Overview

Public health professionals play a critical role in improving population wellbeing, shaping health policy, and responding to complex global health challenges.

You'll learn how social conditions, environments and systems shape health ¿ and how to apply this understanding to reduce inequities, prevent disease and improve health outcomes across complex and varied community and policy contexts.

This Public Health programme from Griffith University is ideal if you're seeking to advance your career in health policy and planning, build population-level expertise to complement clinical or allied health experience, pursue public health roles locally or internationally, or transition into public health from a health or science background.

Career

Graduates are prepared for roles that lead health promotion, prevention and behaviour-change initiatives across government, community and global health settings.

This may include opportunities such as:

Health promotion practitioner

Community health programme lead

Policy and programme officer

Epidemiology or population health analyst

Research assistant or public health researcher

Programme coordinator or manager

Roles within government departments, NGOs, healthcare organisations and international agencies

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community Engagement in Health Promotion

Global Health and Human Rights

Epidemiology: Principles and Practices

Research Inquiry

Public Health Practice

Global Health: Priorities and Interventions

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-22 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-11-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-19 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Brisbane, Australia

Disciplines

Public Health View 152 other Masters in Public Health in Australia

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Cricos code - 002408D

a recognised Bachelor degree (or higher) in a related discipline and two years relevant work experience

a Graduate Certificate in a related discipline

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Tuition Fees

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39000 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

10999 AUD / year

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Living costs

Brisbane

Australia

1402 - 2528 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Credits

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Disciplines

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English requirements

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General requirements

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