GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Public Health
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
Charles Darwin University Master of Public Health is coordinated and taught by educators from the Menzies School of Health Research. It builds advanced knowledge and skills in epidemiology, biostatistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods, and the ability to formulate strategies for complex health and social issues. A one-year Graduate Diploma of Public Health articulates into the master for students who want a staged entry. International applicants must meet CDU standard English language requirements for higher education. Indicative international tuition is around A$34,700 per year. Graduates work in national and international health services and government, and in health, development and humanitarian organisations, as public health leaders, program planners, analysts, evaluators and policy officers, in areas such as communicable and chronic disease control, epidemiology, health policy and planning, and aid work.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
- Core (5 units): Indigenous Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Public Health
- Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
Specialist Electives (4-7 units)
- Research Design
- Research
- Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Systems
- Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020)
- Biostatistics
- Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020)
- Geographic Information Systems
- Public Health Anthropology
- Health Promotion
- Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021)
- Indigenous Health Research
- Chronic Conditions Control
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
- Global Health
- Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020)
- Emergency and Disaster Management in Context
- Research Design
- Research
- Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Systems
- Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020)
- Biostatistics
- Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020)
- Geographic Information Systems
- Public Health Anthropology
- Health Promotion
- Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021)
- Indigenous Health Research
- Chronic Conditions Control
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
- Global Health
- Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020)
- Research Project (Part Time) (20 credit point repeatable unit)
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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