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Doctor of Medicine // Structure

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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 OR the CORE subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management. Students should complete:

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


Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 the course structure and subjects for the Year 2022 cohort have been altered as follows:

The MPH (MD) is a 200-point program. Successful applicants will be granted a total of 43.75 points advanced standing: 25 points unspecified credit into the MPH (MD), 12.5 specific credit against the CORE subject POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health OR the CORE subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management, and 6.25 points unspecified credit for completion of a Trainee Internship in Population Health during the final year of the MD. Students should complete:

  • FIVE core subjects
  • FIVE elective subjects
  • MEDS90035 MD Research Skills 1 AND MEDS90036 MD Research Skills 2 (Year 3 of the MD program)


Subject Options

Core Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90013 Biostatistics
Semester 1 (Online)
 12.5
POPH90014 Epidemiology 1
Semester 1 (Online)
 12.5
POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
 12.5
POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health
July (Online)
 12.5

And ONE of the following:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

Students must choose FOUR elective subjects from the available electives in the Master of Public Health

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

Scholarly Selective

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MEDS90026 MD Research Project 2
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 50


Due to the outbreak of COVID 19 the Elective Subjects and Scholarly Selective for the Year 2022 cohort have been altered as follows:

Elective Subjects

Students must choose FIVE elective subjects from the available electives in the Master of Public Health

  • 2 x electives held during the March – June period
  • 3 x electives held during the July – Dec period

Scholarly Selective

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MEDS90035 MD Research Skills 1
February (Online)
 6.25

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MEDS90036 MD Research Skills 2
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Last updated: 15 December 2022