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Master of Public HealthInformal specialisationYear: 2022

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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. This pathway is not available to students who have already completed the MD and quotas may be applied to both CSP and fee-based enrolments.

Students currently enrolled in their first year of the Master of Public Health (MPH) who have been successful in gaining entry to the MD are eligible for entry to the MD-MPH Intercalated degree providing they have completed POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health, POPH90013 Biostatistics, POPH90014 Epidemiology 1, POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health, POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning Public Health and Four Elective Subjects.  MPH students who study part-time and successfully undertake the requisite nine subjects over a period exceeding a year and enter the MD subsequently will also be considered eligible for the MPH (MD).

Last updated: 15 December 2022

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