Postgraduate Specialisation - Public Health Nutrition
Western Sydney University
Postgraduate Specialisation
Code:
ST3057.1
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 Specialisation
Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points which include five core units, one capstone unit (selected from two options), and two alternates.
Recommended sequence
Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) 160 credit points
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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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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401076
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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Capstone Research Unit
Students must complete at least one of the following units
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401080
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Research Protocol Design and Practice
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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.
Alternate units
Students select up to 100 credit points from the ‘Alternate Public Health Nutrition unit pool’ to complete 160 credit points
Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) 120 credit points
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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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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401076
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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Capstone Research Unit
Students must complete at least one of the following units
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401080
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Research Protocol Design and Practice
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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.
Alternate units
Students select up to 60 credit points from the ‘Alternate Public Health Nutrition unit pool’ to complete 120 credit points
Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) 80 credit points
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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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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401076
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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Capstone Research Unit
Students must complete at least one of the following units
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401080
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Research Protocol Design and Practice
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Alternate units
Students select up to 20 credit points from the ‘Alternate Public Health Nutrition unit pool’ to complete 80 credit points
Alternate Public Health Nutrition unit pool (all Level 7)
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400418
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Health Advancement and Health Promotion
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401077
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Introduction to Biostatistics
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400841
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A Global Perspective on Social Determinants of Health
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401238
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Qualitative Research Methodology in Health
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400844
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Health Services and Facilities Planning
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101636
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Developing Sustainable Places
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102180
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Translation from Theory and Research to Policy
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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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400975
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Ethics in Health Research
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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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400837
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Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care
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400843
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Health Workforce Planning
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400846
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Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care
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400847
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Surveillance and Disaster Planning
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400967
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Health Economics and Comparative Health Systems
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401173
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Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
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401179
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Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology
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401174
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Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
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401178
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Controversies in Epidemiology
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401175
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Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology
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401176
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Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
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301116
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Social Media Intelligence
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200851
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Innovation for New Markets
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200852
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Innovation, Creativity and Foresight
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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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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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Replaced Units
The alternate units listed below count towards completion of this specialisation for students who passed these units in 2018 or earlier.
200823 - Buyer Behaviour