Doctor of Public Health
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 79602 |
Version | 3 |
Faculty | Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Requirements for admission can be found at University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the (AQF level 10) Guidelines for Doctoral degrees. |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the 番茄社区 Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Special admission requirements | Applicants must submit a Doctoral Learning Plan developed with the assistance of potential advisors and approved by the Head of School on the advice of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences Board of Doctoral Studies. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
EFTSL to complete (equivalent full-time student load) | 3.5 EFTSL |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Doctoral Degrees Guideline in the (AQF level 10). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
PD7219 Professional Doctorate Research Thesis (Public Health - Generic)
or
PD7220 Professional Doctorate Research Thesis (Public Health and Tropical Medicine)
plus
TM6015:06 Doctoral Conference Presentations
Options
Select 18 credit points of specified TM level 6 subjects
TM6013:06 Doctoral Attachment or TM6014:09 Extended Doctoral Attachment
TM6016:06 Doctoral Specialisation 1
TM6017:06 Doctoral Specialisation 2
TM6018:06 Doctoral Project 1
TM6019:06 Doctoral Project 2
TM6020:06 Doctoral Project 3
TM6021:03 Literature Review Supervision
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Supervising body | Higher Degrees by Research Sub-Committee (HDRSC) |
Confirmation of candidature | |
Supervision | |
Progression | |
Subsumption of coursework subjects | Subsumption permitted |
Maximum credit points of coursework subjects | 27 credit points |
Allowed coursework subjects | As approved by the Dean, Graduate Research School |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | A person admitted to candidature on the basis of previous enrolment in a Masters degree relevant to the proposed Doctoral program, may be given advanced standing for work towards the Masters degree. In exceptional cases advanced standing may be given to a candidate for relevant research work undertaken at another university. |
Maximum allowed | The amount of advanced standing to be awarded shall be determined by the HDRSC on the recommendation of the Head of the School. |
Other restrictions | The University will not normally accept a candidate who has been enrolled at another institution for more than two years (full-time equivalent) or release a candidate who has been enrolled for more than two years (full-time equivalent). |
Award Details
Inclusion of field of research on testamur | The field of research shall not appear on the testamur. |
Exit with a lesser award | After examination of the thesis, and subject to the requirements under University Requirements - Research Doctorate Degrees, the HDRSC may approve the degree be not awarded but that the candidate be awarded an appropriate Masters degree. |