Master of Public Health

The Public Health programs at Sydney Medical School focus on the prevention of illness and the promotion of health. Learning opportunities are aimed at developing the essential knowledge and required skills of practitioners in the practice of public health, including the effective management of community health problems to improve conditions and outcomes. The programs are offered at a graduate diploma and master’s degree level with an emphasis on a modern approach to improving health outcomes within disadvantaged and developing communities.



With a large number of units of study to choose from, you can tailor the program to suit your individual needs. You may choose to take a variety of subjects or study subjects within one of five pathways:



- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (Communicable Disease)

- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (Injury)

- Public Health Research

- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (Chronic Disease)

- Health Economics/Health Policy.



Pathways are highly flexible and students may choose units of study according to their interest, subject to study load and prerequisites.