Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health, incorporating the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma is a unique postgraduate degree designed to prepare health professionals from a broad range of backgrounds with knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to define, assess critically and resolve public health problems.
It takes 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time to complete. You can study full-time and part-time on campus (with classes from 5pm) or, full-time and part-time via flexible 'external' delivery mode.
Details
Population growth, environmental challenges, nutritional policies and changing social patterns have significant consequences for the well-being of our communities. Public health professionals are in high demand both in Australia and overseas to reduce the pressure on our health systems and our environment.
Graduates of the Master of Public Health will be equipped with advanced skills for practice in a range of public health roles.
Graduate Outcomes
The Master of Public Health will prepare graduates to take on employment opportunities within a variety of settings. Career opportunities exist in government, non-government and private sector agencies depending on the area of specialisation.
Employment opportunities include:
- health promotion
- international health
- health policy and program development
- epidemiology and biostatistics
- environmental health management
- workplace health management
- health program planning and evaluation
- community health
- research in environment and population health
- migrant health
Further information
To find out more, please contact the Griffith Graduate Research School