Kick-start a rewarding career in public health in just one year! Whether you are looking to change your career direction, or upskill for a promotion, this is the perfect postgraduate program to give you that much needed competitive edge. Intended for people from diverse educational backgrounds and those working in a variety of settings, including health departments and community organisations, the Master of Public Health is a flexible degree, designed to give you a broad introduction to public health and to provide you with the skills and knowledge to define, critically assess and resolve public health issues within a community, whilst catering for your individual career goals.

Through innovative and applied education tools, expert industry engaged academics, and a specifically tailored career support program, you’ll gain an understanding of contemporary public health issues, and learn practical techniques for analysing and evaluating public health problems in Australia and globally. Whether you study online or on campus, this program provides real experiences in public health through core courses that are designed to give you the skills you need, and electives that suit your interests. Workplace-related learning and research projects can be readily incorporated for those who work in relevant public health jobs.

The Master of Public Health will provide you with a comprehensive education at a superior level. Designed for individuals who have already successfully completed a bachelor degree in an approved public health related discipline, key areas of study include:

• professional public health practice
• disease prevention and control
• health promotion
• health systems
• policy and health economics
• Aboriginal health

2024 Program Handbook

Refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

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As a graduate of the Master of Public Health, your skills and knowledge will prepare you for roles including:

• Health Educator
• Health Promotion Officer
• Field Scientist/Practitioner
• Public Health Surveillance Officer
• Policy Officer
• Health Communications Specialist

You may also work across a range of public health areas including:

• Public health units
• Local Health Districts
• State and Commonwealth departments
• General practice
• Non-government organisations
• Academic institutions
• United Nations agencies
• International health, development and humanitarian agencies

Minimum of a four year undergraduate degree in a field related to public health such as medicine, biomedical/medical science, nursing, allied health, dentistry, psychology, veterinary science

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550; TOEFL internet based score of 79; IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5; PTE GSE score of 58; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.