Take the next step in your health career with the Master of Public Health at JCU. Become a leader in improving the health outcomes for people living in the tropics with a focus on the unique needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and regional communities.

Learn about the importance of reconciliation, diversity, and sustainability. Draw on your knowledge of recent developments in tropical health to make responsible, informed and ethical decisions.

Use your acquired management skills to effect meaningful change in public health. Choose from three majors, plus tailor your course with a range of elective subjects to suit your professional aspirations.

JCU Master of Public Health graduates are equipped with specialist knowledge and skills and are employed in a wide range of settings within the health sector as well as in broader sectors outside of health.

MPH graduates find employment in local government agencies, state health departments and other state government areas, commonwealth health departments, non-government organisations, research organisations and academic organisations.

Graduates work in a range of roles that include community development, health education, health promotion, environmental health, control and management of communicable diseases, promotion of healthy lifestyles, control of chronic diseases, injury prevention, disaster response, public health management, advocacy, policy, research and academia. Some graduates work clinically but embrace opportunities to embed a public health approach within their work.