The Master of Public Health builds upon existing knowledge to better prepare you to be a leader in innovation and solve complex issues on a national and international scale. You will learn strategies and techniques to prevent disease and promote health, health policies, ethical practice and more.

Available as a double degree with a Master of Business Administration or a Master of Global Project Management.

This degree gives health professionals from a broad range of backgrounds the advanced knowledge and skills to address public health challenges locally and around the world. You’ll enhance your understanding of current global and environmental health issues, ethical practice, health policy, systems and economics, along with social, behavioural and cultural determinants of health and welfare.

Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising 3 hours of facilitated study and 7 hours self-directed study.

Year 1:
Requirements:

These seven core subjects must be completed. Additionally you're required to select one specialisation from the specialisations tab. 

Core subjects:

• Social, Behavioural and Cultural Factors in Public Health | PUBH6000

• Global and Environmental Health Issues | PUBH6002

• Health Systems and Economics | PUBH6003

• Epidemiology | PUBH6005

• Health Promotion and Community Health | PUBH6206 

• Biostatistics |STAT6200

• Health Policy and Advocacy | PUBH6001

Year 2:
Requirements:

This core subject must be completed. Additionally you're required to select three electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects:

• Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation | PUBH6007

Specialisation:

Requirements:

Choose one specialisation subjects below in year one.

Specialisation subjects:

• Digital Health and Informatics | DHI401

• Design Thinking | DTH501

Electives:

Requirements:

Choose three electives subject below in year two.

Elective subjects:

• Self Care & Developing Resilience | SDR404

• Advanced Therapeutic Communication | ATC401

• Life Stages and Development | LSD403

• Mental Health | MEH505

• Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health | PUBH6013

• Research and Innovation Major Project A |RIP603

• Research and Innovation Major Project B | RIP604

• Positive Aging | POA612

• Grief and Loss | GAL613

• Social and Emotional Well-being in Australian Indigenous Populations | SEW615

• Empowerment and Advocacy | EPA618

• Consumer Rights and Advocacy | CRA616

• Management Perspectives | MGMT6012

• Dynamic Leadership | MGT601

• Management, People and Teams | MGT600

• Business Decision Analytics | MGT602

• Principles of Project Management | PROJ6000

• Project Planning and Budgeting | PROJ6002

• Project Execution and Control | PROJ6003

• Agile Project Management | MIS608

• Critical Reading and Research Proposal | MGT621

• Contracts and Procurement | PROJ6004

• Organisational Behaviour and People Management | PROJ6006

• Economic Principles and Decision Making | ECON6000

• Marketing | MKTG6002

• Financial Management | FIN600

Public Health professionals work in a range of roles in government, private, not-for-profit organisations and the university sector. The potential career paths are diverse and can be found in a range of employment settings.

Potential career paths:

• Health Promotion Officer
  Average salary: $80,769 - $99,500
• Health Services Worker
  Average salary: $65,000 - $109,000
• Community Development Officer
  Average salary: $77,584 - $96,137
• Research and Development Officer
  Average salary: $82,000 - $111,000

Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Academic IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0) or equivalent.