Master of Public Health(Advanced option available)
Study Public Health at ANU
Do you care about the health and medical care of people around the world? The Master of Public Health will give you the skills and experience you need to get into the public health and population health sector, either through research or the workforce.
It offers a unique mix of applied education and practical techniques tackling contemporary global health problems.
The program is offered both online or in person, and has an advanced option available that incorporates a research project. The courses will teach you basic knowledge and incorporate electives to allow you to follow your interests. The skills you learn can be workplace-related.
Your teachers will be practicing researchers who bring to the classroom their findings from case studies and the field, including their work from on the frontlines of COVID-19.
You'll also have access to leading practitioners as guest lecturers, thanks to our close relationships with government departments and industry bodies in Canberra.
Key facts
What you will learn
Master of Public Health
You will graduate from the Master of Public Health with knowledge of globally significant fields including ageing, mental health, health services research, global health, chronic disease epidemiology, environment, climate and health, infectious disease epidemiology and modelling, and society, culture and health.
Advanced program
The Advanced program provides you with the opportunity to extend your practical, coursework experience in public health with the development and implementation of a research project. It is particularly relevant if you want to benefit from the research strengths of ANU and its ready access to the local and national health administration policy scenes.
Research topics
We have a wide range of potential research topics. They range from short-term PhB projects to year-long honours and graduate projects to three-year PhD projects.
What it's like to study Public Health
Exploring the uncharted territory of public health research
The Bachelor-Masters vertical double degree pathway enabled Jasmine Pearson to become among the first to analyse how Australians engage with drug checking services.
Translating skills into health policy and practice
Sarp Kaya always wanted to work at Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and studying a Master of Public Health helped him reach that goal.
A balancing act of full-time work and online study
Working full-time, Sai Lyons has found time to do her Masters with an all online program.
Gain the skills needed to fight disease
“The public health program is diverse and flexible, where I get to choose the subjects I am interested in. I plan to return home after graduating and put my new skills to use, working on disease prevention. I did my undergrad in microbiology in Botswana, then studied and practiced teaching for twenty years, and found an interest in public health.” - Malebogo Solomon
Meet some of your teachers
Dr Matthew Kelly
Dr Kelly has been leading health research on the major health challenges of the Asia-Pacific region for over 15 years. His research track record includes work on global health and health transitions; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); Neglected Tropical Diseases; burden of disease assessment, particularly for mortality; and public health nutrition. He works in collaboration with the World Health Organization and a network of Ministries of Health and leading regional universities in Southeast Asia including in Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Timor-Leste.
Dr Kayla Smurthwaite
Kayla is the Convenor of the Public Health Surveillance and the Human Health, Environment and Climate Change courses for the Masters of Public Health. Kayla is an epidemiologist experienced in public health research design, human health risk analysis, systematic review, and community-based research. Her research aims to inform public health guidance for environmental and occupational health risks in Australia.
Dr Tsheten
Tsheten convenes an introductory course for biostatistics in the MPH program. Tsheten is interested in understanding the determinants of health by applying spatial and statistical modeling to develop evidence-based public health policies.
Public Health careers
A Master of Public Health from ANU is an internationally-recognised population health qualification from Australia’s number 1 university (QS World University Rankings 2020).
You will graduate with the skills to improve the mental and physical health of a whole population. You can find work in Australia and overseas in non-government organisations, primary health care, policy roles, research and private consultancies.
The Australian National University has been ranked as the top university for graduate employability in Australia in the Global University Employability Ranking 2020. As a student at ANU, you gain access to the ANU CareerHub – an online career development and employability tool that includes a jobs board and careers resources. You also have access to drop-in chats with a career consultant and to attend our career fairs to meet potential employers.
Fees & scholarships
Tuition fees: Tuition fees
New students in the Advanced program are eligible to apply for a Commonwealth Supported Place.
Scholarships: Scholarships
ANU offers many scholarships both to overcome disadvantage and to recognise academic merit.
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How to apply
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