Master of Public Health

at Australian National University

Program Structure

The Master of Public Health requires the completion of 96 units, of which:

A minimum of 24 units must come from 8000- level courses

The 96 units must consist of:

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
 

• POPH8100 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (6 units)

• POPH8101 Biostatistics in Population Health (6 units)

• POPH8103 Introduction to Health Services Research and Policy (6 units)

• POPH8108 Social and Cultural Determinants of Health (6 units)

A minimum of 12 units from completion of Public Health Topics courses from the following list:
 

• CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research (6 units)

• DEMO8063 Spatial Population Data Analysis (6 units)

• POPH8102 Global Population Health (6 units)

• POPH6115 Health Promotion and Protection (6 units)

• POPH8318 Human Health, Environment and Climate Change (6 units)

• POPH8918 Life Course Approaches to Human Ageing (6 units)

• POPM8001 Research, Treatment, Policy: Current Issues in Mental Health (6 units)

A minimum of 12 units from completion of integrative courses from the following list:
 

• POPH8313 Analysis of Public Health Data (6 units)

• POPH8315 Research Design and Methods (6 units)

• POPH8316 Outbreak Investigation (6 units)

• POPH8317 Public Health Surveillance (6 units)

• SOCR8003 Qualitative Research Analysis (6 units)

A maximum of 24 units from completion of Public Health Electives courses from the following list:
 

• BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World (6 units)

• CHMD8001 Directed Readings in Culture, Health and Medicine (6 units)

• CHMD8005 Representing Medicine: Performance, Drama and Identity (6 units)

• CHMD8006 Global Health and Development (6 units)

• CHMD8009 Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions (6 units)

• CHMD8011 Refugee Health: From Displacement to Resettlement (6 units)

• CHMD8019 Culture, Health and Medicine Internship (6 units)

• DEMO8008 Principles of Population Analysis (6 units)

• DEMO8048 Gender and Population (6 units)

• HIST6112 Plagues, Pandemics and Public Health in History (6 units)

• IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy (6 units)

• INDG8001 Indigenous Peoples and Development in Australia: principles and practices for Indigenous-led change (6 units)

• INDG8003 Understanding Indigenous Wellbeing: Demographic and Socioeconomic Change (6 units)

• INDG8004 Australian Indigenous Policy (6 units)

• LAWS8237 Health Law and Bioethics (6 units)

• LING6034 Communication in Health Care (6 units)

• NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons (6 units)

24 units from completion of further courses from any of the following lists:
 

• Public Health Topics

• ANU Electives

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. 

Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. 

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0. 

However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. 

If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: 
 

• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or

• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency. 

Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

Annual indicative fee for international students

$48,802

Employment Opportunities

Kick-start your rewarding career in public health. 

The Master of Public Health is designed for health professionals seeking a qualification to equip them for management; graduates wanting a qualification in public health practice; and health administrators and policy workers needing a qualification to assist their career. 

Master of Public Health graduates can use the program as a stepping stone into global health or medicine, including with the World Health Organisation. Some choose to specialise as epidemiologists.