Global Health

Overview

Students taking subjects from this specialisation will be trained to work in reducing global health inequity. Students will learn about common health challenges occurring across the globe, and how to work in partnership to develop innovative solutions for health inequity across low, middle- and high-income countries. Within this specialisation students have the opportunity to focus on the health of different populations (i.e. women, children, adolescents or people with a disability), and/or to focus on specific approaches to health (e.g. human rights, primary health care, or health promotion), and or to focus on specific global health issues (ie. non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, or mental health). Possible roles in the field include government health officer, government health technical advisor, program officer, consultant technical advisor, global health researcher, community development officer. Organisations that employ people in the global health field include government ministries of health and foreign affairs, international non-government organisations, United Nations Agencies, development banks, global health, development and research consulting firms; and community-based organisations focused on health equity and development.

Last updated: 10 November 2023

Structure

Subject Options

Core Subjects

Highly Recommended Electives

Students cannot enrol in both POPH90137 and POPH90131. They must choose to enrol in only one of these.

Other Recommended Electives

Capstone

There are three Capstone options to choose from - please refer to the Course Entry for detailed information on each of these:

1. Research Project
2. Professional Practice Unit
3. Capstone selective subject & an additional elective

Last updated: 10 November 2023