94
Melbourne School of
Population and Global Health
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
WY
Master of Public Health
Fees 2013
International:
$36 192 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $21 248 per year
E
nn
Core foundations of public health theory and
practice with opportunities to specialise in
advanced streams
nn
Opportunities to consolidate specialist training
through workplace practicum, research project or
elective subjects.
Duration:
2 years full time. Part time study available.
Specialisations:
Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Gender and Women‘s Health, Global Health, Health
Economics and Economic Evaluation, Health
Program Evaluation, Indigenous Health, Primary
Care, Sexual Health, Health Social Sciences.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree in any discipline or
equivalent, or
nn
Minimum two years tertiary study in any
discipline plus minimum fve years documented,
relevant health-related work experience.
PROFESSIONAL ENTRY DEGREES
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
WY
Graduate Certifcate in
Sexual Health
Fees 2013
International:
$18 096 total program
fee
Domestic:
Fee place $10 624 total
program fee
nn
Suitable for anyone with a health-related or
public-health related background and an
interest in sexual health. Of particular interest
to health professionals moving into work in the
area of sexual health including nurses, general
practitioners and others
nn
Core subjects available in face-to-face and
distance mode, drawing on national and
international developments in public health
control of sexually transmissible infections, the
management of STIs, sexual and reproductive
health and clinical service provision.
Delivery mode:
Online.
Duration:
1–2 years (part time only).
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Health-related degree or equivalent, or
nn
Undergraduate degree in cognate discipline or
equivalent.
Postgraduate Certifcate in
Biostatistics
Fees 2013
International:
$18 096 total program
fee
Domestic:
Fee place $10 624 total
program fee
nn
Covers introductory epidemiology and some
aspects of biostatistics
nn
Foundation in mathematical and statistical theory
to those without a frst degree in the area
nn
Subset of Master of Biostatistics.
Delivery mode:
Online.
Duration:
1–2 years (part time only).
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree with minimum 70%
average and two years documented work
experience relevant to use of quantitative
methods in health research, or
nn
Undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics,
health or other sciences including tertiary-level
mathematics, with minimum 70% average
nn
Demonstrated capacity for advanced
mathematical work and successful completion of
tertiary-level statistics subject, or demonstrated
equivalent prior knowledge of statistics.
Postgraduate Diploma in
Biostatistics
Fees 2013
Domestic:
Fee place $10 624 with a
maximum of 0.5 EFTSL per year
nn
Focuses on skills required for employment as a
biostatistician
nn
Foundation in mathematical and statistical theory
to those without a frst degree in the area
nn
Subset of Master of Biostatistics.
Delivery mode:
Online.
Duration:
2–4 years (part time only).
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree with minimum 70%
average and two years documented work
experience relevant to use of quantitative
methods in health research, or
nn
Undergraduate degree in mathematics, statistics,
health or other sciences including tertiary-level
mathematics, with minimum 70% average
nn
Demonstrated capacity for advanced
mathematical work and successful completion of
tertiary-level statistics subject or demonstrated
equivalent prior knowledge of statistics.
Postgraduate Diploma in Health
Social Sciences
Fees 2013
International:
$36 192 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $21 248 per year
E
nn
Multidisciplinary social sciences approach
nn
Understanding of how social, economic, cultural,
historical and ethical factors affect health and
health care
nn
Disciplines include sociology, anthropology,
history, ethics, psychology, economics, social
epidemiology and policy studies.
Duration:
1 year full time. Part-time study available.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Undergraduate degree or equivalent in relevant
discipline or proof of meeting requirements for
registration, or temporary registration as a nurse
by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
in Division 1, 3 or 4, or equivalent professional
qualifcation
nn
Minimum fve years documented, relevant work
or professional experience
nn
Documentary evidence of competent academic
or professional writing skills.
Master of Biostatistics
Fees 2013
Not available to international
students
Domestic:
Fee place $10 624 with a
maximum of 0.5 EFTSL per year
nn
Provides skills required of professional
biostatisticians in medical and epidemiological
research, the pharmaceutical industry and
government departments and agencies.
Delivery mode:
Online.
Duration:
3 years (part time only).
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Four-year undergraduate degree in relevant
discipline incorporating studies in mathematics
or statistics of at least second-year level with
minimum 70% average, or
nn
Postgraduate Certifcate or Postgraduate Diploma
in Biostatistics.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEGREES