Master of Global Health/Master of Public Health

at University of New South Wales

Full program structure
The Master of Global Health/Master of Public Health can be completed in 1.7 years of full-time study or three years part-time. The program is made up of 12 courses total, including:
 

• five core courses
• seven elective courses

Core courses
 

• Health Promotion and Social Perspectives of Health
• Foundations in Public Health and Health Care Systems
• Global Health and Development
• Foundations of Epidemiology
• Foundations of Biostatistics

Elective courses

You can choose three courses from the following:
 

• UNSW School of Population Health (SPH) courses
• Arizona State University (ASU) Medicine courses
• Community Development
• Immunisation Policy and Practice
• Program Design and Evaluation
• Applied Research Methods for Public Health
• Policy Studies
• Health Economics & Finance for Developing Countries
• Comparative Health Care Systems
• Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• Environmental Health
• The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
• Health Aspects of Crises, Emergencies and Disasters
• Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
• Communicable Disease Control in Global Health
• Global Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer Prevention
• Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting
• Outbreak Investigation and Intelligence
• Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence

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.

IELTS Requirements
 

• 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

Fees & Scholarships

2022 Indicative First Year Fee
$49,000*

2022 Indicative Fee to Complete Degree
$73,980*

*Fees are subject to annual review by the University and may increase annually, with the new fees effective from the start of each calendar year. The indicative fees listed here are based on an estimated average and are for tuition only other fees and charges are not included. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year to enrol, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (8 courses per year).

Future careers
There’s strong demand for global and public health professionals in the public and private health sectors, both within Australia and internationally. Our graduates typically find work through a range of employers, including bilateral and multilateral international aid organisations, UN-based organisations, civil society and NGOs, private foundations, health departments, academia and development-based organisations.

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.