University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

The Master of International Public Health and Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence double degree is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education. It enables you to better understand infectious diseases in the era of new and emerging disease threats as well as management approaches for the identification, assessment, prevention and control of infectious diseases.

This one-year research program, offered to students in the Medicine or Arts/Medicine degree who have achieved a high standard in their studies, enables students to gain experience in the written and spoken presentation of scientific information. Normally spent in supervised research, it gives students an opportunity to acquire a background in basic research philosophy and techniques, and to gauge the current state of knowledge in a defined field.

This degree teaches fundamental skills in video and sound production, screenwriting, animation and game design.

The Master of Public Health and Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence is a double degree providing essential knowledge and skills for those pursuing a career in public health with a focus on infectious diseases epidemiology and control. The program enables students to better understand infectious diseases in the era of new and emerging disease threats. You'll also learn sophisticated management approaches for the identification, assessment, prevention and control of infectious diseases.The Master of Public Health is widely regarded as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research and management of health programs. When combined with the Masters of Infectious Disease Intelligence, you will acquire a deep understanding of multidisciplinary knowledge including infectious diseases intelligence, policy design, implementation and evaluation.

Are you seeking a career in public relations and advertising, with the ability to draw on your knowledge of the arts? The Bachelor of Media (Public Relations & Advertising) and Bachelor of Arts is a new double degree, allowing you to combine public relations and advertising with in-depth study of a specific area of the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Bachelor of Media (PR & Advertising) will teach you to sharpen your communication skills by providing a philosophical and cultural foundation in media studies combined with practical skills in public relations and advertising. The Bachelor of Arts gives you the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts including the tools you need to think critically and communicate effectively. With more than 30 areas of study to choose from, you will develop transferable skills that complement your public relations and advertising studies.This combined degree, which typically takes four years, will equip you to work across a wide range of communication fields.

The Master of Public Health (Extension) and Master of Health Management will enable you to specialise in both public health and health management and to develop research skills in public health.

This comprehensive education in journalism, media studies and communication aims to ensure you are industry-ready. The Master of Journalism and Communication will enable you to develop specialist knowledge of the social, economic and political role of media in Australia and internationally. You will be encouraged to think critically about media practice and production, and develop a capacity for ethical decision making. You will reflect on varied international approaches to media and communication practice, and gain an understanding of the evolving nature of the convergent media landscape.

The Master of International Public Health and Master of Public Health (Extension) is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education, enabling you to specialise in public health in international developing country contexts as well as Australia and other developed countries. This double degree meets a well-recognised need to strengthen public health capacities within Australia and internationally.

The Master of Public Health is globally recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, policy formulation, research and management of health programs. Many of our graduates occupy key positions in health services and universities in Australia, and the Western Pacific and Asian regions.This degree prepares you for education, research and service in all aspects of public health by providing a sophisticated understanding of the multidisciplinary area of public health. The courses include study in epidemiology, quantitative and qualitative research methods, health services management, health promotion, and development and education in health, as well as a systematic review of topical public health issues. Students will acquire a deep understanding and skills for research, professional practice and further learning.

The Master of International Public Health (Extension) provides you with the advanced knowledge and technical capacities to contribute to disease control, health promotion, health services development and public health research across a wide range of populations and countries. It fosters sophisticated knowledge and skills that can be applied to a broad range of highly complex public health issues in global health.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree allows high-performing students to deepen their knowledge of approaches, perspectives and traditions in their chosen scientific discipline and undertake a significant research project.

The Master of Public Health is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research and management of health programs. You will extend your knowledge and skills in public health research by undertaking an advanced research project. This Master of Public Health (Extension) degree will give you a sophisticated understanding across the complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population research methodologies, and health program design, implementation and evaluation. You will be perfectly positioned to pursue a PhD in Public Health to further advance your career in public health research.