Overview

The Health Policy and Planning program at the University of Sydney offers a strong and explicit focus on health policy, moving beyond administration and management to progress early-mid public service careers.

Who is it for?

Our course is designed for those who are engaged or planning a career in health policy wishing to extend their knowledge in health services, policymaking, leadership or conceptual modelling, as well as health practitioners who are interested in strategic decision making and systems thinking.

Career paths

Our Master of Health Policy and Planning enables graduates to work at a high level across the health sector, whether it be in government and policy roles, leading health services, or working in advocacy, strategy, political advisory, regulation, or business development.

There are many employment opportunities for health policy graduates to work in a range of organisations across different spheres. These include:

commonwealth and state departments of health,
area health services,
local health service providers,
non-government service providers and,
community and consumer-based advocacy groups.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Policy and Health Economics
Health Systems and Financing
Analysing Health Policy
Health Policy and Health Economics
Health Systems and Financing
Analysing Health Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Health Administration Social Policy View 58 other Masters in Health Administration in Australia

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 053869G
a bachelor's degree with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification and a minimum of 1 year of work experience in a health or policy related field; or
completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate; or
completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma, or equivalent qualification.
If English is not your first language, you may be able to prove English proficiency with an approved English skills test taken within 2 years of commencing the course.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

61700 AUD / year

≈ 61700 AUD / year
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Citizens or residents

9537 AUD / year

≈ 9537 AUD / year

Additional Details

Commonwealth supported places: Tuition fees for this year are not available yet.

Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

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Funding

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