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18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Area of study

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing facultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered bySchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Campus(es)City (Melbourne)
CoordinatorDr Helen Kelsall

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Postgraduate study in public health provides students with the full range of quantitative, analytical and communication skills necessary to work in the broad domain of public health. It especially focuses on developing skills in the quantitative methods of the population-based health sciences and their problem-solving application for primary care provision, both in Australia and for developing countries. Courses with health specialisation streams are offered in clinical research methods, disease prevention and health promotion, health economics, health services management, international health, occupational and environmental health and research.

Units

For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.

Contact details

Postgraduate Office: telephone +61 3 9903 0563; email pgradenq@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Research Degrees Office: telephone +61 3 9905 4313; email med-research.degrees@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research

Relevant courses

  • 2970 Master of Biomedical Science (Part 1)*
  • 2977 Master of Biomedical Science*
  • 2311 Master of Clinical Research Methods
  • 2872 Master of Health Services Management
  • 3874 Master of International Health
  • 2312 Master of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • 3438 Master of Philosophy*
  • 0046 Master of Public Health
  • 4529 Master of Public Health
  • 3852 Doctor of Medicine (Supervised)*
  • 0047 Doctor of Philosophy*