Master of Public Health (MPubHlth)

Program Code
MPH

Program Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences

Academic Year
2016

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The program aims to stimulate students to think creatively about the social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health and illness in populations and about the organisation and delivery of public health services, including policies and practices that support and improve the health of people.
There are two specialisations. The Public Health specialisation is intended to equip graduates for careers in public health or to broaden the public health orientation of their current work for those with established careers. The Translational Health Sciences specialisation is intended to equip graduates with skills to contribute professionally to evidence based healthcare in public health and clinical settings.
The Master of Public Health is an AQF Level 9 Masters Conversion qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.

Conditions

Condition of continuing enrolment
Research dissertation: A student must complete core and elective courses to a value of 36 units with a minimum GPA of 5.0, before proceeding to the research dissertation.
Research thesis: A student must complete core and elective courses to a value of 24 units with a minimum GPA of 5.0, before proceeding to the research thesis.

Academic Program Rules for Master of Public Health

There shall be a Master of Public Health.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Master of Public Health, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of either the Public Health specialisation or the Translational Health Sciences specialisation with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 27 units in the Public Health specialisation or core courses to the value of 39 units in the Translational Health Sciences specialisation
  2. Elective courses to the value of 21 units in the Public Health specialisation or elective courses to the value of 9 units in the Translational Health Sciences specialisation
  3. In the Public Health specialisation a research dissertation (12 units) or thesis (24 units) may be completed in lieu of some core and elective courses.

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