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Master of Dental Public and Primary Health (coursework and dissertation)
This is an appropriate course of study for those wishing to pursue a career in dental public and primary health. It fosters the development of critical analysis and research competence, along with the advanced set of knowledge and skills in dental public health that is required by the specialist in that field.
Course overview
- Course title
- Master of Dental Public and Primary Health (coursework and dissertation)
- Award abbreviation
- MDP&PH
- Course code
- 80530
- Course type
- master's degree by coursework and dissertation
- Status
- current / 2020
- Administered by
- Faculty of Science
- CRICOS code
- 051555J
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Credit points required
- 96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 2 years
- Time limit
- 5 years
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor Estie Kruger
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Course structure
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Take all units (48 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | DENT5600 | Principles of Dental Public Health |
| 3 hours per week |
| S1 | DENT5626 | Oral Health Care Provision |
| 3 hours per week |
| S1 | DENT5627 | Oral Health Promotion |
| 3 hours per week |
| S2 | DENT5628 | Management and Financing of Oral Health Services |
| 3 hours per week |
| S2 | DENT5629 | Research Methods in Dental Public and Primary Health |
| 3 hours per week |
| S2 | DENT5630 | Dental Epidemiology |
| 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | PUBH4403 | Epidemiology I | lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week (for face-t- face mode only) | |
| S2 | PUBH5752 | Health Systems and Economics | lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week |
Take unit(s) to the value of 48 points:
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | DENT5639 | Dissertation (full-time) (48 points) |
| 2 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | DENT5641 | Dissertation (part-time) (48 points) |
| 2 hours per week |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials module
2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) (i) a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or an equivalent qualification that allows dentistry practise, as recognised by UWA; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;
or
(b) (i) a Bachelor of Health Science in Dental Health, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;
or
(c) (i) a Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health of this University; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:
- 80330 Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health (48 points)
- 80530 Master of Dental Public and Primary Health (96 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Dental Public and Primary Health course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. Students will not have made satisfactory progress if they—
or
(b) fail more than two units at the first attempt.
[Approved exceptions to University Policy]
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10. Students who do not make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 are assigned a progress status of 'Excluded' by the Faculty.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent, which is calculated based on —
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Additional rules
Prerequisites
13. Before being permitted to enrol in the Master of Dental Public and Primary Health dissertation unit, students must have completed all Master of Dental Public and Primary Health core units.
Time limit
14.(1) Subject to (2), the time limit is five years from the date of first enrolment in the course.
[Approved exception to University Policy]
(2) The time limit for students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health will commence from the year of first enrolment in the graduate diploma.
[Approved addition to University Policy]
Enrolment
15. Unless the Faculty, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, permits otherwise, a student must enrol in units to the value of at least 12 points in any year of enrolment.
Submission of dissertation
16. The School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, on the recommendation of the Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health, appoints examiners for, and considers the reports on, students' dissertations and reports the results to the Board of Examiners in Dentistry.
(2) The time limit for students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Dental Public and Primary Health will commence from the year of first enrolment in the graduate diploma.
[Approved addition to University Policy]