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Non Award Courses
- Certificate of Higher Education
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- Extended Community Practice for Pharmacists - Training Component 1 and 2
- ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Exchange Program [1 Semester] – Undergraduate
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- ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Singapore Study Abroad Program [2 Trimesters] – Undergraduate
- ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Study Abroad Program [Half Year] - Undergraduate
- ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Study Abroad Program [Full Year] - Undergraduate
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- ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Study Abroad Program [1 Trimester] - Undergraduate
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Undergraduate Courses
- Diploma of Business [Pathway]
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- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [Embedded]
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- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [End-on]
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy
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- Bachelor of Planning
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- Bachelor of Psychological Science
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- Bachelor of Science
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- Bachelor of Science (Honours) [End-on]
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- Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) [Embedded]
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- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours) [End-on]
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- Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) [Embedded]
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) [End-on]
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Postgraduate Courses
- Graduate Certificate of Accounting [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval
- Graduate Certificate of Biomedical Sciences [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
- Graduate Certificate of Business Administration Global
- Graduate Certificate of Career Development
- Graduate Certificate of Clinical Psychology [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control
- Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution
- Graduate Certificate of Data Science
- Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
- Graduate Certificate of Disaster Health and Humanitarian Assistance
- Graduate Certificate of Education
- Graduate Certificate of Engineering [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Global Development
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- Graduate Certificate of Human Services
- Graduate Certificate of Indigenous Studies
- Graduate Certificate of Infection Control
- Graduate Certificate of Information Technology
- Graduate Certificate of International Hospitality Management [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Lifestyle Medicine
- Graduate Certificate of Nursing
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- Graduate Certificate of Psychological Science
- Graduate Certificate of Psychology
- Graduate Certificate of Public Health
- Graduate Certificate of Rehabilitation
- Graduate Certificate of Research Methods
- Graduate Certificate of Rural Generalist Practice [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Science
- Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine
- Graduate Diploma of Accounting [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Business Administration [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Business Administration Global
- Graduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Conflict Management and Resolution [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Data Science
- Graduate Diploma of Engineering [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Global Development
- Graduate Diploma of Health Professional Education
- Graduate Diploma of Information Technology [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of International Hospitality Management [Exit only]
- Graduate Diploma of Lifestyle Medicine
- Graduate Diploma of Medical Science
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- Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation
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- Graduate Diploma of Rural Generalist Practice
- Graduate Diploma of Science
- Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy
- Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration [2-year]
- Master of Business Administration Global
- Master of Business Administration - Master of Conflict Management and Resolution
- Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Master of Conflict Management and Resolution [36cp]
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- Master of Engineering Management
- Master of Engineering (Professional)
- Master of Global Development
- Master of Governance and Leadership
- Master of Guidance and Counselling
- Master of Health Professional Education
- Master of Information Technology
- Master of Information Technology – Master of Business Administration
- Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management – Master of Business Administration
- Master of Lifestyle Medicine
- Master of Marine Biology
- Master of Medical Science
- Master of Nursing
- Master of Nursing [Double Major Option]
- Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health
- Master of Professional Accounting
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- Master of Professional Psychology
- Master of Psychological Science
- Master of Psychology (Clinical)
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration
- Master of Public Health - Master of Global Development
- Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Master of Rehabilitation
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- Master of Science
- Master of Science (Professional)
- Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)
- Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
- Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary)
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Research Courses
- Doctor of Education [Research]
- Doctor of Health Professional Education [Research]
- Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Building)
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- Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
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- Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
- Doctor of Tropical Environmental Management [Research]
- Master of Laws (Research)
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- Doctor of Public Health (Research)
- Master of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
- Master of Philosophy (Architecture and Building)
- Master of Philosophy (Creative Arts)
- Master of Philosophy (Education)
- Master of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies)
- Master of Philosophy (Health)
- Master of Philosophy (Indigenous)
- Master of Philosophy (Information Technology)
- Master of Philosophy (Management and Commerce)
- Master of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
- Master of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
- Master of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
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Non Award Courses
Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Postgraduate Courses Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health
Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health
Suspended: No new student to be admitted between 21/12/2023 and 31/12/2024.
Approved: UCC-2306 – 08/2023
Suspended: No new student to be admitted between 31/12/2022 and 31/12/2023.
Approved: DBoS-2205 – 07/2022
Suspended: No new student to be admitted between 01/06/2020 and 31/12/2022.
Approved: DBoS-2002 – 03/2020
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2024. |
Course code | 105904 |
Course type | Masters by Coursework (AQF Level 9) |
Division | Academy |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | An applicant may be admitted to the Masters of Pharmaceutical Public Health if they have:
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Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Admissions Policy. |
Post admission | For flexible delivery option, computer and internet access is required. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Course learning outcomes | Graduates of the Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health will be able to:
Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to design, plan and execute a substantial research-based project that is ethically and culturally-appropriate, and critically reflect upon implications of findings for pharmaceutical public health practice. |
Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | All ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
PC5510:03 Management of Pharmaceutical Services
PC5512:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health Priorities
OPTIONS
Select 12 credit points of specified PC level 5 subjectsfrom List 1
PLUS
Select OptionAor Option B
OPTION A – Project
PC5515:06 Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PLUS
Select 12 credit points of specified HS, PC or TM level 5 subjects from List 2
Or
OPTION B – Extended Project
PC5516:12 Extended Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of specified HS, PC or TM level 5 subjects from List 2
List 1
PC5511:03 Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5513:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 1
PC5514:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 2
PC5517:03 Advanced Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5518:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 3
PC5519:03 Pharmaceutical Regulation and Quality
PC5520:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Pharmacovigilance
PC5521:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Research Methodologies
List 2
HS5405:03 Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions
HS5406:03 Strategies for Clinical Teaching
HS5410:03 Health Professional Education using Action Research
HS5411:03 Community Rehabilitation for Health Professionals
HS5601:03 Health and Community Integration
PC5511:03 Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5513:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 1
PC5514:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 2
PC5515:06 Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PC5516:12 Extended Pharmaceutical Public Health Project
PC5517:03 Advanced Clinical Pharmaceutics
PC5518:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Management of Chronic Diseases 3
PC5519:03 Pharmaceutical Regulation and Quality
PC5520:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Pharmacovigilance
PC5521:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health – Research Methodologies
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
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
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5518:03 Medical Entomology
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5536:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
TM5540:03 Public Health and the Workplace
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5552:03 Global Health and Development
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5569:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
ÆßÐDzʿª½±ÀúÊ· Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 18 months full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Not applicable |
Supplementary exam for | A student who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply. |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | The maximum amount of credit granted, whether for previous studies or recognised prior learning, shall not exceed 18 credit points. Credit will be granted for the following:
NB Where employment experience without qualifications, as set out below**, is used to meet entry requirements, that experience will not also be used to give advance standing. * Cognate disciplines:
Other Health-related or Science-related disciplines as approved by the College on the advice of the Dean of College of Medicine and Dentistry. ** Health related professional experience: Students must have a substantial amount of health-related professional experience in their chosen field of professional practice. This will be equivalent to at least 4 years of full-time, post-registration employment and students will be required to submit a full professional portfolio describing their previous professional experience for evaluation and approval by the College on the advice of the Dean of College of Medicine and Dentistry. Details to be included, but not limited to, in the professional portfolio would be full details of employment, descriptions of roles, responsibilities and activities performed in their various posts and referees who may be able to verify employment details (Full details regarding contents and format of the portfolio will be available from the course co-ordinator). A student who has passed a postgraduate subject at this or another University which is deemed by the College on the advice of the Dean of College of Medicine and Dentistry to be equivalent to the subjects offered in the course may be granted academic credit for those subjects up to a maximum of 6 credit points, provided those subjects have not been credited towards any other award either at this or any other University. |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 16 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience that is used to gain admission to the course. |
Award Details
Award title | MASTER OF PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH |
Approved abbreviation | MPharmPH |
Inclusion of majors on | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Where coursework is completed at a grade point average of 6 or above, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Dean of College of Medicine and Dentistry may recommend the award of a Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health with Distinction. |