Master of Public Health (Research)
The Master of Public Health (Research) program consists of 96 units (48 units of coursework and 48 units of research) comprising:
- 30 units of core courses; and
- At least 6 units of quantitative electives; and
- 12 units of graduate level elective courses; and
- 48 units of research
The core courses are as follows:
- CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research (6 units)
- POPH8100 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (6 units)
- MEDI8203 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration (6 units)
- MEDI8204 Contemporary Issues in Public Health (6 units); ideally students do this course in their final semester of the MPH
- MEDI8207 Public Health Research Project Development (6 units)
The quantitative electives must be selected from the following:
- DEMO8008 Principles of Population Analysis (6 units)
- MEDI8108 Principles of Health Economics and Financing (3 units) & MEDI8109 Health Technology Assessment (3 units)
- POPH8101 Biostatistics in Public Health (6 units)
The recommended elective course options are as follows:
- ANTH8046 Introduction to Australian Indigenous Development (6 units)
- CHMD 8005 Representing Medicine
- CHMD8006 Global Health and Development (6 units)
- CHMD 8008 Medicine and Society in History
- CHMD 8009 Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Health Interventions
- EMVD8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development (6 units)
- IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy (6 units)
- LAWS8237 Health, Law and Ethics (6 units)
- MEDI8111 Custodial Medicine (6 units)
- MEDN8000 Translational Medicine: from Discovery to Healthcare (6 units)
- MGMT7030 Management and Organisation (6 units)
- NSPO8001 Australia's National Security Community (6 units)
- NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons (6 units)
- POGO8029 Health Care Systems in a Globalising World (6 units)
- POPH8316 Outbreak Investigation (6 units)
- POPH8317 Public Health Surveillance (6 units)
- POPM8001 Mental Health (6 units)
- Students may choose to do more than 6 units of quantitative electives
With the approval of the MPH Program Convener, other electives can be chosen from postgraduate courses offered across ANU and other recognised universities. For example, see courses listed under the Master of Culture, Health and Medicine Program, Master of Translational Medicine, Master of Public Policy, Master of Environment and Master of Business Administration. Relevant courses offered by the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) (http://www.iaruni.org/) may also be selected.
The research component of the program (MEDI8206 Public Health Research Project) consists of a one year full-time (or two year part-time) research project. Students must maintain a Distinction (70%) average in the 48 unit coursework component, have written commitment from a proposed supervisor and an acceptable research project proposal. Students who do not meet these requirements may opt to transfer to the 48 unit Master of Public Health.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.
