Doctor of Public Health
A postgraduate program
Fast facts
Course type: | Postgraduate (coursework) |
| Availability (full-time or part-time): | Full-time |
| Location: | On campus |
Courses
| Course name | Units | Duration (full-time equivalent) | GradStart code | CRICOS code |
| Doctor of Public Health | 108 units | 3 years | N/A | 039963E |
Overview
Never before have public health practitioners been challenged to address the complexity of health problems - some old, some newly developed - resulting from interactions between people and their physical and social environments. It is clear that today's public health workforce needs professionals with well developed skills to seek out and apply new knowledge, to lead, and to advocate for the promotion of health and the prevention of disease.
The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) provides an advanced degree through a combination of coursework and research. This is in line with international trends demonstrating the advantages of a professional doctorate for practitioners and leaders in public health as an alternative to a PhD.
The full-time course consists of two years of coursework and a one year dissertation.
The coursework topics can be taken in external mode but all students will be required to attend intensive courses on campus in the second year (third and fourth years if studying part-time).
The course provides advanced knowledge and specialist skills for practitioners in the public health and human services workforce, including those in service delivery and allied health, support services, management, research and policy making in public health, community services and housing fields. It emphasises a social understanding of health and well-being and is interdisciplinary in nature, recognising the need to draw on a multitude of approaches, methodologies and ideas to solve complex problems in public health and related areas.
The Department of Public Health has identified the following priority areas for research: community participation in health services and health promotion; food policy; healthy cities and settings; location and health; models of public health; public policy and health; social capital; socioeconomic and gender determinants of health. Specialisation and supervision are also available in areas such as cancer epidemiology, drugs and public health, general practice, injury prevention and public health surveillance. Every effort is made to ensure study areas are relevant to the student's work needs.
What will I study?
Refer to the program of study: Entry requirements
Domestic students
| International students
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Applicants must submit a portfolio providing a rationale for undertaking the course, information on positions held, major achievements and contribution to their field, innovation in professional practice. | Applicants must submit a portfolio providing a rationale for undertaking the course, information on positions held, major achievements and contribution to their field, innovation in professional practice. English language requirements: If English is not your 1st language you must meet English language requirements. | ||||
Applications
Domestic students | International students | ||
| Mid-year entry:
| Yes (with conditions) | Mid-year entry:
| Yes (with conditions) |
| Apply through: | Admissions/Prospective Students Office Refer to postgraduate study applications. | Apply through: | International Office |
Annual fees
Course | Place type | Domestic students | International students |
| Doctor of Public Health | Commonwealth supported - Student contribution amount
| $7,411 | N/A |
| Full fee paying | N/A | $20,800 |
Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated?
Contact
Associate Professor Colin MacDougall
Deputy Head of Research, Department of Public Health
Tel: (08) 8204 5691
Email: colin.macdougall@flinders.edu.au
General domestic students information
Web: Prospective students
Enquiries: Admissions/Prospective Students Office
Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001
Tel (08) 8201 3074 or 1300 657 671 (local call cost)
Fax (08) 8201 2580
Email: admissions@flinders.edu.au
General international students information
Web: International students
Enquiries: Ask Flinders
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