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.
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, including Senior Health Policy Advisor, Public Health Medical Officer, NGO Manager, Community Health Promoter and more.
Each course is delivered 100% online, giving students the flexibility to fit study around their busy personal and professional lives. At VU Online, we take a personalised 1:1 approach to online learning, which makes learning with us highly interactive and supported.
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.
UNITS OF STUDYCORE UNITS- Foundations of Public Health
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1
- Public Health in Practice
- Culture and Society in Public Health
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2
- Promoting Health in Policy
- Systems Thinking in Public Health
- Public Health Program Management
SPECIALISATION (HEALTH PROMOTION)- Innovative and Evidence-Based Health Promotion
- Social Media and Social Marketing Approaches to Health Promotion
- Global Contexts of Health Promotion Practice with Diverse Populations
- Professional Project
SPECIALISATION (GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP)- Global Health Leadership
- Global Health Economics and Finance
- Global Health Systems and Decision Making
- Professional Project
CAREER OPTIONS
1. Global Health Leadership- Disease Preparedness Researcher
- Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
- Infection Preventionist
- Health Informatics Specialist
- Communications Manager
- Health Administrator
- Senior Advisor - Health
- Policy Advisor - Health
2. Health Promotion- NGO Manager
- Health Promoter
- Public Health Researcher
- Community Health Promoter
- Public Policy and Strategy Consultant
- Health Educator
- Health Promotion Research Coordinator
3. Other roles in this field include- Public Health Medical Officer
- Lecturer in Health
- Medical/Health Advisor
- Program Officer
- Communicable Disease Analyst
- Project Officer
STUDENT SUPPORTVU Online provides you with the support you need, when you need it, throughout the course. With four layers of student support, our goal is to ensure you succeed in your studies.
Our highly experienced academics understand how to deliver a quality online learning experience and are highly responsive and accessible.
You will also have access to a dedicated Student Success Advisor, who provides motivation and one-on-one personalised assistance with non-academic matters for the duration of the course. You will experience the support of a community through chat, virtual seminars and discussion board activity. Your support network is only a phone call or email away.
