Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health
Information valid for students commencing in 2011.
Course Code | 105904 |
Version | 1 |
Faculty | Medicine Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Guidelines for Masters degrees. A person may be admitted to the Masters of Pharmaceutical Public Health if they have: 1. qualified for a Bachelor’s degree of this University in a relevant discipline as determined by the Head of School of Pharmacy and Molecular Science; or 2. qualifications recognised by the Head of the School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences as equivalent to Requirement 1; or 3. submitted as an exceptional case such evidence of professional or scientific attainments in an appropriate pharmaceutical, health or science area as meets with the approval of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences. |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 7 with no component lower than 7 is required (Band 3 at JCU). |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Post admission requirements | For flexible delivery option, computer and internet access is required |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Masters Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
PC5510:03 Management of Pharmaceutical Services
Options
Select 3 credit points of specified PC and TM level 5 subjects
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
PLUS
Select 12 credit points of specified PC level 5 subjects
PC5511:03 Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5512:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health Priorities
PC5513:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 1
PC5514:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 2
PC5515:06 Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PC5516:12 Extended Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PLUS
Select 15 credit points of specified HS, PC or TM level 5 subjects
PC5511:03 Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5512:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health Priorities
PC5513:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 1
PC5514:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 2
PC5515:06 Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PC5516:12 Extended Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5506:03 Social Science in Public Health
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
TM5518:03 Medical Entomology
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5536:03 Refugee Health
TM5540:03 Occupational Health
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5542:03 Clinical Travel Medicine
TM5552:03 International Health Agencies and Development
TM5554:03 theory and Practice of Public Health
TM5555:03 Infection Control in Health Care Settings
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5558:03 Public Health and Bioterrorism
TM5559:03 Clinical Tropical Paediatrics
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resources Poor Environment
TM5568:03 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
TM5569:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
HS5101:03 Contemporary Issues in Primary Health Care Research
HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
HS5405:03 Introduction to Health Professional Education
HS5406:03 Clinical Teaching in the Health Professions
HS5410:03 Health Professional Practice in Education
HS5411:03 Community Rehabilitation for Health Professionals
HS5601:03 Health and Community Integration
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 18 months full time or equivalent part time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Not applicable – Completion of a Masters of Pharmaceutical Public Health will not allow the graduate to register in Australia as a Pharmacist. |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Not applicable |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the current JCU policy for Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning. |
Maximum allowed | The maximum amount of Advance Standing granted, whether for previous studies or recognised prior learning, shall not exceed 18 credit points. Students with entry qualifications equivalent to 4 years or more of undergraduate or postgraduate study, plus a minimum of health related professional experience considered suitable by the Head of the School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences may be granted Advanced Standing in recognition of prior learning up to a maximum of 12 credit points of study. A student who has passed a postgraduate subject at this or another University which is deemed by the faculty on the advice of the Head of School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences to be equivalent to the subjects offered in the course may be granted academic credit for those subjects up to a maximum of 6 credit points, provided those subjects have not been credited towards any other award either at this or any other University. |
Currency | Advanced Standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced Standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
This is a joint degree | No |
Inclusion of majors on | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special Awards | Where coursework is completed at a grade point average of 6 or above, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences may recommend the award of a Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health with Distinction. |