Our Master of Global Project Management and Master of Public Health duel degree combines leadership, project management and public health skills. Learn from industry-experts. Understand global health issues, health policy, systems and economics. Tackle health program and evaluation challenges.

This dual degree delivers a strong body of knowledge across both disciplines. The course promotes your ability to critically analyse and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention strategies, advocacy, leadership and management and epidemiology, while also employing core project management tools to manage complex stakeholders and projects.

This course comprises of 16 subjects. Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising 3 hours of facilitated study and 7 hours self-directed study.

Year 1:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects

• Principles of Project Management | PROJ6000

• Project Planning and Budgeting | PROJ6002

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

• Project Execution and Control | PROJ6003

• Global and Environmental Health Issues | PUBH6002

• Health Systems and Economics | PUBH6003

• Management, People and Teams | MGT600

• Health Policy and Advocacy | PUBH6001

Year 2:

These eight core subjects must be completed.

Core subjects:

• Contracts and Procurement | PROJ6004

• Integrated Project Management - PROJ6017 / PROJ6001

• Health Promotion and Community Health | PUBH6206 

• Project, Portfolio and Program Management - PROJ6018

• Epidemiology | PUBH6005

• Biostatistics |STAT6200

• Project Management Capstone | PROJ6016

• Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation | PUBH6007

The Master of Global Project Management together with the Master of Public Health will help you to critically analyse and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention strategies, advocacy, leadership and management, and epidemiology while employing core project management tools to take demanding roles and programs in government, allied health, aid and development, hospitals and health service departments.

Potential career paths:

• Executive Director
  Average salary: $90,428 - $213,516
• General Manager
  Average salary: $100,000 - $200,000
• Entrepreneur
  Average salary: $100,772 - $139,070
• Health Policy Advisor
  Average salary: $103,000 - $116,000

Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years of relevant professional experience.

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