Postgraduate Electives

Please note that not all subjects listed below are available to students enrolled outside of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Check the 'Conditions' column and notes against the subjects for more information. Clicking on the subject code in the table below will take you to a full description of the subject.

Fourth year


Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points	Campus	Conditions
TE-SEM-S	PHE4CQM⁶	Applied Quality and Safety in Health and Community Services	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-S	PHE5EMD	Employment and Disability	15	DE¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	GER4CSS	Care and Support Services for Older People	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	GER4FSG	Foundation Studies in Gerontology	15	DE, ME	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	GER4CSS	Care and Support Services for Older People	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	GER4FSG	Foundation Studies in Gerontology	15	DE, ME	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE4SHS⁴	Sexuality, Health and Social Research	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.

Fifth year


Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Credit points	Campus	Conditions
TE-SEM-S	PHE5AHR	Australia's International Health Relations	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	GER5PPA	Policy, Planning and Practice in Aged Care	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5AHP²	Health Promoting Palliative Care	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5AHS²	The Australian Health Care System	15	OL¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5HDD^3,4	Health Data for Decision Making	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5HEF	Health Economics and Finance	15	OL¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5HOR	Healthy Organisations	15	OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5HRM	Human Resource Management in Health Services	15	CI, OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5IHE⁴	International Perspectives on Health Economics	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5IHP	Introduction to Health Promotion	15	CI, DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5PHG	Promoting Health Through Groups	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5PHP⁴	Public Health Promotion	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5POL⁵	Public Health Policy	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5SCC	Service Coordination and Case Management	15	DE¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5VOR	Vocational Rehabilitation	15	DE¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-1	PHE5WPH	Wellbeing and Prevention in Health	15	CI, DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	GER5PPA	Policy, Planning and Practice in Aged Care	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5CHS⁴	Comparative and Historical Studies in Health Systems	15	OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5DDG	Public Health Approaches to Death, Dying and Grief	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5EBP⁵	Evidence Based Public Health	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HDE³	Health Data for Decision Making - Skills Enhancement	15	OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HOR	Healthy Organisations	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HCQ⁷	Health Care Quality	15	CI, OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HPA	Health Policy Analysis	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HPI	Health Policy Issues	15	OL	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5HSO⁴	Health Management and Strategies Operations	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5IHP⁴	Introduction to Health Promotion	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5IPO	International Health Policy	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5PDE	Program Development and Evaluation	15	CI	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5PHG	Promoting Health Through Groups	15	CI, DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5PHP⁴	Public Health Promotion	15	CI, DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5SPC	Spirituality and Palliative Care	15	DE	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.
TE-SEM-2	PHE5SUP	The Service User Perspective in Health Care	15	DE¹	Students from faculties other than Health Sciences must obtain approval from the Subject Coordinator, as well as from their own Course Coordinator.

Key: ¹ Workshops held at the Franklin St (City) campus
        ^2.Any prerequisites must be satisfied
        ^3.May not be taken by MPubHlth, MPubHlth/MIntDev or MPubHlth/MHlthAdmin students
        ^4.Not available in 2012
        ^5. May not be taken by graduate certificate students in Public Health
        ^6.May not be taken by MHlthAdmin or MPubHlth/MHlthAdmin students enrolled in PHE5HCQ
        ^7. May not be taken by MHlthAdmin or MPubHlth/MHlthAdmin students enrolled in PHE4CQM