Explore the determinants of health at individual, group, and population levels, with a focus on the health of Indigenous peoples in Australia and worldwide, as well as ethical frameworks that underpin public health practice. 

Learn to conduct comprehensive health needs assessments for effective strategic planning and apply these methodologies to real-world scenarios through case studies. 

Develop the knowledge and skills to analyse patterns and trends in disease occurrence across and within populations, design studies that effectively minimise bias, and understand the key characteristics of major sources of morbidity. 

Explore the core principles of statistics, discovering essential tools for conducting basic statistical analyses on public health data sets and confidently interpreting research findings within a public health context.   

Explore qualitative research in public health, including research design and qualitative methodologies, equipping you to design, plan, and critically evaluate this powerful tool to inform and enhance public health practices.  

Explore theories and models of public health leadership and project management and gain practical skills related to critical public health initiatives, including those focused on Indigenous health.  

You may be eligible based on your experience in a relevant healthcare setting. This includes work focused on improving health outcomes at a population or systems level. 

Examples of public health settings may include: 

• Community health services
• Multilateral agencies
• Non-governmental organisations / International non-governmental organisations
• Primary Health Networks / Local Hospital Networks
• Public health units
• Research institutes
• State/ Federal health departments
• Universities. 

You may also be eligible based on your professional experience. This includes projects involving: 

• Communicable disease control
• Epidemiology and biostatistics research
• Health economics
• Health planning
• Health policy
• Health promotion
• Population health analytics
• Program design and evaluation.

Examples of relevant public health roles may include: 

• Health policy and planning: Health Economist, Health Financing Analyst, Health Planner, Health Policy Analyst, Health Strategy Advisor, Health Workforce Planner, Policy Officer, Program or Project Officer (Health Departments).
• Epidemiology and health data: Assistant Epidemiologist, Biostatistician, Epidemiologist, Health Data Analyst, Population Health Research Assistant or Coordinator, Public Health Intelligence Analyst, Surveillance Officer.
• Health promotion and community programs: Community Development Worker (health focus), Community Health Project Officer, Health Education Coordinator, Health Promotion Officer or Coordinator, Program Evaluator, Public Health Nutritionist.
• Population health and systems management: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Coordinator, Health Service Improvement Lead, PHN Project Officer, Population Health Manager or Adviser, Public Health Program Manager.
• Global health and multilateral roles: Global Health Program Officer, Health Systems Strengthening Specialist, International Development Officer (Health). 

Applicants may be required to provide a CV or other supporting documentation as part of the assessment process. 

You may be eligible based on your experience in a relevant healthcare setting. This includes environments delivering or managing clinical services within regulated healthcare systems, such as medical, nursing and AHPRA-registered allied health professions.

Examples of relevant roles may include: 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners
• Audiologist
• Chinese medicine practitioners
• Chiropractors
• Dental practitioners
• General Physician
• Gynaecologist
• Medical radiation practitioners
• Midwife
• Nutritionist / Dietitian
• Occupational therapists
• Optometrists
• Osteopaths
• Paramedics
• Pharmacists
• Physiotherapists
• Podiatrists
• Psychologists.

Applicants may be required to provide a CV or other supporting documentation as part of the assessment process. 

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. 

If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores: 

• IELTS: 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0);
• TOEFL: 81 (with writing 19, speaking 19, reading 16, listening 16);
• Pearson: 64 (with no communicative skill below 60);
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 169 (with writing 170, speaking 179, reading 163, listening 163);
• LanguageCert Academic: 67 (with writing 64, speaking 70, reading 60, listening 57);
• MET: 58 (with writing 57, speaking 48, reading 55, listening 56).

In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider: 

• Prior academic performance; and, if relevant
• Professional experience. 

The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments. 

Applicants are required to satisfy the university's English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required. In considering students under special entry access schemes, the Selection Committee will consider aspects of disadvantage as set out from time to time in the University of Melbourne Graduate Access policy, evidence of rurality for rural applicants, and confirmation of Aboriginality for Indigenous applicants.