Community and health services is a constantly evolving field that responds to the needs of populations and communities in Australia and around the world. It’s also the fastest growing job sector in Australia, and globally there is strong demand for public health professionals.

This innovative, interdisciplinary and future-focused degree will not only prepare you for a dynamic career dedicated to preventing disease, promoting health and addressing health-related issues in our globalised world, it will also develop your research skills. As a graduate, you’ll demonstrate advanced skills in problem definition, project design and evaluation, decision processes, analysis, management of time and resources, and project coordination. You’ll also acquire the ability to communicate information to professional and lay audiences, in oral and written form, all within the context of your chosen area of research specialisation.

Key Features

• In this rigorous two-year skills-based degree, you’ll not only develop a deep knowledge and understanding of the public health field, you’ll also take part in evidence-based hands-on training.
• The first year of the degree focuses on the breadth and depth of public health, ensuring you receive training in core concepts as well as introductory training in applied research methods.
• In the second year, you’ll undertake a research project, which will equip you with in-depth knowledge in the area of your chosen research specialisation, relevant to public health. Experienced research supervisors will assist you to design the year-long research project.
• You’ll have the opportunity to tailor your degree to your interests, Macquarie’s strengths and employer needs through interdisciplinary study.
• You’ll learn from academics and leaders who have strong connections to public health practice and who are making an impact in the public health sector.
• As a graduate, you career opportunities will be diverse, as you’ll have honed the skills to make a difference in a variety of public health roles.
• You’ll have the opportunity to apply for progression to PhD (with appropriate academic performance).

• Environmental health specialist 
• Health economist
• Health informatics specialist 
• Health promotion officer
• Public health officer 
• Public health researcher