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The Master of Public Health (MPH) is globally acknowledged as crucial for pursuing a profession in public health. This degree offers both the fundamental competencies needed to begin a public health career and the advanced training required for specialists seeking professional advancement. Upon completion, you'll possess a comprehensive, interdisciplinary grasp of public health implementation. The MPH curriculum enables you to acquire expertise in detecting, analyzing, preventing, and controlling population-level illnesses, while also addressing societal factors contributing to health disparities. You'll develop essential capabilities in epidemiology, biostatistics, health advocacy, policy development, and healthcare administration.
For entry into this degree, you must have one of the following:
An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, MD).
An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management.
Relevant fields
Examples of relevant fields include, but are not restricted to:
medicine
nursing
allied health
health sciences
biomedical sciences
dentistry
sociology
behavioural and social sciences
psychology
marketing
human services
emergency services
environmental health
veterinary science
health administration
business
management
engineering
law
science
mathematics and statistics
economics
policy studies
development studies.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 180 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of C+ and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.