GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Public Health
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
About this program
QUT's Master of Public Health is a 192-credit-point degree, two years full-time or 1.5 years for graduates with a recognised health bachelor degree. It combines eight core units with a 48-credit-point major and a research component, taken as a dissertation or a shorter research project plus electives. Majors are emergency and disaster management, epidemiology and research methods, health promotion, and health, safety and environment, and students can also mix units across majors. Core units and most electives can be studied on campus or online. Graduates work in government health agencies, non-government organisations, community health, workplace health and safety, and research. Indicative international tuition is around A$41,300 per year.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1
- Semester 1: Epidemiology
- Concepts of Environmental Health
- Health Promotion 1: Paradigms
- Population Health
- Year 1
- Semester 2: Health Statistics
- Communicable Diseases
- Health
- Safety and Environment Leadership and Management
- Leadership in Healthcare
- Year 2
- Semester 1: Research Methods in Health
- Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management
- Year 2
- Semester 2: Project
- Independent Study
- Dissertation
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
2-year program: a recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline. 1.5-year program (all majors): a recognised bachelor degree in behavioural science/psychology, health information management, medicine (Australian degrees only), nursing, nutrition/dietetics, paramedic science, or public health.
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