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Fast-track your study with summer semester
Wednesday, 8 October 2008The summer Semester, which runs from November to February, offers students the opportunity to complete selected courses during an intensive study period, rather than an entire semester.
Courses cover diverse topics including burden of disease, global HIV/AIDS, health aspects of disaster and substance misuse. For more information on summer semester at SPH, please contact Laurelle Roberts, l.roberts@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 5309.
Summer semester courses
HPRM7004 - Introduction to substance use and misuse
(External)
This course presents an overview of biological, behavioural and social factors related to the development of drug and alcohol problems. It describes drug use and its epidemiology, problematic use and dependency, the pharmacology of major drug types, and addictions.
Course co-ordinator: Clinton Kempnich c.kempnich@sph.uq.edu.au
PUBH7009 Substance Use and Misuse in Special Populations
(External)
This course examines the intersectoral nature of responses to alcohol and drug problems. It explores the roles that exist for a wide range of agencies and key players both in the health field and well beyond health, looking at social policies and law enforcement strategies developed to control access to and the use of drugs. It also examines public health approaches and the use of harm minimization and prevention strategies in relation to drug use. A selection of special topics including drugs in sport, alcohol and drugs in the workplace and prisons will be discussed in detail. These topics often fall outside the mainstream areas of alcohol and drug discussion.
Course co-ordinator: Clinton Kempnich c.kempnich@sph.uq.edu.au
PUBH7118 Global HIV/AIDS
(24 Nov-29 Nov)
This course builds on other teaching on HIV/AIDS and considers in detail the situation around the globe including Africa, Asia, Central / South America, Europe, North America and Australia. It also covers transmission and surveillance of HIV/AIDS, interventions to reduce transmission, treatment, tuberculosis and HIV, determinants of at risk behaviours and personal, family, community and societal effects of HIV/AIDS including economic and political components.
Course co-ordinator: Dr Andrew Valley a.vallely@uq.edu.au
PUBH7117 - Health aspects of disasters
(17 Nov-21 Nov)
This course covers the common types of disasters and effects on health, nutrition and mortality; public health and medical responses; infectious disease and nutritional emergencies; refugee camps; co-ordination of donor and aid agencies; disaster preparedness and minimization of health hazards.
Course co-ordinator: Professor Richard Taylor r.taylor@sph.uq.edu.au
PUBH7124 - Tobacco Cessation and Control
(External)
This course covers: the health aspects of tobacco use worldwide; demographic patterns of tobacco use; strategies for tobacco control including behavioural and pharmacological support for individuals, legislation to restrict sales and use; taxation and population education.
Course co-ordinator: Mr Greg Fowler g.fowler@uq.edu.au
PUBH7616 - Burden of disease methods
(24 Nov-3 Dec)
An intensive workshop that aims to equip students with the core skills to conduct a national burden of disease study and to understand the key determinants of population health. The workshop is open to UQ students and (inter)national burden of disease researchers. Enrolled students pay an additional fee for the costs of the venue, teas, and lunches. Assumed Background: This is an intensive course with a lot of hands-on exercises requiring good basic knowledge of epidemiology and good skills in manipulating data in Excel.
Students need to obtain course co-ordinator’s permission before enrolling.
Course co-ordinator: Professor Theo Vos t.vos@sph.uq.edu.au
PUBH7900 - Project
Students engage in a guided research activity in a selected area of population health. The project is designed to be flexible, with the specific setting, activities and outcomes which include a comprehensive written report, negotiated between the student and advisor(s).
Students must obtain permission from their program co-ordinator before enrolling.
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