Public Health is a unique degree as it doesn't pigeonhole you into a particular profession. Graduates can follow their passion choosing distinctive career pathways, addressing bio-medical, research, and social determinants of population health and equity, Indigenous health, economic factors, and global approaches to health issues, such as obesity and heart disease.
As a public health professional, you will perform essential services that protect our communities. You might monitor the health status of a community to identify potential problems, diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards in the community or inform, educate, and empower people about health issues, particularly the underserved and those at risk.
You may develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts, enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety or link people to needed personal health services and ensure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
Hear from Professor Nicola Spurrier, Chief Public Health Officer for SA Health, talk about why you should study Public Health at Flinders.
Graduates are expected to progress into employment in public health policy, management and practice that includes the following potential occupations:
Professionally accredited programs with globally recognised qualifications that increase your job opportunities worldwide.
Our Masters of Public Health degrees meet the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) and aligns with the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia (CAPHIA).
No. 1 SA university
for overall educational experience and full-time employment.
(The Good Universities Guide 2022 (postgraduate), public SA-founded universities only)
Health Care and Social Assistance is Australia’s largest industry and is projected to have strong employment growth through to November 2026.
(National Skills Commission 2022).
No.1 in SA
in Health Services & Support for full-time employment and median salary.
(The Good Universities Guide 2022 (undergraduate), public SA-founded universities only.)
Dive into the world of Public Health alongside Tina Hart, a passionate Flinders University student sharing her first-hand insights and experiences.
Professor Nicola Spurrier, Chief Public Health Officer, SA Health delivered the October 2020 Chalmers Oration on the topic “Leadership in a time of crisis and key learnings for a post-COVID world.”
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In Australia, public health jobs pay an annual salary of ~$80,000 (source: payscale.com)
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