Graduate · Nursing & Health Sciences
Master of Public Health
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
Torrens runs both a standard Master of Public Health (1.5 years full-time, one year accelerated) and a Master of Public Health (Advanced), a two-year version aimed at health professionals who want deeper grounding in the social determinants of health rather than a faster generalist qualification. The Advanced stream is explicitly framed as building on existing clinical or health-sector experience rather than being a from-scratch entry point.
Torrens also offers combined degrees pairing an MPH with a Master of Global Project Management or a Master of Business Administration, aimed at students who want public health content married to leadership or project-delivery credentials, a combination that's more common among students already working in health system management or NGO/government health roles than clinicians heading toward direct patient care.
Delivered on campus at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide as well as online, with core public health methods (epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy) underpinning both the standard and Advanced streams.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
5 terms of coursework
- Core: Foundations of Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Policy and Systems, Health Promotion, Research Methods in Public Health
- Advanced stream extras: Social Determinants of Health (extended), Health Systems Leadership, additional applied research project
- Electives: global health, environmental health, health program evaluation (subject to trimester offering)
- Capstone: applied public health project or research thesis
- Combined degree options: available with Master of Global Project Management or Master of Business Administration
Admissions
Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, or a related field