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Will you help design a healthier - and safer - future?

There's never been a more important time to learn about the power of public health.

With an ever-increasing need for public health initiatives to prevent and protect the community from diseases, the world needs skilled professionals who understand contemporary public health research and practice.

And you don't need a health background to pursue an in-demand career in public health.

Our Master of Public Health will give you important foundations in systems thinking, epidemiology, policy and research methods. Learn how to gather, interpret and leverage health data to create a healthier society. Understand the key principles of promotion, protection and prevention. Develop your research skills and learn how to influence our health systems.

You'll gain the skills you need to work in health systems around the world. By developing a global and multidisciplinary approach, you'll gain an understanding of public health that can genuinely influence the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

You'll learn:

• Systems thinking: Understand how the systems in our society are intrinsically linked to the health of individual people.
• Epidemiology and biostatistics: Learn how to gather and interpret health data, and improve health outcomes for your community.
• Approaches to public health: Understand how theoretical principles can help you solve public health problems.
• Policy and practice: Learn how to create policies that can improve health outcomes and develop practices that promote better health in your community.
• Leadership: Develop the confidence to lead public health initiatives.

Specialisation: Health Promotion

Prepare to make an impact on your community's health and wellbeing and transform the health of society with a rewarding career in a key field of public health practice.

You'll draw on a range of scientific disciplines to gain the skills to plan, implement, analyse and evaluate diverse health promotion policies and strategies. Using a community action and equity focus, you'll apply systems-based thinking and project management principles to design evidence-informed programs that improve awareness and understanding. You'll graduate with in-depth knowledge of the social determinants of health and the skills to drive meaningful and measurable change.