Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
The Degree of Master of Public Health – MPH
The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.
Admission
1 In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have:
either
a (i) completed the requirements for a degree deemed relevant by Senate or its representative
and
(ii) achieved an average grade in the final year of study that is equivalent to a B or higher
or
b completed the requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, or its equivalent, as approved by Senate or its representative, with an average grade of B or higher.
Duration and Total Points Value
2 A student admitted to this degree under Regulation 1a must:
a pass courses with a total value of 240 points
and
b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Masters Degrees
and
c not exceed 280 points for the total enrolment for this degree.
3 A student admitted to this degree under Regulation 1b must:
a pass courses with a total value of 120 points
and
b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Masters Degrees
and
c not exceed 160 points for the total enrolment for this degree.
Structure and Content
4 A student admitted to this degree under Regulation 1a must complete the requirements for one of the 240 point options in the Master of Public Health Schedule.
5 A student admitted to this degree under Regulation 1b must complete the requirements for one of the 120 point options in the Master of Public Health Schedule.
6 A student who has to complete 240 points for this degree and whose programme includes a thesis, research portfolio, dissertation or research project must, before enrolment for the thesis, research portfolio, dissertation or research project, obtain an average grade of at least B in the first 120 points from the coursework component of the degree. If this is not achieved the courses passed will be reassigned to the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health.
7 A student enrolled for this degree who has already passed any course the same as, or similar to, those required under Regulation 4 or 5, must substitute an alternative course as approved by the Head of School of Population Health.
8 The programme for each student must be approved by the Head of School of Population Health prior to enrolment.
Thesis / Dissertation
9 a The thesis or dissertation is to be carried out under the guidance of a supervisor appointed by Senate or its representative, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Population Health.
b The thesis or dissertation is to embody the results obtained by the student in an investigation into an area of Public Health.
c The thesis or dissertation is to be completed and submitted in accordance with the General Regulations – Masters Degrees.
Variations
10 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.
Honours
11 This degree may be awarded with Honours as specified in the General Regulations – Masters Degrees.
Commencement
12 These regulations came into force on 1 January 2012. The 2006 regulations for the Degree of Master of Public Health were thereby repealed.
A student who has to complete 120 points must satisfy the following requirements:
Research Masters
- 120 points: POPLHLTH 796 Thesis
or
- 90 points: POPLHLTH 793 Research Portfolio
- 30 points from approved courses as listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule
Taught Masters
- 60 points: POPLHLTH 790 Dissertation
- 60 points from approved courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule
A student who has to complete 240 points must satisfy the following requirements:
Research Masters
- 120 points: POPLHLTH 796 Thesis
- 120 points from an approved pathway as outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule
or
- 90 points: POPLHLTH 793 Research Portfolio
- 120 points from an approved pathway as outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule
- 30 points from approved courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule
Taught Masters
- 60 points: POPLHLTH 790 Dissertation
- 120 points from an approved pathway as outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule
- 60 points from approved courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule
Courses available:
Health Informatics
HLTHINFO 722-724, 728, 730
Māori Health
MAORIHTH 701-709
Medical Science
MEDSCI 709
Population Health
POPLHLTH 701-734, 736, 737, 739, 750-754, 757, 759-763
Population Health Practice
POPLPRAC 709-712, 715, 716
Source: The University of Auckland 2012 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Tuesday 1 November 2011
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