Master of Public Health (244CW) // Entry and participation requirements

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, 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 with a pass level (50%) weighted average mark and one of the following Graduate Certificates from the University of Melbourne, with a weighted average mark of at least 65%:
  • Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities,
  • Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health,
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation of Health,
  • Graduate Certificate in Gerontology,
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation,
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health,
  • Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology,
  • Graduate Certificate in Public Health
  • Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider

• Prior academic performance

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. Successful applicants may be eligible for either 25, 50 or 100 points of general advanced standing under the following circumstances:

• 25 points of general advanced standing:
  
  • Successful applicants with an undergraduate health professional degree and a weighted average mark of 65% or higher may receive 25 points of general advanced standing.
• 50 points of general advanced standing:
  • Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 50 points of general advanced standing:
    • an undergraduate degree in public health, or
    • an undergraduate degree and at least two years of relevant full-time work (or equivalent) experience in public health such as work activities focused on health policy, health economics, health planning or epidemiology research, or
    • an undergraduate degree and at least two years of relevant full-time work experience (or equivalent) in professional healthcare such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy or another allied health profession, or,
    • a Master’s Degree (Research or Coursework) or PhD in public or professional health such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy or another allied health profession.
• 100 points general advanced standing
  
  • Successful applicants with one of the following may receive 100 points of general 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 (or equivalent).

b. Successful applicants with a Bachelor of Biomedicine (Public Health and Epidemiology Major) from the University of Melbourne may receive 50 points of advanced standing including:

• 37.5 points of general advanced standing (unspecified with credit), and
• 12.5 points of exempt advanced standing (with credit) for the core subject POPH90014 Epidemiology 1

Note: These students would be required to complete 62.5 points in core subjects and 87.5 points of electives and capstone options.

c. Successful applicants who have completed subjects within the following Graduate Certificate at the University of Melbourne may receive advanced standing (with credit):

• Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities,
• Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health,
• Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation of Health,
• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology,
• Graduate Certificate in Health Economics and Economic Evaluation,
• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health,
• Graduate Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology,
• Graduate Certificate in Public Health
• Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health

Notes: Any of the above mentioned 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. Current University of Melbourne Doctor of Medicine (MD) domestic 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:

• 37.5 points of advanced standing including
  • 25 points of advanced standing (unspecified credit) into the MPH (MD), and
  • 12.5 of advanced standing (specified credit) for one of the following core subjects:
    • POPH90217 Foundations of Public Health or
    • POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management.
• Furthermore, students may receive a maximum of 25 credits advanced standing (with credit) for Melbourne School of Population and Global Health subjects taken as Discovery.

Note: 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. This pathway is not available to international students.

e. Current University of Melbourne Master of Public Health 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
• three elective subjects

Notes: MPH students who study part-time and successfully undertake the requisite eight subjects over a period exceeding a year and enter the MD, subsequently will also be considered eligible for the MD-MPH. Students will receive specified credit against the core subject POPH90218 Public Health Leadership and Management. Students will also be expected to take an additional two Melbourne School of Population and Global Health subjects as Discovery within the MD.

f. Current students of Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia enrolled in Master of Health Policy and Management (MHPM) who are previously trained health professionals, may be permitted to enrol in the University of Melbourne Master of Public Health (MPH). Students with a health professional undergraduate degree would be given 87.5 points of advanced standing including:

• 25 points of general advanced standing for their health professional undergraduate degree,
• 37.5 points of general advanced standing for relevant Public Health subjects already completed in the MHPM,
• 25 points of general advanced standing for the MPH Capstone research program which is delivered and assessed by Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia in their final semester of study, and
• 12.5 points of exempt advanced standing (with credit) against the CORE subject POPH90014 Epidemiology 1

Note: Advanced Standing will be applied in two parts: 50 points at the commencement of the MPH and 50 points after successful completion of the MHPM. Upon completion of two years of study the students would graduate with a Master of Public Health from UoM and an MHPM from Gadjah Mada University.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), 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 Services (SEDS) website: https://students.unimelb.edu.au/student-support/student-equity-and-disability-services

Last updated: 13 December 2025