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Master of Public Health

University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Course Overview

Learn how you can make a valuable contribution to the health and welfare of your community. An ideal programme for students intending a career in disease prevention, surveillance, health promotion, epidemiology and other areas of public health.

You can complete this programme as either a taught or research masters.

The programme is recognised as Part I of training for Public Health Registrar.

General Eligibility

Study option

Research 120/240 points

Grade required

GPA 5.0

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Programme structure

This programme has two pathways: Taught (120 or 240 points) and Research (120 and 240 points).

Taught Masters (120 points)

  • Enter from a postgraduate qualification

  • Requires completion of a Dissertation (60 points) and

  • Advanced level courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule (60 points).

Taught Masters (240 points)

  • Enter from an undergraduate degree

  • Requires advanced level courses listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule (120 points) and

  • Advanced level courses in Health Informatics, Health Management, Maori Health,  Population Health or Population Health Practice from the Master of Public Health Schedule (60 points) and

  • Completion of a Dissertation (60 points).

Research Masters (120 points)

  • Enter from a postgraduate qualification

  • Choose a Thesis (120 points)

Or

  • A Research Portfolio (90 points) and

  • Advanced level courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule (30 points).

Research Masters (240 points)

  • Enter from an undergraduate degree

  • Choose a Thesis (120 points) and

  • Advanced level courses outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule (120 points).

Or

  • A Research Portfolio (90 points) and

  • Advanced level courses covering topics in public health, epidemiology and best practices in health listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Schedule (120 points). And

  • Advanced level courses listed in the Master of Public Health Schedule (30 points).

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each component).

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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