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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRP-HPOMG v.1 Health Policy and Management Stream (M PubHlth)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This stream within the Master of Public Health provides an overview of the key disciplines of health policy and management for those without a background as well as for experienced health service personnel desiring to expand their knowledge of these areas within the context of health care provision



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
HEAL6010 v.1   Organisation of Health Care Systems 3.0 25.0
PUBH6008 v.1   Leadership in Health Care 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
HEAL5003 v.1   Introduction to Health Economics 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  50.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
PUBH6009 v.1   Public Health Practicum 4.0 25.0
SXLG6000 v.1   Sexology Attitudes and Values 4.0 25.0
MEDS7001 v.1   Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Health Research 4.0 25.0
HLPR6006 v.1   Politics and Power in Public Health 3.0 25.0
HUMB6000 v.1   Physical Activity and Health 4.0 25.0
ENHL6003 v.1   Environmental Health Risk Assessment 5.0 25.0
PUBH5000 v.1   International Health 4.0 25.0
HEAL6005 v.1   International Nutrition 8.0 25.0
HLPR6002 v.1   Media Impact on Public Health 4.0 25.0
HEAL5000 v.1   Principles of Health Planning and Evaluation 3.0 25.0
ENHL6000 v.1   Health Impact Assessment 5.0 25.0
MEDS6020 v.1   Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries 8.0 25.0
PUBH6001 v.1   Control of Infectious Disease 3.0 25.0
SPAT1007 v.1   Geographic Information Systems 4.0 25.0
HEAL5004 v.1   Health Services Management 3.0 25.0
HEAL5001 v.1   Health Service Quality Development 3.0 25.0
HEAL6004 v.1   Sexually Transmissible Infection and HIV- International Perspectives 8.0 25.0
NUTR6001 v.1   Public Health Nutrition Practice 4.0 25.0
ENHL6002 v.1   Environmental Health Management 3.0 25.0
ENHL6004 v.1   Public Health Response to Climate Change 4.0 25.0
OCHS5001 v.1   Occupational Diseases 5.0 25.0
OCHS5004 v.1   Accident Prevention and Safety Management 5.0 25.0




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