Doctor of Public Health

Information valid for students commencing in 2013.

Course Code	79602
Version	3
Faculty	Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Requirements for admission can be found at University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees.
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	Applicants must submit a Doctoral Learning Plan developed with the assistance of potential advisors and approved by the Head of School on the advice of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences Board of Doctoral Studies.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

EFTSL to complete (equivalent full-time student load)	3.5 EFTSL
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil

Course Structure

Core Subjects

PD7219 Professional Doctorate Research Thesis (Public Health - Generic) or PD7220 Professional Doctorate Research Thesis (Public Health and Tropical Medicine)

plus

TM6015:06 Doctoral Conference Presentations

Options

Select 18 credit points of specified TM level 6 subjects

TM6013:06 Doctoral Attachment or TM6014:09 Extended Doctoral Attachment

TM6016:06 Doctoral Specialisation 1

TM6017:06 Doctoral Specialisation 2

TM6018:06 Doctoral Project 1

TM6019:06 Doctoral Project 2

TM6020:06 Doctoral Project 3

TM6021:03 Literature Review Supervision

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
Townsville

Candidature

Expected time to complete	3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	10 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Supervising body	Research Education Sub-Committee (RESC)
Confirmation of candidature	See University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees
Supervision	See University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees
Progression	See University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees
Subsumption of coursework subjects	Subsumption permitted
Maximum credit points of coursework subjects	27 credit points
Allowed coursework subjects	As approved by the Dean, Graduate Research School

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	A person admitted to candidature on the basis of previous enrolment in a Masters degree relevant to the proposed Doctoral program, may be given advanced standing for work towards the Masters degree. In exceptional cases advanced standing may be given to a candidate for relevant research work undertaken at another university.
Maximum allowed	The amount of advanced standing to be awarded shall be determined by the RESC on the recommendation of the Head of the School.
Other restrictions	The University will not normally accept a candidate who has been enrolled at another institution for more than two years (full-time equivalent) or release a candidate who has been enrolled for more than two years (full-time equivalent).

Award Details

Inclusion of field of research on testamur	The field of research shall not appear on the testamur.
Exit with a lesser award	After examination of the thesis, and subject to the requirements under University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees, the RESC may approve the degree be not awarded but that the candidate be awarded an appropriate Masters degree.