Master of Public Health
- 10th globally for public health (ShanghaiRankings Global Rankings of Academic Subjects 2024)- A top 20 university globally (QS World University Rankings 2025)
What you’ll study
The Master of Public Health is a postgraduate coursework degree that will give you the essential knowledge and skills required for practitioners in public health, including the effective management of community health problems to improve conditions and outcomes.
You will complete core units covering foundational public health concepts including epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion, research and ethics. You will also complete elective units, and you can choose to use your elective credit point allowance to complete an optional specialisation.
Unit of study table: Public Health
This program is directed by Associate Professor Julie Mooney-Somers.
Fees
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Admission criteria
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Qualifications
Mandatory for course entry
Admission to the Master of Public Health requires:
- completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Diploma with at least a credit average in the core units of study; or
- a bachelor’s degree in public health, medicine, medical science, nursing, allied health (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, optometry), dentistry, veterinary science, education, communication and journalism, science, arts, psychology, social science, political science, policy analysis, government, international relations, engineering, architecture, mathematics, law, economics, commerce, business, accounting and marketing from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification.
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English language requirements
Mandatory for course entry
You may need to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study with us. Find out which requirements are applicable to you below:
How to apply
Before applying
Prepare documentation for application
Domestic applicants only: if you wish to be considered for a CSP based on your work experience, please submit your CV with relevant public health work experience as part of your application. This information will be used, together with your academic qualifications, for ranking (subject to CSP availability). More information can be found in the section titled "Additional Information" below.
Submit application
Submit an application through our portal.
Closing dates
Semester 1
31 January of the commencing year.
Semester 2
15 July of the commencing year.
Additional information
CSP information for domestic students
We recommend applying for a place on the MPH as early as possible so you can be assessed for the limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places.
We process CSPs through three rounds:
- Unconditional offers are assessed against our CSP criteria. If successful, student are notified at the same time as they receive an offer of admission to the MPH (subject to CSPs availability)
- Students who do not meet the criteria, receive an offer of a Full Fee Paying place on the MPH and then reassessed for a CSP based on work experience and qualifications. If successful, students receive a CSP offer in approximately 2 weeks (subject to CSPs availability)
- If students receive a conditional offer, they will be assessed for a CSP when they meet the conditions (subject to CSPs availability).
