OM-PUBHL v.2 Master of Public Health (OpenUnis)
This course is not available to International Onshore Students on Student Visas
Course Overview
This multidisciplinary public health course focuses on the prevention and control of illness and the promotion of health in Australia and globally. It explores the influences of social, environmental, biological and individual determinants on health to improve individual and population health outcomes. Public health practitioners apply skills in epidemiology and surveillance, disease prevention and control, health protection and promotion, and health policy and leadership. In addition to coursework students undertake professional capstone unit or a research dissertation.
Course Entry and Completion Details
Pathway to Further Study
Graduates may qualify for entry to doctoral degrees. For further details, see the University website http://curtin.edu.au
Course Organisation
In this course students complete units covering a board range of public health issues. The core units provide an introduction to public health, its origins and development, and the foundations of health research, epidemiology and biostatistics, planning and evaluation, health protection and control, health promotion, health policy and economics and health systems. The course will include focus on key public health issues. Students will complete one of two streams: Capstone or Research. The Research stream will require a CWA of 70.
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* The default stream must be OUSP-PHCAP . Students are invited to select OUSP-PHRES at the end of year 1 (200 credits)
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International students
International students studying in Australia on a student visa can only study full-time and there are also specific entry requirements that must be met. As some information contained in this publication may not be applicable to international students, refer to international.curtin.edu.au for further information. Australian citizens, permanent residents and international students studying outside Australia may have the choice of full-time, part-time and external study, depending on course availability and in-country requirements.
