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Master of Public HealthInformal specialisationYear: 2020

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Overview

The Master of Public Health (MD) is offered to students enrolled in the MD at the University of Melbourne. This program is designed for those students who wish to combine future medical practice with work that protects and improves the health of communities through education, primary prevention, reform and research. This recognizes the need to produce outstanding graduates that have the ability to address growing disparities in health care, health promotion and the global burden of disease. The MD/MPH is fully integrated, allowing students to undertake the MPH between the third and fourth year of the MD program so that they might develop public health interests as an integral part of their medical training.
Applicants apply to undertake the MPH component of the MD/MPH at the start of the MD-Year Three. After being accepted students take a leave of absence from the MD program at the end of third year, complete their MPH coursework and return for the final stage of the MD program one year later.

Mid Year Entry: No

Duration: 1 Year Full Time

Quota: Yes

Intended learning outcomes

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Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

The MPH (MD) is a 200 point program. Successful applicants will be granted a total of 37.5 points advanced standing (25 points unspecified credit into the MPH (MD) and 12.5 specific credit against the CORE subject POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health). Students will then need to complete:

  • FIVE core subjects
  • FOUR elective subjects, and
  • MEDS90026 Scholarly Selective 2 (Year 4 of the MD program)

Subject Options

Core Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90013 Biostatistics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90014 Epidemiology 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

Students must choose four electives subjects in the Master of Public Health:

  • 2 x electives held during the March - June period
  • 2 x standard held during the July - Dec period

Scholarly Selective

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MEDS90026 MD Research Project 2
January (On Campus - Parkville)
 50

Last updated: 30 January 2024