Epidemiology and biostatistics involve the theory and application of epidemiological and statistical science to understand determinants of disease, to prevent and control disease, to analyse biomedical problems and to further develop public health research. Epidemiology and biostatistics can be applied to a wide range of public health topics, chronic conditions, mental health problems, and social behaviours. Students can apply their training to describe the frequency and cause of disease in a population, to analyse and evaluate risk factors for a condition and examine health data for trends and to determine the effectiveness of interventions. The programme is geared towards training biomedical and sociomedical researchers and data analysts for public health agencies. Many of our graduates continue to doctoral studies or work in government agencies.

BIOS5002 Linear Models (2 units)

BIOS5003 Categorical Survival Data Analysis (3 units)

EPID5002 Epidemiology II (2 units)

EPID5003 Epidemiology III (3 units)

The importance of environmental health and infectious diseases to public health is increasingly recognised in a globalised, interconnected world. Due to rapid globalisation, this is a critical area given health challenges such as infectious disease outbreaks, pollution, occupational hazards, food safety and climate change. Clinicians, hygienists, laboratory professionals and environmental safety officers need a complex range of technical and managerial skills to protect the health of populations. The modules under this concentration focus on understanding the health impact of environmental and infectious disease exposures, the prevention of adverse health consequences and the management of health risks. Many of our students have backgrounds in biomedical sciences, physical sciences, engineering sciences and even areas such as agricultural sciences. Our graduates often enter professions in environmental protection, food safety, occupational health, health policy or research.

OENV5012 Risk Assessment and Management in Occupational and Environmental Health (3 units)

INFD5008 Public Health and Infectious Disease (3 units)

Students are further required to select at least 4 units from the following Concentration Electives:

EPID6006 Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology (2 units)

INFD5002 Topics in Infection and Microbiology I (2 units)

INFD5003 Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance: Epidemiology, Control & Policy (3 units)

INFD5004 Infection Control in Health Care and Community Setting (2 units)

INFD5005 Surveillance/ Outbreak Investigation/ Control (3 units)

INFD5006 Applied Epidemiology: Outbreak Investigation (2 units)

INFD5007 Application of Geographic Information System in Public Health (2 units)

INFD5801 Major and Neglected Tropical Infectious Diseases of Poverty (1.5 units)

INFD6801 Practicum on Infectious Diseases (1 unit)

OENV5002 Lecture series on Occupational Health (2 units)

OENV5006 Air Pollution (2 units)

OENV5008 Water and Health (2 units)

PBHT5004 Tuberculosis: Biology, Control and Policy (1.5 units)

PBHT5005 Basic Human Physiology (2 units)

PBHT5007 R Analytics in Environmental Health Sciences (2 units)

PBHT5801 Climate Change and Planetary Health (2 units)

POPG5011 Food Security from the Public Health Perspectives (2 units)

**Students without a biomedical background are requested to take PBHT5005 as one of the concentration elective courses.

*Some courses may not be offered during every academic year. Please contact the MPH office for the latest information.

The global nature of public health issues is of growing prominence. Large-scale migration, fertility rate changes, international trade agreements, urbanization, global warming trends, international human rights, and integrated global cyber-media have played key roles in public health issues such the HIV epidemic, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and pervasive health inequalities that persist between high- and low-income populations. This concentration will allow the student to examine these areas and gain familiarity with the major contemporary global health issues. The concentration is multidisciplinary, integrating biomedical science, economics, ethics sociology, demography and policy perspectives.

POPG5001 Global Health (2 units)

POPG5008 Global Health Policy (2 units)

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POPG5007 Demography and Health (2 units) / BIOS5002 Linear Models (2 units)/ / BIOS5003 Categorical Survival Data Analysis (3 units)

Students are further required to select at least 3 or 4 units from the following Concentration Electives:

POPG5003 Health of Remote and Displaced Populations (2 units)

POPG5004 Global Reproductive Health (2 units)

POPG5005 Global Child & Adolescent Health (2 units)

POPG5006 Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis (2units)

POPG5007 Demography and Health (2 units)

POPG5011 Food Security from the Public Health Perspective (2 units)

POPG5013 Global Health Perspective of Humanitarian Crisis and Human Security (3 units)

POPG6801 Field Action lab (2 units)

HSYS5004 Health Systems & Policies (3 units)

INFD5002 Topics in Inflection and Microbiology I (2 units)

INFD5003 Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance: Epidemiology, Control and Policy (3 units)

OENV5008 Water and Health (2 units)

PBHT5004 Tuberculosis: Biology, Control and Policy (1.5 units)

PBHT5801 Climate Change and Planetary Health (2 units)

PBHT5804 Ethics, Social Justice and Global Health (1.5 units)

PBHT6801 Global Experiential Learning (3 units)

*Some courses may not be offered during every academic year. Please contact the MPH office for the latest information.

Health policy and health services management are a multidisciplinary field of inquiry and practice concerned with the delivery, quality and costs of health care for individuals and populations. This concentration is concerned with health policy development and the business and operational models of health services. Key areas of study include the study of health care systems; policy development, implementation and analysis; health services planning and development; healthcare reform and financing methods; health economics; strategic thinking, decision making; managing resources, change and influencing others; law and ethics; financial management, corporate/clinical management and governance; analysis of utilization patterns, patient and provider relations; health informatics; monitoring and evaluating in health service demand, and health care delivery. The concentration is geared towards training professionals to manage complex health organisations and to formulate healthcare policies. Students should be able to apply principles and skills to the practice of administrative medicine. Students in this program are prepared for analyst, administration, and management positions in government and non-government agencies as well as in the private sector.

HSYS5002 Healthcare Organisation and Management (2 units)

HSYS5003 Health Economics: Economic Evaluation (1 unit)

HSYS5004 Health Systems and Policies (3 units)

HSYS5005 Healthcare Financing (1 unit)

Students are further required to select at least 3 units from the following Concentration Electives:

HSYS5006 Health Management in Practice (2 units)

HSYS5011 Health Informatics (1 unit)

HSYS5012 Human Resource Management (3 units)

HSYS5013 Financial Management (2 units)

HSYS5014 Quality and Safety Management (2 units)

HSYS5015 Medico-legal Management (2 units)

HSYS5016 Health Services Planning (1 unit)

HSYS5017 Health Innovation and Technology Management (1 unit)

HSYS5018 Healthcare Ethics (1 unit)

HSYS5019 Operation Management (1 unit)

HSYS5020 Corporate Communication and Marketing (1 unit)

HSYS5021 Advanced Organization Management (1 unit)

HSYS5022 Patient-Centred Health System (1 unit)

HSYS5023 Local Visits (1 unit)

HSYS5024 Driving Healthcare Improvement with Data (1 unit)

HSYS5026 Complaints Management in Healthcare (1 unit)

HSYS5027 Clinical Governance (1 unit)

HSYS5028 Advanced Healthcare Financing (1 unit)

HSYS5029 Digital Transformation: Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI (1 unit)

PBHT5002 Public Health Law (2 units)

PBHT5004 Tuberculosis: Biology, Control and Policy (1.5 units)

*Some courses may not be offered during every academic year. Please contact the MPH office for the latest information.

The Health Promotion and Social Behaviour concentration coordinates teaching and conducting research which address behavioural, social and cultural factors that influence health of individuals, communities and international settings. \The central themes of the concentration are: 1) to promote understanding in wider determinants of health; 2) to identify actionable priorities and to develop tailored interventions that may address health disparities in civil society; and 3) to train and promote expertise among aspiring public health professionals to influence individuals and communities in leading a healthy lifestyle over the life course in a sustainable, supportive environment. By applying health behavioural theories from the areas of social sciences and health promotion with public health assessment methodologies, students will be trained to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate public health programs and policies within their sphere of influences.

HPSB5002 Health Promotion Programme Planning and Implementation (2 units)

HPSB5003 Health Promotion Programme Evaluation and Monitoring (2 units)

HPSB5004 Healthy Settings OR HPSB5005 Health Communications (2 units)

HSOC5003 Nutrition for Public Health OR HSOC5103 Lecture Series in Non-Communicable Diseases as Public Health Concerns (2 units)

Students are further required to select at least 2 units from the following electives:

HPSB5004 Healthy Settings (2 units)

HPSB5005 Health Communications (2 units)

HSOC5003 Nutrition for Public Health (2 units)

HSOC5006 Medical Sociology (1.5 units)

HSOC5007 Health for Special Population (2 units)

HSOC5008 Medical Anthropology (1 unit)

HSOC5103 Lecture series in Non-Communicable Diseases as Public Health Concerns (2 units)

HSOC5210 Social Marketing Methods (1.5 units)

PBHT5001 Introduction to Qualitative Research: Theories and Research Design (2 units)

PBHT5006 Practice of Qualitative Research Methods (1 unit)

PBHT5804 Ethics, Social Justice and Global Health (1.5 units)

POPG5001 Global Health (2 units)

POPG5003 Remote and Rural Health (2 units)

POPG6801 Field Action lab (2 units)

*Some courses may not be offered during every academic year. Please contact the MPH office for the latest information.