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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. Use myPlan to help plan your course selections. 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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Courses offered in 2026

Please visit the UNSW Course Outline Finder for more information about our courses and myPlan to help plan your course selections.

Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Courses	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9012 Health Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health			Available	Rachel Rowe, Husna Razee
PHCM9041 Foundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems	Available			Sally Nathan, Anthony Newall
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

Master of Health Leadership & Management (MHLM) Core Courses	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9391 Health Organisations, Strategy and Change	Available			Ben Harris-Roxas
PHCM9441 Healthcare Economics & Financial Management	Available			Anurag Sharma
PHCM9701 Health Leadership & Workforce Management		Available		Kathy Eljiz
PHCM9748 Healthcare Governance, Safety and Quality			Available	Anne Hogden
PHCM9781 Evidence-Informed Decision-Making		Available		David Greenfield, Anthony Sunjaya

Master of Global Health (MGH) Core Courses	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9012 Health Promotion & Social Perspectives of Health			Available	Rachel Rowe, Husna Razee
PHCM9605 Global Health and Development	Available			Rohina Joshi
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) Core Courses	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9782 Infectious Disease Challenges: Epidemiology and Control	Available			Holly Seale, James Wood
PHCM9788 Outbreak Investigation & Intelligence			Available	Abrar Chughtai, Saiful Islam
PHCM9789 Bioterrorism & Health Intelligence			Available	David Heslop
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

*Students should check their individual programs or specialisations for specific elective requirements

Electives*	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9010 Community Development		Available		Sally Nathan, Esther Tordjmann
PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy and Practice			Available	Anita Heywood
PHCM9082 Advanced Health Economics and Financial Management prerequisite: PHCM9441		Available		Anurag Sharma
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	Lucy Neville, Cherie Lucas, Neda Chepinchikj
PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods		Available		Niamh Stephenson
PHCM9129 Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease ^#Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc).			Not Available^#	Peri O’Shea
PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods for Public Health			Available	Rona MacNiven, Jason Wu
PHCM9322 Public Health and Criminal Justice	Available			Tony Butler, Amanuel Kidane Hagos
PHCM9331 Ethics & Law in Public Health			Available	Bridget Haire
PHCM9381 Policy Studies		Available		Patrick Harris
PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in Health Care			Available	Anthony Newall
PHCM9443 Health Economics & Financing for Developing Countries		Available		Augustine Asante
PHCM9471 Comparative Health Care Systems	Available			Augustine Asante
PHCM9517 Regression Methods in Biostatistics prerequisite: PHCM9795			Available	Katrina Blazek
PHCM9518 Epidemiological Methods prerequisite: PHCM9794			Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9522 Politics, Surveillance & Public Health	Available			Niamh Stephenson
PHCM9606 Maternal & Child Health			Available	Blessing Akombi-Inyang
PHCM9612 Environmental Health		Available		Xiaoqi Feng
PHCM9615 Principles and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community ^#Note: this course runs every even year (2026, 2028 etc).		Available^#		Cathy O’Callaghan, Margo Barr
PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and Health	Available			Esther Tordjmann
PHCM9630 Public Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health	Available			Ebony Lewis, Nellie Pollard-Wharton
PHCM9636 First Peoples’ Health Systems, Policy and Practice			Available	David Meharg
PHCM9662 Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters		Available		David Heslop
PHCM9712 Climate Change and Health			Available	Chris Standen
PHCM9761 Public Health Aspects of Mental Health		Available		Patricia Cullen
PHCM9784 Communicable Disease Control in Global Health		Available		Minh Cuong Duong
PHCM9785 Predictive Modelling in Public Health		Available		James Wood
PHCM9790 Digital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence			Available	Padmanesan Narasimhan
PHCM9791 Implementation Science			Available	Natalie Taylor
PHCM9792 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control ^#Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc.)	Not Available^#			Amy Peden
PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications			Available	Patricia Cullen

Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study	Term 1 2026	Term 2 2026	Term 3 2026	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9143 Internship	Available		Available	Abrar Chughtai, Medicine & Health WIL Team
PHCM9144 Project (12 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9148 Minor Project (6 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9150 Major Project (18 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9153 Translational Research Project (18 UoC) ^†Note: Students enrol in Term 1 and continue over Term 2 and Term 3	Available	Available^†	Available^†	Robyn Taylor, Claire Deakin

Courses offered in 2025

Please visit the UNSW Course Outline Finder for more information about our courses and myPlan to help plan your course selections.

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	Husna Razee, Rachel Rowe
PHCM9041 Foundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems	Available			Sally Nathan, Anthony Newall
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Dana Bliuc, Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

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			Ben Harris-Roxas
PHCM9441 Healthcare Economics & Financial Management	Available			Anurag Sharma
PHCM9701 Health Leadership & Workforce Management		Available		Kathy Eljiz
PHCM9748 Healthcare Governance, Safety and Quality			Available	Anne Hogden
PHCM9781 Evidence-Informed Decision-Making		Available		David Greenfield

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	Husna Razee, Rachel Rowe
PHCM9605 Global Health and Development	Available			Rohina Joshi, Azeb Tesema
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Dana Bliuc, Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

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			Holly Seale, James Wood
PHCM9788 Outbreak Investigation & Intelligence			Available	Abrar Chughtai, Saiful Islam
PHCM9789 Bioterrorism & Health Intelligence			Available	David Heslop
PHCM9794 Foundations of Epidemiology		Available		Dana Bliuc, Christine Linhart
PHCM9795 Foundations of Biostatistics		Available		Timothy Dobbins, Katrina Blazek

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		Allison Carter
PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy and Practice			Available	Anita Heywood
PHCM9082 Advanced Health Economics and Financial Management prerequisite: PHCM9441		Available		Anurag Sharma
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	Lucy Neville, Cherie Lucas, Neda Chepinchikj
PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods		Available		Sally Nathan, Niamh Stephenson
PHCM9129 Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease ^#Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc).			Available^#	Peri O’Shea
PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods for Public Health			Available	Rona MacNiven, Jason Wu
PHCM9331 Ethics & Law in Public Health			Available	Bridget Haire
PHCM9381 Policy Studies		Available		Patrick Harris
PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in Health Care			Available	Anthony Newall
PHCM9443 Health Economics & Financing for Developing Countries		Available		Augustine Asante
PHCM9471 Comparative Health Care Systems	Available			Augustine Asante
PHCM9517 Regression Methods in Biostatistics prerequisite: PHCM9795			Available	Katrina Blazek
PHCM9518 Epidemiological Methods prerequisite: PHCM9794			Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9522 Politics, Surveillance & Public Health	Available			Niamh Stephenson
PHCM9606 Maternal & Child Health			Available	Blessing Akombi-Inyang
PHCM9612 Environmental Health		Available		Xiaoqi Feng
PHCM9615 Principles and Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community ^#Note: this course runs every even year (2026, 2028 etc).		Available^#		Cathy O’Callaghan, Margo Barr
PHCM9626 Inequalities, Inequities and Health		Available		Esther Tordjmann, Fiona Haigh
PHCM9630 Public Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health	Available			Ebony Lewis, Nellie Pollard-Wharton
PHCM9662 Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters		Available		David Heslop
PHCM9761 Public Health Aspects of Mental Health		Available		Patricia Cullen, Michelle Tye
PHCM9784 Communicable Disease Control in Global Health		Available		Minh Cuong Duong
PHCM9785 Predictive Modelling in Public Health		Available		James Wood
PHCM9786 Global approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Cancer Prevention			Available	Christine Linhart
PHCM9790 Digital Health - Principles, Practice and Evidence			Available	Padmanesan Narasimhan
PHCM9791 Implementation Science			Available	Natalie Taylor
PHCM9792 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control ^#Note: this course runs every odd year (2025, 2027 etc.)	Available^#			Amy Peden
PHCM9793 Public Health Advocacy and Communications			Available	Patricia Cullen

Research Projects, Internship and Independent Study	Term 1 2025	Term 2 2025	Term 3 2025	Course Convenor(s)
PHCM9143 Internship	Available		Available	Abrar Chughtai, Medicine & Health WIL Team
PHCM9144 Project (12 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9148 Minor Project (6 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9150 Major Project (18 UoC)	Available	Available	Available	Kathleen Falster
PHCM9153 Translational Research Project (18 UoC) ^†Note: Students enrol in Term 1 and continue over Term 2 and Term 3	Available	Available^†	Available^†	Robyn Taylor, Claire Deakin

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