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 points of Dissertation, or 12 credit points of Professional Practice, with a reduction in elective units; or 6 credit points of Special Project; or another equivalent unit of study).

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

Please note: students should enrol in PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges in their first semester of study.