University of Queensland
Master of Public Health
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
Prepare for a role as a public health professional and enjoy a rewarding career where you'll make a difference to people's health outcomes across the community and workplace.
Course overview
Public health focuses on preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting healthy lifestyles. It offers a rewarding career that suits people from various backgrounds, including health, science, education and the social sciences.
The Master in Public Health is a two-year program that will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to influence and inform health policy and lead health services reform. You'll learn how to act on new developments regarding health concerns such as COVID-19, diabetes, obesity, HIV/AIDS and injury prevention, as well as more traditional concerns such as under-nutrition and communicable diseases.
You'll complete an evidence-based, comprehensive program that reflects UQ's strong links with organisations such as Australian Aid, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and international ministries of health.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
Complete 32 units comprising:
- 24 units for all MPH Core Courses.
- Four to eight units from MPH Capstone Courses.
- Zero to four units from MPH Program Elective Courses.
MPH Core Courses
Complete 24 units for ALL of the following:
- First Nations Health and Wellbeing
- Qualitative Research: Public Health Applications
- Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments
- Foundations of Public Health
- Health Promotion in Public Health
- Fundamentals of Major Diseases
- Planning, Implementing & Evaluating Public Health Programs
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Health Systems
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- Global Health Policy in Practice
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice
MPH Capstone Courses
Complete four to eight units from the following:
- Public Health Professional Placement
- Public Health Impact Lab
- PUBH7900 Project
- PUBH7902 Project
- PUBH7903 Project
Allows students flexibility to take a research project and a WIL course (PUBH7044 or PUBH7045).
MPH Program Elective Courses
Complete zero to four units from the following:
- Foundations of Digital Health and Clinical Informatics
- Nutrition and Health
- Evidence in Public Health Nutrition
- Public Health Advocacy
- Wastewater Surveillance
- Managing Global Disease Priorities
- Communicable Disease Management and Control
- Public Health in Pandemics
- Epidemiology in Practice
- Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine
- Practical Regression Analyses
- Methods of Clinical Epidemiology
- One Health: Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface
Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need to have one of the following:
- A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline or;
- A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus one year, full-time equivalent relevant work experience in a healthcare setting or;
- A graduate certificate or diploma (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be credited towards your postgraduate studies, provided they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Health Promotion Coordinator
- Public Health Nutritionist
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
- Public Health Medical Registrar
- Research Associate
- Digital Health Coordinator
- Epidemiologist
- Primary Health Manager
- Policy and Research Officer
Fees and CSP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $9,540 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 16 units (normally eight courses) per semester or year.
Student fees may vary in accordance with:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per the course you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
