Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 74204 |
Version | 5 |
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 level 9) Guidelines for Masters degrees. Completion of a bachelor degree in a relevant discipline; or Completion, to a suitable standard, of the Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine from this university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences as equivalent to the above; or Submission, as an exceptional case, of other evidence of professional and academic attainments including a minimum of five years in health related activities. |
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 (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Special admission requirements | Nil |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Additional course rules | Where the coursework is completed at a grade point average of 6 or above, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, may recommend the award of a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with Distinction. |
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 level 9). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
or
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
Options
Select 24 credit points of specified HS, IA and TM level 5 subjects
HS5101:03 Contemporary Issues in Primary Health Care Research
HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
IA5119:03 Empowerment and Change
TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases
TM5310:09 Dissertation 2
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
TM5514:03 Environmental Health
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5518:03 Public Health Entomology
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Communities
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5527:03 Project
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
TM5549:06 Dissertation 1
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
TM5560:03 Aeromedical Retrieval
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resource Poor Environment
TM5565:03 Clinical Review of Aeromedical Retrieval Activity
TM5566:03 Clinical Care Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
TM5567:03 Flight Crew Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
TM5568:03 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
TM5569:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
TM5570:03 Health Promotion Research and Evaluation
TM5571:03 Public Health Placement
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 18 months full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 8 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 | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 18 credit points |
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 18 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 | Candidates with entry qualifications equivalent to four years or more of undergraduate or postgraduate study, plus a minimum of five years health related professional experience, may be granted advanced standing in recognition of prior learning up to a maximum of 12 credit points of study. A maximum of 6 credit points may be granted for other postgraduate subjects, provided those subjects have not been credited towards any other award, either at this or any other University. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the appropriate number of credit points and suitable subjects may be eligible for the award of either Postgraduate Certificate of Public Health or Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |