Master of Public Health (Extended)
Improve community health outcomes.
Do you want to make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of communities in Australia and around the world to help close the gap in the health status of socially excluded communities?
UC’s Master of Public Health will help you gain the skills needed to analyse health information and plan and manage public health programs for populations, communities and individuals.
This course is delivered in partnership with the esteemed UC Health Research Institute to help you gain the skills needed to analyse health information and plan and manage public health programs for communities and populations.
Open to graduates from a wide range of fields, including clinical and non-clinical health professionals, you’ll delve into a broad range of topics including:
public, ecological and global health
epidemiology
biostatistics
health promotion,
health systems, policy and advocacy
communicable disease prevention and control
Indigenous health
health economics
health and environmental sustainability
health management including:
program management
program evaluation
Key features of the extended course are enhanced training in epidemiology and biostatistics and increased work-integrated learning opportunities, allowing you to apply your selected public health expertise in mentored workplace settings.
This interdisciplinary degree has a focus on the ecological model of public health that emphasises and analyses the important interactions between the social, biological, economic and environmental influences on human health.
You’ll graduate equipped with the skills and knowledge to confidently understand and deliver the core elements of public health. Your understanding of the multiple systems in which public health operates will allow you to investigate and apply interdisciplinary and creative approaches to address real world problems, within the goals of sustainable development.
The course also has an emphasis on health equity and the development of culturally safe public health practices with a spotlight on First Nation’s health imperatives, locally and globally.
Campus Information
Canberra, Bruce
The University of Canberra is located in the suburb of Bruce in the Australian Capital Territory. Surrounded by Lake Ginnindera, the new suburb of Lawson, Radford college and residential housing, regular public buses can drop you right on campus. Open space, natural calm, tall trees and wildlife. Close to the city. Convenient to shopping. Great food, cool cafes, events and markets; a buzzing social hub with something for everyone. Student accommodation, an on-campus medical and counselling centre, the Australian Institute of Sport, Calvary Public Hospital, Belconnen Shopping Mall and a variety of restaurants are all within walking distance.
Sydney
The University of Canberra partners closely with TAFE NSW to offer more quality degree choices and direct access to Commonwealth funded programs in Sydney.
Intakes
- Feb
- July
- Aug
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Honours enables all students to demonstrate to future employers their potential for independent, sustained research. The options to develop industry partnerships related to your project and engage in international professional experiences (through study-tours) further enhance the opportunities to refine work-ready skills. During Honours you will participate in an exciting research community of students and academics with access to the Faculty's research expertise, support and networking opportunities.
Graduates at UC will provide with wide range of job opportunities in Australia. They prepare their student ready for the job as the market demand. Student can look up for jobs at UC TALENT OPPORTUNITIES or one can work as VOLUNTEER and INTERN at VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- To study at UC, you’ll need to meet our academic entry requirements and any admission requirements specific to your course. Please read your course admission requirements below. To find out whether you meet UC’s academic entry requirements, visit our academic entry requirements page.
- There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 7.0, with no band score below 7.0. For alternate/equivalent ways of meeting the English requirements for this course please view the English Proficiency Requirements document on the university website.
For More Information Please Connect to Our PSA Counselor.
- Course Code: 115326M
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
71800 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: N/A
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