Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health is intended for a range of professionals who are looking to increase their employment opportunities. These include health professionals working in community settings, clinicians wishing to broaden their approach to clinical practice, and other professionals who are interested in transferring to the public and community health system. Our graduates work in a diverse range of settings including community health, hospitals, indigenous health, schools, mental health services, welfare agencies, and the justice system.

Depending upon your area of interest you can select from the streams below:

• Stream A Primary Health Care
This stream focuses on health promotion and the importance of leadership in public health. It will be of interest to students who want to develop knowledge about, and skills in, primary health care, health promotion and community development.


• Stream B Public Health
This stream combines social determinants of health with established public health studies. It will be of interest to students who want to develop a better understanding of, and skills in, the application of social epidemiology to address health inequities.


• Stream C Public Health Research
This stream combines provides the opportunity for students to undertake research in an area that combines students' own interests with Department research priorities. It will be of interest to students who want to progress to higher research degrees, such as MSc or PhD.


• Stream D Health Service Management
This stream applies public health knowledge and skills to the management and administration of health services. It will be of interest to students who want to understand the ways in which public health organisations can be better integrated and coordinated to deliver a range of services and programs.


• Stream E Public Health Nutrition
This stream specialises in the knowledge and skills needed to increase nutritional health through public health initiatives. It will be of interest to students who want to gain an understanding of the impact of food policy and the food supply on health, and who want skills in developing public health nutrition programs to address health inequities.

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We are committed to local and global action to address the social factors leading to ill health and health inequities. We aim to play our part in drawing the attention of society to the social determinants of health that are known to be among the worst causes of poor health and inequalities between and within countries. The determinants include unemployment, unsafe workplaces, urban slums, globalisation and lack of access to health systems.

Our courses are based on adult learning models and can be delivered entirely through distance education (flexible delivery) mode. Our courses are, therefore, ideally suited to work-based, part-time study, regardless of where students live or what they do. The Master of Public Health is offered with Commonwealth Supported Places. This means that the Commonwealth will pay the University an amount towards the cost of your course and you will pay a student contribution amount. Most students are eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan and/or to receive a discount to assist in payment of their student contribution.

Additional information

Applicants can receive additional information from Carol Gibb, (08) 8204 4628, or email: carol.gibb@flinders.edu.au. You can apply via GradStart.Link via the GradStart button. Click on 'Want to Apply?' to begin your application.