Overview
The Master of Public Health is the pinnacle level of study in the CQUniversity suite of postgraduate public health courses. This innovative course will introduce you to the social-ecological model of health. This model which is strongly aligned with contemporary trends and challenges in public health provides the basis for innovative interventions for social change. Unlike other public health courses that traditionally focus on the medical model of health, the Master of Public Health will also incorporate a social perspective of public health skills, knowledge and practice. Very practical in nature and designed with best practices and contemporary health trends in mind, this course will provide the professional development opportunity you need to develop your career in public health.
In this innovative course, the origins and evolution of public health and the underlying principles of community-based and community-led public health will be explored. The social-ecological model of health forms the basis of the Master of Public Health and you will study complex adaptive systems thinking and how this influences the way we think about public health.
You will have the opportunity to apply these concepts in practical ways in both strengths-based and disease-prevention approaches. This will ensure that you apply your learning to real-world situations.
You will have the opportunity to shape this degree to your own needs by selecting from a range of electives.
Transcript
Public health is a really fascinating discipline and it would particularly suit people from a variety of different interests.
So if you're interested in studying something to do with health but aren't interested in doing the blood and guts or the shift work or being exposed to sick people, public health is a really good discipline to choose.
What attracted me to the Master of Public Health is the course is designed alongside industry an incorporates hands-on, practical learning experiences such as field and laboratory work, project based learning and work placements, which is remarkable and holds a lot of potential.
A career in public health has recently become more attractive after recent movements to preventive medicine.
The pursuit of a satisfying and meaningful career is my ultimate goal, and the course is a stepping stone along the path to a future career.
Our degree is special. It's a really high standard. We've got great recognition with employers. I've only ever received positive feedback from employers about our graduates. So, it's a great opportunity to come here and study with this at CQUniversity.
At all stages along the way, we keep you in touch with what's really happening in industry, about how things are done in industry.
So that when you do go out into work, you are well prepared for what you're going to need to do.
We have a really close relationship with industry partners and we make sure that when meeting their needs as well as the needs of the students.
This course would suit people with inquiring minds. So, if you want to be the sort of person who goes out and solves problems that are related to people's health. That you know, you really want to get into the nitty gritty behind.
It's incredibly varied, so if you don't want to get stuck behind a desk every day, you want to be out meeting people, being on the road. If you don't mind traveling, that's great because If you're working in the regions quite often, there's travel out to outlying areas.
If you're interested in making a difference at a community or a population level rather than just influencing one person who has a problem, then public health is a career that you should really think about.
Study Experience
- Authentic Learning Experiences
- Experienced Teaching Team
- Seamless Pathways
- Work-integrated learning