No.1 in Australia

The University is ranked first in Australia and fourth in the world for graduate employability in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.

Top-ranked in public health

The University is ranked third in Australia for public health in the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

The postgraduate health policy program provides students with a comprehensive and practical understanding of health systems and policy making processes. It offers a critical perspective on how health systems operate and the forces that shape the health policy environment.

The program is offered at three award levels graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree; completion of this graduate diploma program can be used as credit towards a master's degree. 

Why study health policy with us?

• Learn how to develop and implement health policy.
• Analyse current health policies and policy processes.
• Learn about the current issues in the Australian healthcare system.
• Develop applied skills in policy analysis, health financing, economic evaluation and critical appraisal techniques.
• Understand emerging issues from international trends.
• Identify and analyse politics and power in health policy.
• Gain a critical perspective on how healthcare is delivered in Australia
• Graduate with professional confidence to work across the health sector.

The Graduate Diploma in Health Policy enables graduates to work at a high level across the health sector, whether it be in government and policy roles, leading health services, or working in advocacy, strategy, political advisory, regulation, or business development. 

There are many employment opportunities for health policy graduates to work in a range of organisations across different spheres. These include:

• commonwealth and state departments of health, 
• area health services, 
• local health service providers, 
• non-government service providers and, 
• community and consumer-based advocacy groups.