There are diverse career opportunities for professionals interested in moving into the public health field, developing health research skills and/or furthering competency development in public health practice areas such as:

• International health
• Humanitarian aid
• Health program planning and evaluation
• Health promotion
• Health policy
• Epidemiology and biostatistics
• Environmental health management
• Maternal and child health
• Public health nutrition.

You will be prepared for a variety of career opportunities with state and federal health departments, in public health units/teams, community health, local government, and in academia. Public health graduates are also highly sought after by NGO health agencies and international aid agencies.

• 3 years in Goldcoast campus only, rest of all get 2 years PSW.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Global Public Health, applicants must have:

• a related Bachelor degree from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale);
  OR
• a Graduate Certificate in Public Health* from Griffith University with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale);
  OR
• a related Graduate Certificate (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale).

* Students applying for admission via this pathway may be eligible for Advanced Standing or specified credit of up to 40 credit points depending on courses completed in the Griffith Graduate Certificate in Public Health program. Credit applications for other Graduate Certificate programs are assessed individually and will require assessment of similarity in learning outcomes.

Students who wish to transfer from the Master of Public Health to the Master of Global Public Health must do so before graduating from the Master of Public Health.