cathy O’Callaghan,ÌýMargo Barr

    PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and HealthÌý

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Esther Tordjmann,ÌýFiona Haigh

    PHCM9630ÌýPublic Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health

    Available

    Ìý Ìý

    Ebony Lewis, Nellie Pollard-Wharton

    PHCM9662ÌýHealth Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    David Heslop

    PHCM9761ÌýPublic Health Aspects of Mental Health

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Patricia Cullen,ÌýMichelle Tye

    PHCM9784ÌýCommunicable Disease Control in Global Health

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    Minh Cuong Duong

    PHCM9785ÌýPredictive Modelling in Public Health

    Ìý

    Available

    Ìý

    James Wood

    PHCM9786ÌýGlobal approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Cancer Prevention

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Christine Linhart

    PHCM9790ÌýDigital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence

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    Available

    Padmanesan Narasimhan

    PHCM9791ÌýImplementation Science

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Natalie Taylor

    PHCM9792 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
    *Note: this course runs everyÌýoddÌýyear (2025, 2027 etc.)

    Available*

    Ìý Ìý

    Amy Peden

    PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications

    Ìý Ìý

    Available

    Patricia Cullen

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    Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study

    Term 1 2025

    Term 2 2025

    Term 3 2025Ìý

    Course Convenor(s)

    PHCM9143 Internship

    Available

    Ìý Available

    Abrar Chughtai, Medicine & Health WIL Team

    PHCM9144ÌýProject (12 UoC)

    Available

    Available

    Available

    Kathleen Falster

    PHCM9148ÌýMinor Project (6 UoC)

    Available

    Available

    Available

    Kathleen Falster

    PHCM9150ÌýMajor Project (18 UoC)

    Available

    Available

    Available

    Kathleen Falster

    PHCM9153 Translational Research ProjectÌý(18 UoC)
    *Note: Students enrol inÌýTerm 1Ìýand continue over Term 2 and Term 3

    Available

    Available*

    Available*

    Robyn Taylor,ÌýClaire Deakin