Master of Public Health (Extended)

Improve community health outcomes.

Do you want to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of communities in Australia and around the world to help close the gap in the health status of socially excluded communities?

UC’s Master of Public Health will help you gain the skills needed to analyse health information and plan and manage public health programs for populations, communities and individuals.

This course is delivered in partnership with the esteemed UC Health Research Institute to help you gain the skills needed to analyse health information and plan and manage public health programs for communities and populations.

Open to graduates from a wide range of fields, including clinical and non-clinical health professionals, you’ll delve into a broad range of topics including:

Key features of the extended course are enhanced training in epidemiology and biostatistics and increased work-integrated learning opportunities, allowing you to apply your selected public health expertise in mentored workplace settings.

This interdisciplinary degree has a focus on the ecological model of public health that emphasises and analyses the important interactions between the social, biological, economic and environmental influences on human health.

You’ll graduate equipped with the skills and knowledge to confidently understand and deliver the core elements of public health. Your understanding of the multiple systems in which public health operates will allow you to investigate and apply interdisciplinary and creative approaches to address real world problems, within the goals of sustainable development.

The course also has an emphasis on health equity and the development of culturally safe public health practices with a spotlight on First Nation’s health imperatives, locally and globally.

A completed bachelor degree. Admission to this course is competitive. Applications will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and the number of available places.

There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 7.0, with no band score below 6.5. For alternate/equivalent ways of meeting the English requirements for this course please view the English Proficiency Requirements document on the university website.

Career opportunities

Completion of this course opens doors to a variety of careers in public health, including but not limited to: