Dissertation (PUBH7955)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2021
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Public Health School
Units
8
Duration
Two Semesters
Delivery mode
Flexible Delivery
Incompatible
GHSP7950 or 7955 or PCAH7020 or 7022 or PUBH7017 or 7018 or 7950 or 7955 or SP800
Prerequisite
8 units of Part A coursework
Recommended prerequisite
A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 over these Part A courses.
Assessment methods
Submission of Dissertation for examination 100%
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | Herston | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | External | External | Course Profile |
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Course duration
This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2021 and completes in Semester 2, 2021.
Course description
The dissertation allows students to consolidate and extend the knowledge and skills acquired during the coursework and apply these in a scientific way in a public health or (clinical) epidemiological context. It can form the basis of a paper publishable in a (inter)national peer-reviewed journal in the dissertation's topic area. Before enrolling, students must obtain permission from the course coordinator and have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.5 across #8 units of Part A coursework. Students completing dissertations are unlikely to have their degree conferred until the end of the semester following submission of their dissertation. Full-time students enrol in PUBH7950 and complete the dissertation in one semester. Part-time students enrol in PUBH7955 if commencing in Semester 1 and submit Dissertation at the end of Semester 2 of the same year, or PUBH7959 if commencing in Semester 2 and submit Dissertation at the end of Semester 1 of the following year.