University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

The Master of Health Management provides you with the essential knowledge, skills and attributes required for senior managerial roles in health service delivery. It aims to promote health leadership in areas of strategic planning, policy and decision making. There is an emphasis on understanding and meeting the challenges of safety and quality within current and emerging health service contexts. The objective is to develop judgement-ready practitioners who can impact health service issues and systems.

The Bachelor of Media in PR and Advertising will teach you to sharpen your communication skills and become a persuasive communicator. You will examine the role and responsibilities of communication in a democratic society and learn to add value via engagement with social and environmental innovation and enterprise. The degree's Media Studies core will provide you with a philosophical and cultural foundation as well as conceptual and practical skills.Your studies will explore creativity, interactivity, ethics and engagement, equipping you to be a strong leader who inspires innovation and change at all levels of society and providing you with expertise in a range of communication skills - as as well as the ability to adapt to emerging practices in the rapidly changing media industries.You can also spend a term overseas with one of our 200+ partner universities.

The Master of Public Health (Extension) /Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence enables you to specialise in both public health and infectious disease epidemiology, prevention and control and develop research skills in public health.

This is the ideal degree for the entrepreneurs of the future - people who love science and also understand business - or for those who want to pursue a business career in a scientific industry. The degree is two-thirds Science and one-third Business courses. Science courses and majors - of which there are more than 20 to choose from - will provide you with a solid education in scientific theory, method and research. Your Business studies begin with foundation courses in accounting and financial management, microeconomics, marketing fundamentals, and managing organisations and people. You will then specialise in business law, marketing or management. You will graduate with skills for working in the scientific industry as well as an understanding of the commercial environment in which you are employed.

Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. It is one of the most interesting and challenging areas of scientific inquiry with the potential to benefit both individuals and society as a whole. Topics of study include learning, memory, cognition, perception, neuroscience, and developmental, forensic, social, and abnormal psychology. You will gain an integrated and comprehensive knowledge in the main discipline areas of psychology and develop strong research, analytical and communication skills. This degree allows you to study for an accredited three-year degree in Psychology at the same time as undertaking a complementary major in a number of related areas. Majors include marketing, human resource management, management, criminology, linguistics, philosophy, vision science and neuroscience.

The Master of International Public Health provides a human ecology perspective of health and disease. You will gain expertise in relevant investigative methods, with evidence-based, culturally appropriate and cost-effective approaches to disease control, health promotion and health services development based on real-life public health interventions across a wide range of populations and countries.The degree emphasises the development of infrastructure for policy development, monitoring and surveillance, research and evaluation, and workforce development, among others. You will also gain advanced knowledge and skills for protecting the health of populations and preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases using epidemiological methods and contemporary theories and techniques relevant to international health priorities and settings.

The Master of Taxation is a specialist degree designed to meet the growing needs of taxation professionals and practitioners to deal with complex taxation issues involved in business decisions and transactions. It provides exposure to complex aspects of the discipline and a critical understanding of the Australian taxation system, developing your essential skills in research and analysis.There are five specialisations within the degree: Taxation, International Taxation, Revenue Administration, Applied Taxation and Taxation and Financial Planning.

The Master of International Public Health (Extension) /Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence will provide you with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake infectious diseases prevention and control and health services management roles in government, community and health service settings with a focus on international settings.

The flexibility of the Bachelor of Science is ideal if you want to pursue a career in science but aren't sure what field you would like to specialise in. You are encouraged to choose a broad range of courses in your first year, to expand your general understanding of science and enable you to choose from a wide selection of major options in your second and third year. There are 24 majors to choose from including Anatomy, Food Science, Microbiology, Physiology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Psychology, Biology, Geography, Neuroscience, Statistics, Biotechnology, Marine and Coastal Science, Pathology, Vision Science, Chemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacology, Earth Science, Mathematics, Physical Oceanography, Ecology and Physics. If you already know what you want to specialise in, you can tailor your degree from the start.

The Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MIDI) is essential for a career in health emergencies, outbreaks, infectious diseases risk assessment and emergency response related to infectious diseases and other threats. This program is designed for relevant stakeholders from any sector, who wish to gain a better understanding of infectious diseases intelligence in the era of new and emerging disease threats, and approaches for the identification, assessment, prevention and control of infectious diseases. Students will be exposed to the perspectives of different stakeholders working in infectious diseases.You will acquire a deep understanding across a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge including infectious diseases intelligence, outbreak investigation, immunisation and prevention and control.

The Master of Public Health and Master of Health Management is a popular double degree that provides essential knowledge, skills and attributes for both a career in population health and extend their leadership roles in health service delivery.

The Master of International Public Health (Extension) and Master of Health Management double degree is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education, enabling you to specialise in both international public health and health management and complete a research project in international public health. This double degree meets a well-recognised need to strengthen public health, health leadership and health management capacities within resource-constrained settings in international and global contexts.