Public Health
'Meet the Masters' 2024: Public Health and Clinical Research
Join course coordinators Professor Dianna Magliano OAM, Professor Danijela Gasevic and Dr Mark Habgood, along with current students from these courses, as they present an overview of what it's like to study with us.
Courses
Public health investigates and applies medical and health knowledge at a global or community level, rather than at the individual level found in clinical medicine. It's flexible, it can be applied across countless clinical domains and can have huge impact.
Our flagship Master of Public Health (MPH) degree provides graduates with the full range of quantitative, analytical and communication skills needed to work in and lead public health, locally and globally. Taught by Victoria's leading public health experts and with strong links to the Alfred Hospital, our MPH is highly regarded in industry, the public sector and academia.
We focus on providing latest knowledge, practical research skills and nurturing your ability to problem-solve. This ensures our graduates are well regarded and set up for career success.
We offer a diverse list of electives allowing students to tailor their learnings as their interest areas develop. Accelerated entry points, flexible online and in person learning options and an optional research project help students realise their potential and get the most from their experience.
Career fields
Career fields include research roles covering clinical trials, large cohort studies, data analysis, project management and field work; health promotion; ethics, policy.
Course Coordinator
"What I’ve most enjoyed about studying this degree is the interplay between my work and studies."
– Sally Hartmanis, University of Oxford PhD Candidate in Health Economics and Genomics
"It’s important to me to learn from true leaders, to make the most of my study opportunity. I was impressed with how strongly Monash ranked across numerous medical fields in research and education, and now I’ve graduated, I take pride in being a Monash alumna."
– Visale Thangadurai, international student graduate
"I really like how the assessments are really varied in style and design, and force you to interpret and apply your knowledge. They all require broad knowledge from reading, which I think is an important way to learn."
– Sana Bader, international student