Public Health - Global Development

Overview

Be equipped with the interdisciplinary skills and expertise to address pressing global challenges in public health and global development. Gain an in-depth understanding of the urgent issues facing vulnerable communities through JCU’s unique position as a university for the Tropics that has worldwide impact.

Be prepared to develop strategies for addressing both current and future challenges through the Master of Public Health — Master of Global Development degree (MPH-MGlobDev), which is highly attuned to the development challenges of the next decade. This degree is the first joint Master’s program in Australia to respond to the development needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. You will gain key conceptual and practical skills to understand and respond to shifting landscapes of public health and human development.

Career Opportunities 

As a graduate of the Public Health - Global Development from James Cook University, you will have strong skills in project and resource management, leadership, planning, critical evaluation and advanced research as well as extensive practical experience. As the MPH-MGlobDev is the first of its kind in Australia, you will stand out from the crowd as a professional with a unique combination of expertise in both public health and development, knowledge which has become highly valuable in a world drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Master of Public Health — Master of Global Development prepares you for a career with unlimited potential. Your knowledge and skills are highly applicable in many areas of health, education, and development, allowing you to enter a wide variety of positions. Highly regarded by employers, health and development graduates are sought after within a range of national and international NGOs, government departments, local councils and private sector operators working in global development.