Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 72604 |
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 an appropriate undergraduate degree, from this or another University; or Other qualifications recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above. |
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 | 48 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 level 9). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5554:03 Theory and Practice of Public Health
PLUS
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
OR
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
PLUS
LB5214:03 Current Business Issues
LB5215:03 Strategy and Leadership
LB5212:03 Financial Foundations for Managers
LB5201:03 Managing Internal Business
PLUS
LB5217:03 Community Project
OR
LB5218:03 Business Plan
OR
LB5213:03 Business and industry-Professional Internship
Options
Select 9 credit point of 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
TM5301:09 Dissertation 2
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
TM5515:03 Epidemiology 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
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
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of level 5 subjects from the specified list
LB5202:03 Marketing and Innovation
LB5205:03 Human Relations in the Workplace
LB5209:03 Managing Globally
CO5125:03 Economics for Managers
CP5603:03 Advanced Information Security
LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise
CO5119:03 Business Law
CO5124:03 Data Analysis and Decision Modelling
LB5210:03 Independent Studies
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 8 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 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 | 24 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 14 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | A maximum of 12 credit points of advanced standing will be granted for either component of the degree. Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |