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Master of Public Health (244CW)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2023 Delivered: Mixed Attendance Mode (Parkville)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
Contact
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Coordinator
Helen Jordan
Overview
Award title | Master of Public Health |
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Year & campus | 2023 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 020358D |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 200 credit points |
Duration | 24 months full-time or 48 months part-time |
The Master of Public Health offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required for a career in public health practice. Within the course students are exposed to the core foundations of public health theory and practice and also have the opportunity to specialise in the advanced public health training streams offered through the University of Melbourne. The Master of Public Health programs at the University of Melbourne is delivered by academic staff with extensive experience and depth of knowledge, who are leaders in their chosen fields of public health.
The Master of Public Health has three components:
- The core component includes up to six subjects that provide students with a rigorous, multidisciplinary foundation in public health theory and practice, that is essential to all aspects of public health practice;
- The specialist component offers students the opportunity to focus on one or more key fields in public health and gain the skills and knowledge required for practice in the area. Specialisations are offered in the fields of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Evaluation and Implementation Science; Gerontology; Global Health; Health, Gender and Society; Health Economics and Economic Evaluation; Health Policy, Systems and Practice, Indigenous Health; Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Sexual Health. The MD-MPH Specialisation is only available to students enrolled in the MD-MPH Intercalated degree.
- The capstone experience offers students the opportunity to consolidate their specialist training and apply the knowledge gained in the course to real world scenarios. Students may apply to undertake a Research Project with an expert in their field; a Professional Practice placement with a recognised agency, institution or community organisation concerned with health; or capstone selective subjects.
This course is delivered in a mixed attendance mode (both on campus and online).
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered applicants must have completed:
- An undergraduate degree in any discipline, with a weighted average mark of at least 65%, or equivalent OR
- An undergraduate degree and one of the following Graduate Certificates from the University of Melbourne, with a weighted average mark of at least 65%:
- Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation,
- Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health,
- Graduate Certificate in Gerontology,
- Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health,
- Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology,
- Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health or
- Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- Prior academic performance; and
- Public health and health-related work experience, as evidenced by a CV provided by the candidate.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Notes:
a. Advanced Standing: Successful applicants may be eligible for either 25, 50 or 100 points advanced standing under the following circumstances:
- 25 Points Advanced Standing:
- Successful applicants with an undergraduate health professional degree and a weighted average mark of 65% or higher may receive 25 points of advanced standing.
- 50 Points Advanced Standing:
- Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 50 points of advanced standing:
- a medical degree, or
- an undergraduate degree in public health, or
- an undergraduate degree and at least two years appropriate full-time work experience in a public health or professional healthcare setting, or
- a Master’s Degree (Research or Coursework) or PhD in health or public health
- Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 50 points of advanced standing:
- 100 Points Advanced Standing
- Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 100 points of advanced standing and would be required to complete four core subjects (excluding Foundations of Public Health, and Public Health Leadership and Management), two electives of their choice from the Master of Public Health electives, and a 25 point capstone option.
- MBBS/MD qualified and are a Medical Specialist Fellow of Australia, and have current registration with AHPRA or equivalent, approved by the Fellowship awarding Faculty.
- Executive level or equivalent role in health within government or the health service sector with at least 5 years of full-time health sector work experience.
- Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 100 points of advanced standing and would be required to complete four core subjects (excluding Foundations of Public Health, and Public Health Leadership and Management), two electives of their choice from the Master of Public Health electives, and a 25 point capstone option.
b. Applicants who have completed subjects within the following degrees from the University of Melbourne may receive advanced standing (with credit): Graduate Certificates in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities, Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation, Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health, Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health, Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health, Graduate Certificate in Public Health.
c. The Graduate Certificates listed provide credit for entry to the Master of Public Health. Any of the abovementioned Graduate Certificates cannot be taken concurrently with the Master of Public Health. The Graduate Certificates cannot be claimed retrospectively when the relevant subjects are taken as part of a completed Master of Public Health.
d. Students enrolled in the University of Melbourne Doctor of Medicine (MD) may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Public Health after the completion of the third year of the MD and may receive 50 points of advanced standing (31.25 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.) and 6.25 points unspecified credit for completion of a Trainee Internship in Population Health during the final year of the MD.
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.
e. 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 Five Elective Subjects. MPH students who study part-time and successfully undertake the requisite ten subjects over a period exceeding a year and enter the MD subsequently will also be considered eligible for the MPH (MD). Students will receive specified credit against the core subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management. If students have completed only eight subjects prior to entering the MD, they will then be required to complete an additional two elective subjects from the MPH during their MD studies.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005) and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Course and Subject Descriptions, Course and Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Student Equity and Disability Support (SEDS) website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge:
Upon completion of the Master of Public Health graduates will be able to:
- Discuss the public health conceptual foundations
- Identify current public health challenges in global, Indigenous Australian and non-Indigenous Australian communities
- Describe the ways in which biology, the environment, indigenous status, society and culture interact and determine health
- Outline the organisational structures of the Australian and international public health systems
- Identify the key population based public health strategies
- Explain the principles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and International Indigenous people's culture in public health practice.
- Comprehend the requirements in engaging respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds
Skills:
Upon completion of the Master of Public Health graduates will be able to:
- Apply theories of leadership and management in public health practice
- Demonstrate a capacity to work collaboratively within an inter-disciplinary team
- Analyse, appraise and synthesise public health research evidence to inform public health decision making
- Critically reflect on the influences on decision making in public health practice, including personal attitudes and beliefs
- Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a public health program
- Assess the health needs of a community in the context of the determinants of health and apply the findings to the development of public health strategies
- Use tools and techniques for planning and managing a public health project
- Communicate public health evidence for advocacy, and enagement using diverse media.
Application of knowledge and skills
Upon completion of the Master of Public Health graduates will be able to:
- Design and manage a detailed investigation of a public health issue in a substantial project, with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability;
- Apply a comprehensive knowledge of a public health specialisation or area to develop solutions to complex public health problems;
- Reflect on individual performance or processes undertaken in the management of a substantial public health project.
Generic skills
Academic distinction
- Have an in-depth knowledge of public health conceptual foundations and practice
- Be able to apply specialist public health knowledge and skills in a public health discipline
- Be able to examine issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives within public health
- Be able to think critically and creatively
- Be able to apply knowledge, information and research skills to solve complex problems
- Be effective written and oral communicators
Active citizenship
- Be engaged with contemporary local, national, global issues
- Have a high regard for human rights, social inclusion, ethics and the environment
- Be aware of social and cultural diversity in communities
- Be able to work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Be respectful of Indigenous knowledge, culture and values
- Have the potential to be leaders in their profession
- Be equipped to make substantial contributions to society
Integrity and self-awareness
- Be motivated and organised, with an ability to set goals, manage time and prioritise
- Be able to work effectively both independently and in groups
- Be flexible and adaptable
- Be aware of their own limitations and able to reflect and learn from their mistakes
- Have empathy and concern for others and are able to manage their own well-being.
- The ability to respond constructively to appraisal, performance review or assessment
- The ability to manage uncertainty
Communication Skills
- Speak and write effectively in plain English
- Communicate in cross-cultural contexts
- Use appropriate, context-specific, functional and public health-related language so that it is understood by expert and non-expert audiences
- Use voice, body language and visual aids to present verbal messages clearly.
- Ask and answer questions confidently in expected areas of understanding.
- Self-edit to ensure accuracy of finished written work and incorporate feedback to improve performance
- Engage respectfully, positively and productively in meetings, presentations and other workplace contexts
- Confidently express informed opinions, developed arguments and justified positions
- Comprehend and critically examine and contrast the viewpoints of others both verbally and in text
- Produce high quality texts in the full range of genres used in public health (e.g. reports, essays, oral presentations) using appropriate vocabulary, tone, expression, grammar and structure
- Incorporate academic and professional source information effectively and accurately into verbal and written texts.
Course structure
Students in the standard 200 point program (without advanced standing) will need to complete:
- 75 credit points of compulsory subjects
- 125 credit points of electives and capstone subjects including capstone subject(s) from one of the three capstone options:
- 25 credit points of Capstone Option 1 - Research Project (single or double semester options)
- 25 credit points of Capstone Option 2 - Professional Practice (single or double semester options)
- 12.5 credit points of Capstone Option 3 - Public Health subject
Note:
- Successful applicants can be granted 25, 50 or 100 credit points of Advanced Standing in Master of Public Health.
- Students granted with 25 or 50 credit points of Advanced Standing in Master of Public Health will take the equivalent credit points of less elective subjects accordingly.
- Students granted with 100 credit points of advanced standing take 50 credit points of core subjects (choosing from POPH90217, POPH90013, POPH90014, POPH90231, POPH90218 and POPH90274) as well as 50 credit points of elective and capstone subjects in the 100 point program.
Additional rules
Successful applicants for the Doctor of Medicine informal specialisation will be granted a minimum of 50 credit points advanced standing. Please refer to the Doctor of Medicine informal specialisation page for the rules to follow in detail.
Subject Options
Core subjects
Students entering the 175 or 150 point program are eligible to apply for an exemption examination for POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health. Students granted an exemption must complete one extra elective subject in lieu of POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health. To apply to sit for an exemption examination please contact the Subject Coordinator for Foundations of Public Health prior to the start of the subject. If you have completed a subject similar to POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health in the past five years at a post graduate level you will not be required to sit an exemption exam and will automatically be offered 12.5 points of credit for your prior study.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
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 |
POPH90218 | Public Health Leadership and Management | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects
International Students from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds are encouraged to enrol in this subject offered jointly by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and the Centre for Communication Skills and English Language Studies:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is flexible and does not have fixed streams. Students may tailor elective subject choices to suit their interests, provided they meet course requirements. All elective subjects offered in the MPH are listed below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POPH90256 | Ageing in Society | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90200 | Advanced Qualitative Health Research | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90243 | Epidemiology in Practice | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90206 | Health Policy | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90020 | Health Promotion | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90169 | Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90270 | Bioethics in Practice | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90201 | Community Engagement for Health Impact | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90095 | Economic Evaluation 2 | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90199 | Gender and Health | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90094 | Health Economics 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90112 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90227 | Public Health in Practice | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90290 | First 1000 Days in Indigenous Contexts | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POPH90070 | Clinical Sexual & Reproductive Health | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90244 | Health and Human Rights | October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
POPH90247 | Non Communicable Disease & Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PAED90005 | Child Public Health | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90144 | Regression Methods in Health Research | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90069 | Sexual and Reproductive Health | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90093 | Economic Evaluation 1 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90111 | Genetic Epidemiology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90229 | Health Economics 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90205 | Social Determinants of Health Inequality | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90090 | Health Program Evaluation 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90271 | Infectious Diseases Modelling | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90275 | Population & Global Mental Health | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90068 | Prevention and Control of STIs and HIV | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90291 | Indigenous Health in a Global Context | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90209 | Comparative Health Systems | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90191 | Practice of Public Health Leadership | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POPH90145 | Survival Analysis & Regression for Rates | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90260 | Ethics of Ageing and End of Life | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
PSYT90092 | Mental Health and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ISYS90069 | Digital Transformation of Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
POPH90242 | Epidemiology 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90131 | Primary Health Care: applied principles | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90296 | Indigenous Health & History Insights | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POPH90294 | Consumer Participatory Health Technology | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90297 | Preventing Violence Against Women | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCWK90067 | Implementation Science in Theory | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
SCWK90068 | Implementation Science in Practice | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POPH90267 | Ageing Health & Human Services | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90300 | Health and Social Justice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90299 | Healthcare Environment Evaluation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90018 | Indigenous Policy Analysis | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90302 | Introduction to Health Services Research | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90301 | Pandemic Preparedness and Response | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90258 | Economics of Ageing | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
MEDI90107 | Disaster Medicine Principles & Responses | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MEDI90109 | Managing Complex Disasters | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90303 | Climate Change and Health | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90304 | Sustainability and Healthcare | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90305 | Population Oral Health |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90306 | Population Oral Health in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
*Students can also refer to the recommendations on elective subject combinations in the specialisation pages.
Capstone options
There are three capstone options to choose from. The capstone experience should be undertaken in the final year or final semester of your Master of Public Health.
Capstone Option 1 - Research Project
Students may apply to undertake either a 25 credit point supervised Research Project in their chosen field of specialisation. Students have the option of applying to enrol in a year-long research project (POPH90284 AND POPH90285) or a semester-long research project (POPH90255). Students enrolling in the year long project MUST complete the project in two semesters consecutively and in the correct sequence i.e. Part 1 followed by Part 2.
Students should be aware that they must complete a 25 credit point research project in order for the MPH to provide an entry pathway to the MPhil or PhD program.
Students must have a weighted average mark of at least 75% across relevant subjects to be eligible to enrol in the research project. Successful research project applicants will be selected on the basis of academic merit.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90284 | Research Project in Public Health Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90285 | Research Project in Public Health Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90255 | Research Project in Public Health - S |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
Capstone Option 2 - Professional Practice
Students may apply to undertake either of the 25 credit point supervised Professional Practice Units (PPU). Students have the option of applying to enrol in a year-long PPU (POPH90286 AND POPH90287) or a semester-long PPU (POPH90239). Students enrolling in the year long PPU MUST complete in two semesters consecutively and in the correct sequence i.e. Part 1 followed by Part 2.
Limitations on student numbers apply so please ensure you have a back up plan (that is, a second capstone preference) in case you are not accepted into the Professional Practice Unit.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90286 | Professional Practice - Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90287 | Professional Practice - Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90239 | Professional Practice - S |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Capstone Option 3 - Public Health
Students who choose this option must enrol in the following capstone subject and select an additional elective from those offered in the Master of Public Health:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90227 | Public Health in Practice | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Exit Point
To be eligible for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health students who commenced the MPH from 2017 onward must complete one of the following:
Five core 12.5 credit point Master of Public Health subjects (POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health, POPH90014 Epidemiology 1, POPH90013 Biostatistics, POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health, POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health) and three Master of Public Health 12.5 credit point elective subjects of the student's choosing.
or
If an exemption is granted for POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health then students must complete four core 12.5 credit point Master of Public Health subjects (POPH90014 Epidemiology 1, POPH90013 Biostatistics, POPH90231 Qualitative Research in Public Health, POPH90274 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health) and four Master of Public Health 12.5 credit point elective subjects of the student’s choosing.
Majors, minors & specialisations
Master of Public Health - recommended subject combinations for specialisations
The following are recommended subject combinations for specialisations within the MPH. These are guides and are not prescriptive, however students should check to see if specific research projects have set prerequisite subjects. Students may obtain assistance in putting together their own interdisciplinary course plans from the course coordinator during organised enrolment sessions at the beginning of each year, or by appointment throughout the year.
Master of Public Health - Doctor of Medicine specialisation
The Master of Public Health with a Doctor of Medicine specialisation is offered to students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine 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 recognises 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.
Mid Year Entry: No
Duration: one year full time
Quota: Yes
*Please refer to the specialisation page for rule and subject requirements.
Name | Credit Points |
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Doctor of Medicine |
Last updated: 26 April 2024