Master of Public Health Online

VU Online’s Master of Public Health, with two specialisations in Health Promotion and Global Health Leadership, is designed for professionals passionate about influencing positive change in public health through gaining the skills to tackle current and emerging issues in local and global contexts.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To apply for the online Master of Public Health, you are required to have:

• Completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline OR
• Completed an Australian Graduate Diploma (or equivalent) in a similar discipline OR
• Applicants without an undergraduate qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma based on approved work experience. Upon completion of the Graduate Diploma, graduates will be eligible for admission to this course with credit granted for completed units. 

Students may choose to exit after completing 8 units in the course, in which case they may graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Public Health.

CAREER OPTIONS

Roles in public health are diverse and in high demand. They cover areas of health promotion, disease prevention and policy. Depending on your career goals and skill set, studying the Master of Public Health course with VU Online will open up numerous roles that may interest you.

Global Health Leadership

• Disease Preparedness Researcher
• Disaster Preparedness Coordinator 
• Infection Preventionist 
• Health Informatics Specialist 
• Communications Manager
• Health Administrator 
• Senior Advisor - Health
• Policy Advisor - Health

Health Promotion

• NGO Manager 
• Health Promoter
• Public Health Researcher
• Community Health Promoter 
• Public Policy and Strategy Consultant
• Health Educator
• Health Promotion Research Coordinator 

Other roles in this field include

• Public Health Medical Officer
• Lecturer in Health
• Medical/Health Advisor
• Program Officer
• Communicable Disease Analyst 
• Project Officer