Master of Public Health(Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence

Program structure

The Master of Public Health (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence can be completed in two years of full-time study or four years part-time. The program is made up of 16 courses total, including:

• seven core courses

• five elective courses

• additional electives which include a research project or research methodology course

Core courses

• Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health

• Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems

• Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control

• Outbreak Investigation and Intelligence

• Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence

• Foundations of Epidemiology

• Foundations of Biostatistics

Elective courses

• Immunisation Policy and Practice

• Applied Research Methods for Public Health

• Politics, Surveillance and Public Health

• The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts

• Communicable Disease Control in Global Health

• Predictive Modelling in Public Health

• Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting

For entry into this program, you must have one of the following:

• An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, MD).

• An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management.

In exceptional circumstances, applicants with extensive relevant professional work experience (e.g., hospital-trained nurses, paramedics, Aboriginal health workers) may be considered. A minimum of five years full-time relevant professional experience is required and an interview with the School of Population Health may be conducted.

Relevant fields

Examples of relevant fields include, but are not restricted to:

• medicine

• nursing 

• allied health

• health sciences

• biomedical sciences

• dentistry

• sociology

• behavioural and social sciences

• psychology

• marketing

• human services

• emergency services

• environmental health

• veterinary science

• health administration

• business

• management

• engineering 

• law 

• science 

• mathematics and statistics

• economics

• policy studies

• development studies.

Indicative First Year Fee

AU $48,995

There’s strong demand in Australia and globally for professionals with specialised interdisciplinary skills in public health and infectious diseases. This program can lead to a career in:

• government departments and ministries of health

• public health networks

• local area health services

• universities and research institutes

• international health policy and funding institutions

• non-governmental agencies

• mental health services

• Indigenous health organisations

• military and first responder organisations

• health education and advocacy

• research.