Postgraduate Short Courses
In as little as 6 months, you can complete a Graduate Certificate to gain specialist knowledge in your field. Designed for working professionals who already hold an undergraduate degree, these fast and flexible qualifications can be studied 100% online.
Postgraduate Short CoursesChoose CDU for postgraduate public health courses
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CDU researchers rank among the top 2% in their fields worldwide
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Top 100 university in the Asia Pacific
According to the Times Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019
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91% of postgrad CDU health students find employment
According to the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey National Report
Why study a postgraduate degree in public health?
Specialise, make a career change or pursue research opportunities with postgraduate public health degrees at CDU. Designed and delivered by Menzies School of Health Research, our postgraduate public health students learn from renowned Menzies researchers and experts in their field of interest.
Choose from graduate certificates and graduate diplomas in epidemiology, infectious disease prevention and control, health research and more, with the option to articulate to the Master of Public Health or Master of Health Research. You can even combine both and undertake the unique Master of Public Health/Master of Health Research double degree for the ultimate career flexibility in employment outcomes.
Our Master of Public Health is a popular choice for students seeking advanced knowledge and skills in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative and qualitative research methods, plus the ability to formulate strategies to address complex health and social issues.
The Master of Health Research includes an exciting opportunity to undertake a research project supervised by a Menzies expert. Our unique Top End location leads to research strengths in Indigenous child health, preventable chronic diseases, global and tropical health, emerging infectious diseases and more. Many Master of Health Research students go on to HDR training.
Study your postgraduate public health degree online
Study your public health postgraduate degree online or on campus, part-time or full-time. We want your learning to fit your lifestyle.
By studying your public health postgraduate course online with Menzies School of Health Research and CDU, you’ll have access to:
- Round-the-clock academic and technical support
- The same 1:1 support from your Menzies lecturers as your on-campus peers
- CDU’s world-class online learning platform, Learnline.
Learnline is where you’ll find your study materials, watch live lectures or catch up later with recordings, interact with your fellow postgrad public health students and lecturers, participate in discussions and more.
Elevate your career with postgraduate courses in public health
Many areas of public health are highly competitive (like global health) or require postgraduate study (like epidemiology). Postgraduate public health courses give you a competitive edge as well as providing the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in your chosen field.
Postgraduate public health courses appeal to a wide variety of professionals looking to upskill, from nurses, doctors and allied health workers to social workers and lawyers interested in working with health policy and law.
Our postgrad public health and health research graduates have gone on to find employment in a wide variety of settings from national and international health services and ministries to public health organisations and universities. They become public health leaders, program planners, analysts, evaluators, health policy offers, professional practitioners and health researchers.
Launch into your new world of study with confidence
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