The list below is a summary of the current postgraduate coursework offerings in the school.Ìý
Please click on course codes below for course descriptions and further information about the course. If you have further questions about the course content please contact the course convenor or your Program Director directly.
While most of our courses run as standard weekly modules over weeks 1-10, some courses have optional introductory workshops held during Orientation Week. Some courses taught in internal mode are offered in a series of intensive workshops over 3-5 days. Please check the timetables for further information.
Courses with enrolments less than 20 may be cancelled. Students will be advised as soon as possible if a course will be cancelled and advised regarding other course options.
An individual course which is specified as a core course in one program may be taken as an elective in another program.
Please note PHCM9100 Academic Practice is compulsory for all new international students in their first term of study. This course is provided by the School at no charge to the student.
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Please visit the UNSW Course Outline Finder for more information about our courses.
Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025 PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9041ÌýFoundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Master of Health Leadership & Management (MHLM) Core Courses Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025 PHCM9391ÌýStrategy Policy & Change Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9441ÌýHealthcare Economics & Financial Management Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9701ÌýHealth Leadership & Workforce Management Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9748ÌýHealthcare Governance, Safety and Quality
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9781ÌýEvidence-Informed Decision-Making Ìý Available Ìý Master of Global Health (MGH) Core Courses Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025 PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9605ÌýGlobal Health and Development Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) Core Courses Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025 PHCM9782ÌýInfectious Disease Challenges: Epidemiology and Control Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9788ÌýOutbreak Investigation & Intelligence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9789ÌýBioterrorism & Health Intelligence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Electives (students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements) Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025Ìý PHCM9010ÌýCommunity Development Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9050ÌýImmunisation Policy and Practice Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9082ÌýAdvanced Health Economics and Financial ManagementÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9441
Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9100ÌýAcademic Practice.ÌýThis courseÌýis compulsory for all new international students in their first term of study and is provided by the School at no charge to the student. Available Ìý Available PHCM9120ÌýQualitative Research Methods Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9129ÌýPrevention and Management of Chronic Disease
*Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc).
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9132ÌýApplied Research Methods for Public Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9331ÌýEthics & Law in Public Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9381ÌýPolicy Studies Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in Health Care Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9443ÌýHealth Economics & Financing for Developing Countries Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9471ÌýComparative Health Care Systems Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9517ÌýRegression Methods in BiostatisticsÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9795
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9518ÌýEpidemiological MethodsÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9794
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9522ÌýPolitics, Surveillance & Public Health Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9606ÌýMaternal & Child Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9612ÌýEnvironmental Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9615ÌýPrinciples and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community
*Note:Ìýthis course runs every even year (2026, 2028 etc).
Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and HealthÌý Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9630ÌýPublic Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9662ÌýHealth Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9761ÌýPublic Health Aspects of Mental Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9784ÌýCommunicable Disease Control in Global Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9785ÌýPredictive Modelling in Public Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9786ÌýGlobal approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Cancer Prevention Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9790ÌýDigital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9791ÌýImplementation Science Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9792 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
*Note: this course runs everyÌýoddÌýyear (2025, 2027 etc.)Available* Ìý Ìý PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications Ìý Ìý Available Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025Ìý PHCM9143 Internship Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9144ÌýProject (12 UoC) Available Available Available PHCM9148ÌýMinor Project (6 UoC) Available Available Available PHCM9150ÌýMajor Project (18 UoC) Available Available Available PHCM9153 Translational Research ProjectÌý(18 UoC)
*Note: Students enrol in Term 1 and continue over Term 2 and Term 3
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Please visit the UNSW Course Outline Finder for more information about our courses.
Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024 PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9041ÌýFoundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Master of Health Leadership & Management (MHLM) Core Courses Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024 PHCM9391ÌýStrategy Policy & Change Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9441ÌýHealthcare Economics & Financial Management Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9701ÌýHealth Leadership & Workforce Management Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9748ÌýClinical Governance & Risk Management Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9781ÌýEvidence-Informed Decision-Making Ìý Available Ìý Master of Global Health (MGH) Core Courses Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024 PHCM9012ÌýHealth Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9605ÌýGlobal Health and Development Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) Core Courses Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024 PHCM9782ÌýInfectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9788ÌýOutbreak Investigation & Intelligence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9789ÌýBioterrorism & Health Intelligence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9794ÌýFoundations of Epidemiology Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9795ÌýFoundations of Biostatistics Ìý Available Ìý Electives (students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements) Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024Ìý PHCM9010ÌýCommunity Development Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9050ÌýImmunisation Policy and Practice Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9082ÌýAdvanced Health Economics and Financial ManagementÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9441
Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9100ÌýAcademic Practice.ÌýThis courseÌýis compulsory for all new international students in their first term of study and is provided by the School at no charge to the student. Available Ìý Available PHCM9120ÌýQualitative Research Methods Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9129ÌýPrevention and Management of Chronic Disease Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9132ÌýApplied Research Methods for Public Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9331ÌýEthics & Law in Public Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9381ÌýPolicy Studies Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9443ÌýHealth Economics & Financing for Developing Countries Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9471ÌýComparative Health Care Systems Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9517ÌýRegression Methods in BiostatisticsÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9795
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9518ÌýEpidemiological MethodsÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9794
Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9522ÌýPolitics, Surveillance & Public Health Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9606ÌýMaternal & Child Health Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9612ÌýEnvironmental Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9615ÌýPrinciples and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and HealthÌý Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9628ÌýHealth Impact Assessment Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9630ÌýPublic Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9662ÌýHealth Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9761ÌýPublic Health Aspects of Mental Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9784ÌýCommunicable Disease Control in Global Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9785ÌýPredictive Modelling in Public Health Ìý Available Ìý PHCM9786ÌýGlobal approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Cancer Prevention Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9790ÌýDigital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9791ÌýImplementation Science Ìý Ìý Available PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications Ìý Ìý Available Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024Ìý PHCM9143 Internship Available Ìý Ìý PHCM9144ÌýProject (12 UoC) Available Available Available PHCM9148ÌýMinor Project (6 UoC) Available Available Available PHCM9150ÌýMajor Project (18 UoC) Available Available Available PLuS Alliance Arizona State University Courses Term 1 2024 Term 2 2024 Term 3 2024 YMED5000ÌýIntegrated Emergency Management Please examine the PLuS Alliance timetable for timetabling and availability YMED5001ÌýHomeland Security YMED5002ÌýHazards Governance YMED5003ÌýPublic Management YMED5004ÌýIT in Emergency Management YMED5005ÌýCommunity Resilience and Recovery YMED5006ÌýInteroperability for Emergency Managers YMED5007ÌýCritical Incident Stress Management YMED5008ÌýApplied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice YMED5009ÌýProgram Evaluation for Emergency Management and Homeland Security