Postgraduate course

Master of Public Health

Western Sydney University

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About

This degree provides you with the ability to assess all determinants of health, including broader social and environmental factors in addition to physical risk factors. It focuses on providing you with in-depth knowledge on global and public health issues and determinants from broader social and environmental factors to physical risk. You will receive practical skills in community development and health promotion programs, and also complete a culminating research and practice experience in the evaluation of a contemporary public health issue. This degree also offers a variety of study areas including communicable diseases, policy analysis and economic evaluation, allowing you to focus on your topics interests.

Our graduates are able to reflect on social factors affecting health and examine implications for policy, health systems and different groups. Completion of this program will equip you with the skills to analyse and interpret results from quantitative data collections in order to interpret health status and health impacts.

Admission criteria

Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience must support their application with a Statement of Service for all work experience listed on the application.

Master of Public Health 2 year pathway (160 credit points)

Either:

undergraduate, masters or doctoral degree in any discipline; or
graduate diploma or graduate certificate in any discipline and three years’ full-time equivalent work experience in a relevant health-related discipline.

Master of Public Health 1.5 year pathway (120 credit points)

Undergraduate degree in a relevant health-related discipline.

Master of Public Health 1 year pathway (80 credit points)

Undergraduate honours, masters or doctoral degree in a relevant health- related discipline.