Course offerings
Postgraduate
The list below is a summary of the current postgraduate coursework offerings in the school.Ìý
Please click on course codes below forÌýcourse descriptions and further information about the course. UseÌýÌýto help plan your course selections. 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 91É«ÇéƬ Course Outline Finder for more information about our coursesÌýand to help plan your course selections.
Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses
Term 1
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course Convenor(s)
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
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9391ÌýHealth Organisations, Strategy and 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
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course
Convenor(s)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
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course Convenor(s)
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 *Students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements
Electives*
Term 1
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course Convenor(s)
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.Ìý
This 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 Not Available# Peri O’Shea PHCM9132ÌýApplied Research Methods for Public Health
Ìý Ìý Available
PHCM9322 Public Health and Criminal Justice
Available
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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: PHCM9795Ìý Ìý Available
PHCM9518ÌýEpidemiological MethodsÌý
prerequisite: PHCM9794Ìý 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
Available
Ìý Ìý PHCM9630ÌýPublic Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health
Available
Ìý Ìý PHCM9636 First Peoples’ Health Systems, Policy and Practice
Ìý
Ìý
Available
PHCM9662ÌýHealth Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters
Ìý Available
Ìý PHCM9712 Climate Change and Health
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Ìý
Available
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 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.)Not Available# Ìý Ìý Amy Peden PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications
Ìý Ìý Available
Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study
Term 1
2026Term 2
2026Term 3
2026Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9143 Internship
Available
Ìý Available
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 inÌýTerm 1Ìýand continue over Term 2 and Term 3Available
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Claire Deakin, Shayema Khorshed