Master of Public Health

at University of Melbourne

Core

Complete all of the following
 

• Foundations of Public Health

• 12.5 pts
   

• Biostatistics

• 12.5 pts
   

• Epidemiology 1

• 12.5 pts
   

• Public Health Leadership and Management

• 12.5 pts
   

• Qualitative Research in Public Health

• 12.5 pts
   

• Prioritising & Planning in Public Health

• 12.5 pts

Capstone
 

There are three Capstone options to choose from including a Research Project, Professional Practice Unit or Capstone selective subject (POPH90227 Public health in Practice) and an additional elective
 

Research project option A
 

• Research Project in Public Health Part 1

• 12.5 pts
   

• Research Project in Public Health Part 2

• 12.5 pts
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Research project option B
 

• Research Project in Public Health - S

• 25 pts

Electives
 

The highly recommended electives meet the requirements for working in this field and can be different to the electives required to complete a research project in this area.

Highly recommended electives
 

• Regression Methods in Health Research

• 12.5 pts
   

• Epidemiology 2

• 12.5 pts
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Other recommended electives
 

• Epidemiology in Practice

• 12.5 pts
   

• Infectious Disease Epidemiology

• 12.5 pts
   

• Genetic Epidemiology

• 12.5 pts
   

• Infectious Diseases Modelling

• 12.5 pts
   

• Survival Analysis & Regression for Rates

• 12.5 pts
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• Economic Evaluation 1

• 12.5 pts

In order to be considered applicants must have completed:
 

• Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation,

• Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health,

• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology,

• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health, or

• Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
   

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
 

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline, with a weighted average mark of at least 65%, or equivalent OR

• an undergraduate degree and one of the following Graduate Certificates from the University of Melbourne, with a weighted average mark of at least 65%:
   

• In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
   

  • Prior academic performance; and

  • Public health and health-related work experience, as evidenced by a CV provided by the candidate.
     

• The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
   

• Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
   

Notes:
 

• Advanced Standing: Successful applicants may be eligible for either 25 or 50 points advanced standing under the following circumstances:
   

  25 Points Advanced Standing:
   

  Successful applicants with an undergraduate health professional degree and a weighted average mark of 65% or higher may receive 25 points of advanced standing
   

  50 Points Advanced Standing:
   

  Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 50 points of advanced standing:

  • a medical degree, or

  • an undergraduate degree in public health, or

  • An undergraduate degree and at least two years appropriate full-time work experience in a public health or professional healthcare setting, or

  • a Master’s Degree (Research or Coursework) or PhD in health or public health
     

Applicants who have completed subjects within the following degrees from the University of Melbourne may receive advanced standing (with credit)
 

• Graduate Certificates in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities

• Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation

• Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

• Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health

• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health
   

• The Graduate Certificates listed provide credit for entry to the Master of Public Health. Any of the abovementioned Graduate Certificates cannot be taken concurrently with the Master of Public Health. The Graduate Certificates cannot be claimed retrospectively when the relevant subjects are taken as part of a completed Master of Public Health.

• Students enrolled in the University of Melbourne Doctor of Medicine (MD) may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Public Health after the completion of the third year of the MD and may receive 37.5 points of advanced standing (25 points unspecified credit into the MPH (MD) and 12.5 specific credit against the CORE subject POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health OR the CORE subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management.)  This pathway is not available to students who have already completed the MD and quotas may be applied to both CSP and fee-based enrolments.

• Students currently enrolled in their first year of the Master of Public Health (MPH) who have been successful in gaining entry to the MD are eligible for entry to the MD-MPH Intercalated degree providing they have completed POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health, POPH90013 Biostatistics, POPH90014 Epidemiology 1, POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health, POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning Public Health and Four Elective Subjects. MPH students who study part-time and successfully undertake the requisite nine subjects over a period exceeding a year and enter the MD subsequently will also be considered eligible for the MPH (MD). Students will receive specified credit against the core subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management. If students have completed only eight subjects prior to entering the MD, they will then be required to complete an elective subject from the MPH during their MD studies.

• Indicative first year fee AUD$50,496
   
• Indicative total course fee AUD$103,516

The Master of Public Health produces industry ready graduates who go onto a varied range of career options. We often find that students come into the degree and find career options that they had never considered. Local and international students can find work in Australia and overseas, depending on their area of focus. In a recent alumni survey we found that the most common type of organisation to be employed in post-graduation were (highest to lowest):
 

• Non-Government Organisations, for example international health agencies (either based in Australia or overseas) and large and small local disease specific agencies;

• Government affiliated organisations, such as hospitals, primary health care organisation, large international health organisations;

• Government (Local, State and Federal);

• Universities and Research Institutions;

• Private companies, usually based in Australia. These can be the larger consulting firms, smaller health focused consulting firms, health communication companies or the pharmaceutical industry.
   

The roles students gain post-graduation can be varied. In the recent alumni survey mentioned above we found from 70 students over 50 job titles post-graduation.  

Career pathways
 

• Awareness Officer    

• Epidemiologist    

• Health Promotion,

• Planning and Evaluation Officer    

• Public Health Associate

• Capacity Building Officer    

• Ethics Officer    

• Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator    

• Public Health Consultant

• Communications and Policy Officer    

• Evaluation Officer    

• Policy Officer    

• Quality Advisor

• Community Health and Wellbeing Officer    

• Health Coordinator    

• Program Officer/Manager/Coordinator    

• (Senior) Research Assistant

• Data Analyst    

• Health Economist    

• Project Officer/Manager/Coordinator