Master of Public Health / Master of Health Research
Master of Public Health / Master of Health Research
Combining a Master of Public Health with a Master of Health Research will give greater flexibility and opportunity to your career. This double degree is a strong modern qualification that will enable you to tackle contemporary and future population health issues with high level public health and health research skills….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Combining a Master of Public Health with a Master of Health Research will give greater flexibility and opportunity to your career. This double degree is a strong modern qualification that will enable you to tackle contemporary and future population health issues with high level public health and health research skills. It is also an alternative pathway to Higher Degrees by Research.
This double degree will equip students with the tools to investigate critique and respond to real world population health problems in local and global contexts, as well as advanced knowledge and skills in health research design and evidence-based practice. Unique features of the course include learning from acclaimed Menzies School of Health Research professionals in the specialist areas of Indigenous health, global health, public health practice and health research.
Our students study: epidemiology; biostatistics; quantitative and qualitative research methods. They learn to analyze and interpret population health information, evaluate and design public health interventions and formulate evidence-based strategies to address complex health and social issues. Our students apply public health approaches to: health promotion; disease control; health systems; health policy; decision making; the environment and the sustainable development goals. Students also consolidate their learning by undertaking a research project supervised by an expert in the field.
Our public health and health research graduates have gone on to secure employment in national and international health services and ministries; as well as public health organizations and universities. They have become public health leaders, program planners, analysts, evaluators, health policy officers, professional practitioners and health researchers.
This course requires a high level of academic reading and writing. Students who are not confident in their academic literacy skills are encouraged to fully utilize the University’s academic support services.
Course structure:
The Master of Public Health/Master of Health Research is a two-year double degree. The core units cover the essential knowledge and skills of public health and health research. The choice of specialist electives provides opportunities for students to explore various specialist areas of public health and health research. The research project enables students to plan and implement a substantial research-based project in the public health or health research areas, under the supervision of an experienced researcher. The capstone units enable students to undertake significant pieces of scholarship such as an advocacy strategy and an economic proposal. Delivered externally online with; some units are offered with an internal option.
REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of one of the following:
a recognised bachelor degree or a graduate diploma or masters degree in a related area; or
a recognised bachelor degree plus an honours degree or a graduate diploma or masters degree in a non-related area.
Related areas include: public health, health science, primary health care, medicine, social science or health promotion.
English language requirements:
- IELTS Academic Module: A minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0.
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): A minimum overall score of 79 with a minimum writing score of 21.
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: A minimum overall score of 58 with no score lower than 50.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a truly unique institution, headquartered in the Northern Territory and spanning the whole country with delivery sites in cities like Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney and regional hubs such as Alice Springs, Katherine and Palmerston. The university’s multi-campus, virtual and online expertise, course profiles, delivery methods, research activities and operation, result from a commitment to the regions in which it operates. At CDU, international students will benefit from the university’s relatively smaller class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio that is in the range of one teacher to every 15-20 students. International students have 11 campuses and centres located around Australia where they could be studying, from tropical Darwin, the outback of Alice Springs or in one of Australia’s more famous cities, Sydney. CDU is ranked number four among Australian universities for undergraduate employment outcomes.
