To apply for admission to the Master of Public Health, a student must:
hold a suitable bachelor degree in a related field (Public Health, Health Services Management, Environmental Health, Allied Health, Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Clinical Research, Biomedical Health and Social Science)
OR hold a suitable qualification (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Bachelor Honours degree) in a related field such as Public Health; Health Services Management; Environmental Health; Allied Health, Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Clinical, Research Biomedical Health and Social Science (students admitted with one of these qualifications may be eligible for up to 40 credit points of credit)
OR have completed the Graduate Certificate in Public Health (3147) with a GPA of 4.0 or higher (students admitted via this pathway will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing for the courses completed in the Graduate Certificate program).
English Requirements
A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
This program helps you to develop and further your career in public health practice, research and/or management. It allows you to re-orientate your work interests in health to disease prevention and health promotion and is widely recognised both nationally and internationally as the public health credential for careers in public health.
These programs focus on the socio-ecological model of public health that emphasises and analyses the important interactions between the social, biological, economic and environmental determinants of health. They enable you to apply this analytical skill set to plan, implement and evaluate population based interventions that protect and promote health.
The program has a strong focus on international health and provides you with the opportunity to focus your public health studies by selecting a range of electives in areas such as public health nutrition, health promotion, climate change, international health, environmental health, and health services management.
CRICOS CODE:002408D
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DISSERTATION PATHWAY
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Public Health (4094). To exit (after completing 70 credit points of core courses plus 10 credit points of elective courses), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
DISSERTATION PATHWAY WITH ADVANCED STANDING
Year 1
Students must complete the following course:
Students must complete 30 credit points from the following courses which were not completed for the Graduate Certificate in Public Health:
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
STANDARD PATHWAY
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Public Health (4094). To exit (after completing 60 credit points of core courses plus 20 credit points of elective courses), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
STANDARD PATHWAY WITH ADVANCED STANDING
Year 1
Students must complete 30 credit points from the following courses which were not completed for the Graduate Certificate in Public Health:
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
There are diverse career opportunities for professionals interested in moving into the public health field, developing health research skills and/or furthering competency development in public health practice areas such as:
international health
humanitarian aid
health program planning and evaluation
health promotion
health policy
epidemiology and biostatistics
environmental health management
maternal and child health
public health nutrition.
You will be prepared for a variety of career opportunities with state and federal health departments, in public health units/teams, community health, local government, and in academia. Public health graduates are also highly sought after by NGO health agencies and international aid agencies.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
