Master of Public Health
Curtin University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00301J
This multidisciplinary public health course focuses on the prevention and control of illness and the promotion of health in Australia and globally. It explores the influences of social, environmental, biological and individual determinants on health to improve individual and population health outcomes. Public health practitioners apply skills in epidemiology and surveillance, disease prevention and control, health protection and promotion, and health policy and leadership. In addition to coursework students undertake professional capstone unit or a research dissertation.
Structure
Credit Points: 400
Subjects
- STAT6000 Epidemiology and Evidence
- PUBH6005 Global Public Health Challenges
- HLPR6001 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
- HEAL6010 Organisation of Health Care Systems
- EPID6001 Quantitative Methods
- HLPR6006 Politics and Power in Public Health
- PUBH6030 Public Health Protection and Control
- MEDS6040 Qualitative Research in Public Health
- STRP-PHCAP Public Health Capstone Stream (M PubHlth)
- STRP-PHRES Public Health Research Stream (M PubHlth)
Standard entry requirements
Specifically, applicants require an undergraduate degree from a tertiary institution preferably in a health science area, education, behavioural sciences, social sciences or management. Satisfying the admission requirements enables an applicant to be considered for admission, but does not guarantee an offer of admission to the program. Admission into program is at the discretion of the course coordinator/School and is dependent on a number of considerations including the applicants academic background and work experience along with assessment of supplementary information provided by the applicant.
Study pathways
Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Further information can be found at http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au. Graduates with a course weighted average above 70 per cent are eligible to apply for admission into the PhD program at Curtin.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Curtin Perth | Domestic: $50,550 International: $86,590 | No |
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| Online | Domestic: $50,550 International: $86,590 | No |
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