Charles Darwin University

Master of Public Health (Public Health Practice)

Our Master of Public Health will equip you with the tools to investigate, critique, and respond to real-world population health problems in local and global contexts. This course uniquely offers the opportunity to learn from acclaimed Menzies School of Health Research professionals in the specialist areas of Indigenous health, global health, public health practice, and health research.

You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in:

• epidemiology
• biostatistics
• quantitative and qualitative research methods

Public Health Practice units

• PHM526 - Research Design

This unit introduces students to research design in health and a range of other disciplines. Students will learn about the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of research and how to critically appraise research literature.

• PHM527 - Research, Ethics and Impact

How do we 'do' good research and how do you assess the quality of other people's research? This unit equips students with the practical skills required to implement a research design, including ethical conduct, building relationships in research, managing a research project, data collection and storage, communication skills, and translating research knowledge into practice.

• PHM529 - Sexual and Reproductive Health

This unit introduces the key public health concepts and principles in the field of sexuality and reproduction. Public health is concerned with sexual and reproductive health at a population level rather than the individual and involves maintaining health through social actions such as legislation, policy, advocacy, health promotion, health education, screening/surveillance, and modifying environments.

• PHM536 - Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation

The aim of the unit is to provide an overview of the Australian Health System, an analysis of the key design challenges in the system and proposed health reform strategies. It will also explore key concepts around governance, leadership, management, and evaluating performance and interventions.

• PHM553 - Biostatistics

The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of essential statistical concepts and their application to epidemiological studies. The emphasis of this unit is the application of appropriate statistical methods and interpretation of analyses, rather than the technical and computing aspects.

• PHM554 - Public Health Economics and Decision Making

The aim of this unit is to increase students' knowledge of health economics and the role that it plays in the planning and delivery of health services and public health. The main focus is on reviewing the evidence and applying the tools of economics to health care.

• ENV513 - Environmental Planning and Policy

Students who undertake this unit will develop their knowledge and understanding of how environmental policies have developed in Australia and internationally. The unit will demonstrate how this development impacts current priorities and decision making.

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• ENV508 - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Thinking

This unit introduces students to the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). During this unit, you will be trained how to think about the world in a new way, whilst developing the practical skills for analyzing, visualizing, and synthesizing spatial data. Subject matter includes: cartography, geoprocessing, surface analysis, data management, and data models.