Public Health
Admission requirements
Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Public Health requires:
- a bachelor degree.
Admission to the Master of Public Health requires:
- completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma; or
- a bachelor degree in public health, medicine, medical science, nursing, allied health (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, optometry), dentistry, veterinary science, education, communication and journalism, science, arts, psychology, social science, political science, policy analysis, government, international relations, engineering, architecture, mathematics, law, economics, commerce, business, accounting or marketing.
Applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in a field not listed above, plus have other professional or non-professional qualifications and/or substantial relevant experience or other qualifications, may also be eligible for admission.
See the course Rules for further details.
Course structure
The Graduate Diploma in Public Health requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:
- 36 credit points of core units of study; and
- 12 credit points of elective units of study, with a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 1 of the Table of units of study.
The Master of Public Health requires the successful completion of 72 credit points of units of study including:
- 36 credit points of core units of study; and
- 30 credit points of elective units of study, with a minimum of 18 credit points from Part 1 of the Table of units of study
- 6 credit points of capstone (or 12 credit point Research Project with reduction in elective units).
Pattern of enrolment and pathways
For Graduate Diploma in Public Health, students must complete the set 36 credit points of core units and can then choose at least one elective unit from the Part 1 list.
For Master of Public Health, students must complete the set 36 credit points of core units and can then decide whether to follow the general degree program, choosing electives from across the degree offerings, or they can choose a specialisation within the degree.
All students must complete the required credit point value of core units of study regardless of elective choice.
The specialisation options are:
- Chronic Disease Prevention
- Communicable Disease Control
- Health Promotion and Advocacy
- Research Methods
If you are thinking of undertaking training in the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM), you should note that the AFPHM have requirements for the content of the MPH you undertake. You should contact the AFPHM to confirm the exact requirements, as these may change over time.
Core units of study
Core Units of Study | Credit point | Semester | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Diploma students must complete 36 credit points of core units of study, Master students must complete 42 credit points of core units of study |
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PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | S1 | face to face (evening or day); online |
PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | S1 | face to face (evening or day); online |
PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | S1 | block mode; online |
PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges |
6 | S1, S2 | block mode; online |
HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | S1 | block mode; online |
PUBH5505 Qualitative Health Research |
6 | S2 | block mode; online |
Additional core units of study for Master's students | |||
PUBH5134 Capstone in Public Health |
6 | S1, S2 | block mode; online |