The Master of Public Health (Extension) and Master of Health Management will enable you to specialise in both public health and health management and to develop research skills in public health.

This double degree will give you advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake population health and health services management roles in government, community and health service settings in Australia and internationally. You will gain a deep understanding of public health and health management, including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population-targeted health research methods, leadership and workforce management. You’ll also acquire specialised skills needed for health management research and evidence-based professional practice and leadership across a range of contexts. 

Applicants are required to have either:

• An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below) and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD)

OR

• An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below

[Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.]