Master of Public Health electives

Links below are to the unit information page in the Monash Handbook: handbook.monash.edu

January – June

UNIT CODETITLE
MPH5002 Foundations of health promotion and program planning
MPH5200 Regression methods for epidemiology
MPH5207 Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention
MPH5220 Introductory health economics
MPH5236 Clinical trials
MPH5241 Introduction to occupational health and safety
MPH5242 Psychosocial work environment
MPH5243 Workplace hazards: measurement and management
MPH5252 Global health care delivery: principles and challenges
MPH5255 Health and human rights
MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement
MPH5268Financial management in health care
MPH5269 Foundations of health policy
MPH5271 Implementation and innovation in health care
MPH5273 Case study in health services management
MPH5274 Public health practicum
MPH5276 Safety management systems
MPH5277 Practical data management
MAP4200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice
EPM5029 Introduction to health data analytics
EPM5030 Human health and disease processes
EPM5033 Programming principles for health data analytics using Python
 

July – December

UNIT CODETITLE
MPH5003 Global health virtual practicum
MPH5022 Evaluating public health programs
MPH5042 Planetary health
MPH5203 Environmental influences on health
MPH5214 Demographic methods
MPH5215 Qualitative research methods
MPH5218 Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention
MPH5221 Economic evaluation
MPH5222 Assessment and control of workplace hazards
MPH5223 Social and cultural determinants of health
MPH5239 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
MPH5244 Humans, work and physical hazards
MPH5256 Injury epidemiology and prevention *NOTE: Not offered in 2026, next offered in 2027
MPH5265 Law for health systems
MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
MPH5270 Advanced statistical methods for clinical research
MPH5272 Principles of health systems
MPH5273 Case study in health services management
MPH5274 Public health practicum
MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research methods

UPDATED 14 AUGUST 2025

Important dates / census dates

Find at monash.edu/enrolments/dates/census