La Trobe University

Location: Melbourne
Duration: 2 years
Intake: Feb
If you’re a professional, currently working in the health setting and want to expand your career into senior roles, this program is designed for you.
The Master of Public Health may enable you to work all over the world in a variety of health settings. This is a comprehensive, stand-alone degree, with both research and practice pathways. A distinctive feature is that you are trained according to the Foundation Competencies for Public Health Graduates in Australia.
It includes eight core public health subjects, after which you will have the choice to complete the degree in either research mode or practice mode.

Entry requirements

Academic entry requirement

The minimum entry requirement is successful completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or its equivalent). Prior learning developed through relevant work experience or professional accreditation, where it is deemed to be at least equivalent to that obtained through a Bachelor degree, may be considered. In making an offer to an applicant, the University will give consideration to a range of factors to determine whether an applicant has demonstrated the capacity to work at a Master’s level, including academic record, English proficiency, and/or employment experience.

English language requirement

IELTS (Academic): minimum score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0. TOEFL Paper-based Test: minimum score of 575 (minimum score of 5 in the Test of Written English). TOEFL Internet-based Test: minimum score of 80 with minimum overall for SLR 18; W 22. La Trobe Melbourne (ELICOS): Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 6B at La Trobe Melbourne with minimum 60 per cent overall and 60 per cent in final exam.  English as the language of instruction in tertiary studies may be accepted.
Please note: English as the language of instruction in previous study will not be accepted as a basis of admission (English) for courses where the approved test score requirement is above an IELTS 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0. Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE): minimum score of 64 with no communicative skill score less than 59. Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): a grade of B or higher. Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): a grade of C or higher. Or approved international equivalent.

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Flinders University

Location: Adelaide
Duration: 1.5 years
Intake: Feb and July
The Master of Public Health is a 54-unit coursework program which is offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Students undertake one of eight specialised streams of study.
The course articulates with the Graduate Certificates offered within the discipline of Public Health and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the awards.

Admission requirements

For Master of Public Health streams other than Health Services Management applicants must normally:

• hold a Graduate Certificate offered by the discipline of Public Health, or
• hold an approved degree in a related field or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
For the Master of Public Health (Health Services Management) applicants must normally

• hold an approved degree in a related field or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than four years’ professional experience in the health sector following completion of the degree or equivalent qualification; or
• hold either the Graduate Certificate in Health Administration, Graduate Certificate in Public Health, Graduate Diploma in Health Administration or equivalent and have not less than four years’ professional experience in the health sector.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

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