305647 v.1 Health Promotion Stream (MPH)


Introduction

The relative failure of curative medicine to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality rates in recent years has led to an increasing emphasis on preventative measures. This stream is a major component of this preventative approach. It has been developed to further knowledge and increase skills in the major principles pertaining to health promotion, current issues in health promotion and the process of planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs in various settings.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

13152 v.3   Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0
13157 v.3   Health Promotion Planning 681 4.0 25.0
13169 v.3   Health Promotion Methods 682 4.0 25.0
  SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  100.0

Year 1 Semester 2

13170 v.3   Health Promotion, Media and Advocacy 680 4.0 25.0
13171 v.2 # Evaluation of Health Promotion 687 4.0 25.0
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   50.0
  100.0
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 1 Hrs/Wk Credits
4712 v.3   Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0
4860 v.5   Health Economics 584 3.0 25.0
5282 v.6   Marketing Management 555 3.0 25.0
5596 v.5   Advanced Specialisation - Nutrition for Developing Countries 591 4.0 25.0
5698 v.5   Organisational Behaviour 550 3.0 25.0
5941 v.6   Addiction Studies 501 4.0 25.0
5945 v.5   Addiction Studies 503 4.0 25.0
5949 v.7   Sexology 651 4.0 25.0
5951 v.5   Sexology 652 4.0 25.0
6103 v.7   Epidemiology and Biostatistics 582 4.0 25.0
6238 v.10   Health Project 590 4.0 25.0
13162 v.2   Public Health Nutrition 681 3.0 25.0
13172 v.2   Health Promotion Methods 683 4.0 25.0
13176 v.2   Radio Programming for Health Promotion 681 4.0 25.0
13177 v.2   Designing and Delivering Training 681 4.0 25.0
13180 v.2   Environmental Health 612 4.0 25.0
13181 v.2   Injury Control 694 4.0 25.0
13182 v.2   Mental Health Promotion 690 4.0 25.0
13184 v.2   Physical Activity and Health 692 4.0 25.0
13626 v.2   Health, Stress and the Management Environment 682 3.0 25.0
309594 v.1   Settings in Health Promotion 688 43.0 25.0
 
# Unit offered internally only.