Postgraduate Specialisation - Public Health Nutrition
Western Sydney University
Postgraduate Specialisation
Code:
ST3079.1
Related Courses
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
This specialisation is designed for science 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. This specialisation builds an integrated understanding of relevant aspects of community and public health nutrition and its interrelation with other relevant disciplines. 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 the award of Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) requires the successful completion of 160 credit points comprising:
20 credit points of core units and 20 credit points of research capstone units and 40 credit points of specialisation units comprising:
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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401363
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Health Systems and Policy
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and at least 40 credit points from Alternate Pool 1 and up to 40 credit points from Alternate Pool 2.
Students should note that the units available in both Alternate Pool 1 and Alternate Pool 2 are listed in the handbook entry for 3749 Master of Science.
The following sequence is recommended.
Year 1
Autumn session
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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And two alternate units
Spring session
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401363
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Health Systems and Policy
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And one alternate unit
Year 2
Autumn session
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301371
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Experiment Design and Project Management
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And three alternate units
Spring session
Choose 20 credit points from:
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301362
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Industry Project (Extended)
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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.
And two alternate units
Mid-Year
Year 1
Spring session
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401363
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Health Systems and Policy
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And one alternate unit
Autumn session
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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301371
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Experiment Design and Project Management
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And one alternate unit
Year 2
Spring session
Choose 20 credit points from the following:
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301362
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Industry Project (Extended)
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301004
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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And two alternate units
Autumn sessions
Four alternate units
Specialisation in other courses
Students undertaking the specialisation as part of a post-graduate program other than the Master of Science, must complete 40 credit points of specialisation units.
The following sequence is recommended.
Year 1
Autumn sessions
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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Spring session
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401363
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Health Systems and Policy
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Mid-Year
Year 1
Spring session
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401363
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Health Systems and Policy
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Year 1
Autumn session
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301184
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Nutritional Assessment Methods
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301186
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Community and Public Health Nutrition
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