GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Public Health
James Cook University, Townsville/Cairns, QLD, Australia
About this program
Tailor the Master of Public Health to fit your personal career aspirations through choosing elective subjects relevant to your career goals and interests. Entry Requirements: AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or equivalent Course Code 72504 What to expect: Master of Public Health, What to Expect. Take the next step in your health career with the Master of Public Health at James Cook University.
The course takes 1.5 years of full-time study. Admission: Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline, from this or another university.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Core Subjects (TM5502, TM5513, TM5515, TM5516, TM5525)
- OPTIONS, Option 2 (Major plus Electives) (Area of Study: MPH-DHH-12, Area of Study: MPH-LSM-12, Area of Study: MPH-PRM-12)
- List 1 , Projects/Dissertations (TM5310, TM5527, TM5549)
- List 1 , Coursework (HS5102, HS5555, HS5801, HS5802, HS5805, HS5810, RH5006, TM5501, TM5503, TM5506, TM5510, TM5512, TM5514, TM5518, TM5526, TM5528, TM5529, TM5534, TM5536, TM5540, TM5541, TM5547, TM5552, TM5557, TM5560, TM5562, TM5571, TM5576, TM5577, TM5578, TM5581, TM5600)
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline, from this or another university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Head of Discipline as equivalent to the above; or Submission, as an exceptional case, of other evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health related activities. For the Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine major (only), completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in Medicine, Nursing or Paramedicine, from this or another university; and at least 2 years full-time experience (or equivalent part-time experience) in a critical care environment. Intern and first year of practice years are excluded from these two (2) years of experience. Please note: Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
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