Overview

Are you a science graduate or professional with a keen interest in identifying and controlling infectious diseases? This important field is ever evolving, with ongoing advancements in research and practice. Join leading scientists in combating the persistent threat infectious diseases pose to individuals and communities globally.

As a graduate from Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (Advanced Practice and Innovation) from Murdoch University, you’ll have specialist knowledge in infectious disease outbreak and control. You will learn from leading scientists in infectious disease research and gain practical lab experience.

Career:

As a graduate, you may find employment in both the public and private sectors. Your skills in medical microbiology may be applied across a wide range of industries including:

Government agencies and departments of health
International health organisations and NGOs
Food production and safety
Pharmaceutical companies
Medical biotechnology companies
Medical diagnostic industry, and
Infectious disease research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles Of Infectious Diseases

Zoonoses, Pandemic Surveillance and Preparedness

Medical Laboratory Technologies

Microbial Bioinformatics

Vaccine Science and Technology

Antimicrobial Drug Discovery

Food Microbiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

6

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Perth, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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115

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TOEFL^® IBT

60

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50

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of Science in a cognate discipline (AQF Level 7). Other AQF Level 7 qualifications will be considered if they are broadly relevant to infectious diseases and contain units in biological or chemical sciences, at the discretion of the Academic Chair. OR Successful completion of the requirements for G1097 (Graduate Diploma in Infectious Disease) or or C1173 (Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases).

CRICOS code 116292H

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Tuition Fees

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89120 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

19072 AUD / year

≈ 19072 AUD / year

Living costs

Perth

Australia

1328 - 2367 AUD / month

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Funding

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