
The list below is a summary of the current postgraduate coursework offerings in the school.
Please click on course codes below for course descriptions and further information about the course. 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 UNSW Course Outline Finder for more information about our courses.
Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9012 Health Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health
Available
PHCM9041 Foundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems
Available
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology
Available
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics
Available
Master of Health Leadership & Management (MHLM) Core Courses
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9391 Health Organisations, Strategy and Change
Available
PHCM9441 Healthcare Economics & Financial Management
Available
PHCM9701 Health Leadership & Workforce Management
Available
PHCM9748 Healthcare Governance, Safety and Quality
Available
PHCM9781 Evidence-Informed Decision-Making
Available
Master of Global Health (MGH) Core Courses
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9012 Health Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health
Available
PHCM9605 Global Health and Development
Available
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology
Available
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics
Available
Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) Core Courses
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9782 Infectious Disease Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
Available
PHCM9788 Outbreak Investigation & Intelligence
Available
PHCM9789 Bioterrorism & Health Intelligence
Available
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology
Available
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics
Available
Electives (students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements)
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9010 Community Development
Available
PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy and Practice
Available
PHCM9082 Advanced Health Economics and Financial Management
prerequisite: PHCM9441Available
PHCM9100 Academic Practice. This course is 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
Available
Ms Lucy Neville, Dr Cherie Lucas, Dr Neda Chepinchikj
PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods
Available
PHCM9129 Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease
*Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc).Available
PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods for Public Health
Available
PHCM9331 Ethics & Law in Public Health
Available
PHCM9381 Policy Studies
Available
PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in Health Care
Available
PHCM9443 Health Economics & Financing for Developing Countries
Available
PHCM9471 Comparative Health Care Systems
Available
PHCM9517 Regression Methods in Biostatistics
prerequisite: PHCM9795Available
PHCM9518 Epidemiological Methods
prerequisite: PHCM9794Available
PHCM9522 Politics, Surveillance & Public Health
Available
PHCM9606 Maternal & Child Health
Available
PHCM9612 Environmental Health
Available
PHCM9615 Principles and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community
*Note: this course runs every even year (2026, 2028 etc).Available
PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and Health
Available
PHCM9630 Public Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health
Available
Ms Ebony Lewis, Ms Nellie Pollard-Wharton
PHCM9662 Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters
Available
PHCM9761 Public Health Aspects of Mental Health
Available
PHCM9784 Communicable Disease Control in Global Health
Available
PHCM9785 Predictive Modelling in Public Health
Available
PHCM9786 Global approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Cancer Prevention
Available
PHCM9790 Digital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence
Available
PHCM9791 Implementation Science
Available
PHCM9792 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
*Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc.)Available*
PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications
Available
Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study
Term 1 2025
Term 2 2025
Term 3 2025
Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9143 Internship
Available
Available PHCM9144 Project (12 UoC)
Available
Available
Available
PHCM9148 Minor Project (6 UoC)
Available
Available
Available
PHCM9150 Major Project (18 UoC)
Available
Available
Available
PHCM9153 Translational Research Project (18 UoC)
*Note: Students enrol in Term 1 and continue over Term 2 and Term 3Available
Available*
Available*
Dr Robyn Taylor, Dr Claire Deakin