Public Health University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

The Public Health program at University of Melbourne offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required for a career in public health practice.  The Master of Public Health programs at the University of Melbourne is delivered by academic staff with extensive experience and depth of knowledge, who are leaders in their chosen fields of public health.

The Master of Public Health has three components. The core component includes up to six subjects that provide students with a rigorous, multidisciplinary foundation in public health theory and practice, that is essential to all aspects of public health practice.

The specialist component offers students the opportunity to focus on one or more key fields in public health and gain the skills and knowledge required for practice in the area.  Specialisations are offered in the fields of: Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Evaluation and Implementation Science; Gerontology; Global Health; Health, Gender and Society; Health Economics and Economic Evaluation; Health Policy, Systems and Practice, Indigenous Health; Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Sexual Health; MD-MPH (Restricted Entry Program)

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of the Master of Public Health graduates will be able to:

• Discuss the public health conceptual foundations
• Identify current public health challenges in global, Indigenous Australian and non-Indigenous Australian communities
• Describe the ways in which biology, the environment, indigenous status, society and culture interact and determine health
• Outline the organisational structures of the Australian and international public health systems

• Identify the key population based public health strategies

Careers

The Master of Public Health produces industry ready graduates who go onto a varied range of career options, such as:

• 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.