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Master of Public Health


General information

The Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash offers this course in collaboration with Deakin, LaTrobe and Melbourne universities, as part of the Victorian Consortium for Public Health. It provides the full range of quantitative, analytical and communication skills necessary to work in the broad domain of public health. The course may be completed over a 12 to 18-month period of three full-time semesters or over a three-year period part-time. This degree provides skills in the quantitative methods of the population-based health sciences and their problem-solving application for primary care provision within Australia and developing countries. Health specialisation streams are offered in clinical epidemiology, environmental health, health economics, health services management, international health, occupational health and research. All graduate certificates and graduate diplomas in the areas of clinical epidemiology, health services management, international health, occupational and environmental health offered by the Department can articulate into this course. Applicants must have a medical degree, a bachelors degree with honours or graduate diploma, or a three-year bachelors degree with at least two years relevant professional experience in a health-related field. The department will individually assess applications from students without a three-year degree but with extensive relevant professional experience. In such instances, the department may require the completion of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma offered by the department before enrolling in the masters program.

Course structure

This course is comprised of six part one units, and six part two units. Part one is comprised of three core units and three elective units. Part two is comprised of various health specialisation stream coursework or research options. The options are six units (coursework) or two units plus a major research project (research) or four units plus a minor research project (research).

Part one

Core units

Elective units

Part two -- health specialisation streams
Clinical epidemiology specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

Environmental health specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

Health economics specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

Health services management specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

International health specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

Occupational health specialisation -- coursework

Core units

Elective units

General specialisation
Additional elective units
Research specialisation

Prerequisites: distinction (70%) average in units MPH1030 and MPH1031 or MPH1040 and MPH1041.
Core units -- major research

Core units -- minor research

Assessment

Assessment includes written exercises, assignments, examinations, presentations, class participation and supervised research projects.

Inquiries

Inquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181 on telephone (03) 9903 0563. Email pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au, website http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/postgrad/

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