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Master of Public Health

PostgraduateGRF-MPH-MAS2021

Course information for 2021 intake View information for 2025 course intake

Get set to take your public health career to the next level

Further your career in research, management or public health practice. Examine the key  determinants of health, including the social, biological, economic and environmental factors. Focus on international health and choose from a range of electives.

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Total subjects
12

Indicative total fee

$30,750

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Master of Public Health

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Career opportunities

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.

Australian job snapshots

Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.

RoleEarnings Employment change
Health and Welfare Services ManagersOver $120K Up 56.6%
Health Promotion OfficersN/A^ Up 44%
Policy and Planning ManagersOver $120K Up 53.8%
^ There is no data available

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