Postgraduate Admission Pathway - Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) - 2 year pathway
Western Sydney University
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Code:
A4041.1
Related Courses
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
NO
The Master of Science specialising in Public Health Nutrition is designed for human nutrition graduates seeking to further their career in public health and health promotion; working in a variety of settings, such as local, state or national health organisations, non-government organisations, population health units, community health centres, and international aid agencies. Roles may include, health promotion officer, research and evaluation officer, monitoring and surveillance officer, and health policy officer. The program draws on and complements the Master of Public Health, providing an attractive postgraduate pathway for students with prior nutrition knowledge. This specialisation build an integrated understanding of relevant aspects of community and public health nutrition and its interrelation with other relevant disciplines including, behavioural sciences and nutrition/health education, social sciences, economics, politics, food and nutrition systems, and public health systems. A capstone unit involving a public health nutrition research project allows students to integrate their knowledge and skills developed from the whole program and build on research skills that are scaffolded through the curriculum.
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Structure
Applicants must have a Bachelor Degree in any science, health science, or engineering discipline;
Or
A Graduate Certificate in food science, food technology, food engineering, human nutrition, dietetics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, health science and a minimum two years full-time equivalent work experience in food, human nutrition, dietetic, or related industries professions may be considered for entry.
Recommended Sequence
Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) 160 credit points
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points which include five core units, one capstone unit (selected from two options), and two alternates.
Core Units
Students must complete the following core units
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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401077
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Introduction to Biostatistics
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401076
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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400416
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Public Health, Policy and Society
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Capstone Research Unit
Students must complete at least 20 credit points from the following units
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401079
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Dissertation (Full Time)
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401282
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Dissertation (Part Time)
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401282 Dissertation (Part time) is completed over two teaching sessions, thus students will need to enrol twice in this unit.
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401080
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Research Protocol Design and Practice
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Alternate Public Health Nutrition Unit Pool (all Level 7)
Students select up to 80 credit points from the ‘Alternate Public Health Nutrition unit pool’ to complete 160 credit points
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400841
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A Global Perspective on Social Determinants of Health
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401175
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Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology
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400846
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Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care
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Note: Unit 201022 - Customer Experience replaces 200823 Buyer Behaviour from Autumn 2019
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401178
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Controversies in Epidemiology
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401179
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Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology
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101636
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Developing Sustainable Places
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401174
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Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
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400975
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Ethics in Health Research
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301180
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Food Preservation and Packaging Technologies
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301182
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Food Quality Management
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400418
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Health Advancement and Health Promotion
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400837
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Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care
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400967
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Health Economics and Comparative Health Systems
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400844
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Health Services and Facilities Planning
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400843
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Health Workforce Planning
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200852
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Innovation, Creativity and Foresight
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200851
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Innovation for New Markets
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401173
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Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
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401081
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Organisational Governance and Performance Management
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400238
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Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision
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401238
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Qualitative Research Methodology in Health
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301387
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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Note: Unit 301387 Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies replaces 301004 Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies from Autumn 2021.
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301116
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Social Media Intelligence
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401176
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Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
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400847
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Surveillance and Disaster Planning
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102180
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Translation from Theory and Research to Policy
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