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Master of Public Health (M7W)

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Overview (2027)

Key Information

Duration

Minimum 2 years, up to a maximum of 5 years.

This course is available to study as both part-time or full-time
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Hobart
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2

There has never been a better time to embark on or advance your career in public health and learn how tackle contemporary and emerging public health challenges.

The Master of Public Health will provide you with the tools necessary to make a difference in your community. You’ll learn to be a systems thinker and confidently navigate the research policy- practice interface. You will have the skills to design, implement, and evaluate complex evidence-based policy and practice interventions in local and global contexts.

This course will introduce you to epidemiological monitoring, health promotion, designing interventions to prevent or reduce the burden of disease and disability, health systems planning, management and evidence-based public health practice. The course also covers environmental health, non-communicable disease prevention, communicable disease epidemiology, and health economics.

The Master of Public Health is equally relevant to those who work within health as well as those wanting to move into the field of public health.

The duration of this course can be reduced with recognition of relevant skills and prior experience. This means you can study this degree in as little as 1.5 years.

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  • 1 Generate and apply public health intelligence to inform decision making in public health practice, policy, and actions to address health challenges of local, national and global populations.
  • 2 Use evidence-based research and evaluation methods to design, implement, and evaluate public health interventions, policies and systems that focus on prevention, protection and improving the health of populations.
  • 3 Apply public health principles and systems thinking to ensure sustainable and resilient public health systems that prevent and mitigate the impact of disease and environmental threats.
  • 4 Design, implement and evaluate preventive health policies, strategies, and interventions that address the socio-ecological determinants of health.
  • 5 Engage, collaborate and communicate for ethical public health action and advocate for health, social justice and advanced health equity.

The MPH curriculum is benchmarked against competency standards articulated by the Council of Public Health Institutions in Australasia (CAPHIA). There is currently no professional accreditation required for public health tertiary qualifications.

Career outcomes

“Tailoring health messages to diverse audiences requires empathy, evidence-based strategies, and innovative communication platforms."

Amanda Marambe: Bridging clinical practice and public health

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Public health graduates play vital roles in ensuring health system resilience and reform in all countries. Graduates find employment in local, state, and national government ministries and health services, non-government health agencies, international health agencies, humanitarian organisations and universities. The many career options include:

  • Health policy analyst and advisor roles leading strategy and policy development, monitoring and evaluation and health system reform
  • Epidemiologists and health data analysts involved in surveillance and monitoring of infectious and non-communicable conditions and epidemiological reporting the patterns of disease
  • Public health expertise within the disciplines of medicine, nursing, midwifery, and allied health
  • Program managers designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and prevention interventions
  • Emergency, disaster, and humanitarian response coordinators
  • Public health academics teaching across the public health discipline and leading public health research
  • Health Professional roles are projected to increase by 26.6% by 2034*

*National Skills Commission ten year projections from May 2024-May 2034.

Course structure

The Master of Public Health is 200 credit points of study comprising: 62.5 credit points of core units, 87.5 credit points of choice units, and 50 credit points of pathway units.

Entry requirements

Domestic Entry Requirements

Tertiary: Successful completion of an AQF 7 Bachelor degree or equivalent

Where standard entry is not able to be met the following criteria for alternative entry will be considered by the Course Coordinator:

  • At least 3 years relevant work experience (Specific occupations, workplace settings and industries are more relevant for specific courses and will receive greater weighting in consideration) demonstrating the relevance of the course;
  • A record of high achievement in any other qualifications or uncompleted undergraduate qualifications such as Distinction average.

International Entry Requirements 

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

Tertiary: Successful completion of an AQF7 Bachelor degree or equivalent in a health related field such as health sciences, medicine, nursing, dentistry, allied health, psychology, social sciences, environmental health and health services management.

English Language:

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0)
  • TOEFL (iBT) 88 (no skill below: Reading 16; Listening 16; Speaking 18; Writing 22)
  • PTE Academic 58 with no score lower than 50
  • Cambridge English C1 Advanced 176 with no less than 169 in any skill

Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.

 

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Public Health (M5W) may receive full (50 cpt) credit in the Master of Public Health.

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma of Public Health (M6W) may receive full (100 cpt) credit in the Master of Public Health.

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health and Graduate Diploma of Public Health provide an exit award for the Master of Public Health. 

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Health Protection (H5P) may receive full (50 cpt) credit into the Master of Public Health. The Graduate Certificate in Health Protection (H5P) is not an exit award for the Master of Public Health.

Students who successfully complete the MD Embedded Public Health Project within the Doctor of Medicine will receive credit for CAM528 Introduction to Epidemiology and CAM625 Introduction to Biostatistics in the Master of Public Health, in addition to 50 credit points reduction in volume of learning from completion a Bachelor (AQF 7) award in a cognate discipline.

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

Commonwealth supported places (CSP) are available for this course. For eligible domestic students, this means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.

Commonwealth Supported Place indicative annual fee: $9,620

How is this calculated?

This is an estimate. The calculation is based on the average full-time enrolment for this course in 2026. All figures are indicative only for 2027. Actual tuition fees will depend on specific unit enrolment, and are subject to annual increases each year. You can find the complete fee details for each unit of study on the individual unit pages. The units for this course are found in the course structure section of this page.

These figures do not include other costs such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). For further information, please visit Scholarships, fees and costs.

HECS-HELP loans

You may be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.

Further information on student loans and a CSP eligibility checker can be found at Australian Government Study Assist.

An important note on Youth Allowance and Austudy

The Department of Social Services has approved some accredited and professionally-oriented master’s courses for student payments through Youth Allowance or Austudy. This means if you enrol in one of these courses, you may be eligible for student payments. However, this is not the case for all master’s courses. Please visit Scholarships, fees and costs for further information.

International students

2027 annual international student tuition fee: $40,950 AUD

The standard year of study for this course is 100 credit points.

Indicative total tuition fee for international students: $ 83,948 AUD.

This total tuition fee is indicative only. Please visit fees and costs for further information on how this is calculated.

International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.

Domestic scholarships

For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.

International scholarships

The University of Tasmania offers a range of scholarships for international students, designed to recognise academic merit and support access to university study.

For many of our international scholarships, you will be automatically assessed when you submit your International Student Application, so no separate scholarship application is required. Some scholarships may require additional application steps. Explore our International Scholarships to learn more about available opportunities and application requirements.

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