Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration, Courses and degrees, data, 2025, domestic, CI, La Trobe University

Entry requirements and pathways

Academic entry requirement

Prerequisites

300 credit point pathway – Non-cognate Entry - (2.5 years):
Successful completion of a 3 year Australian Bachelor degree (or its equivalent).

240 credit point pathway – Cognate Entry - (2 years)
Successful completion of a 3 year Australian Bachelor degree (or its equivalent) in a cognate health field and/or eligible for registration with AHPRA plus two years of relevant work experience.

The list of AHPRA eligibility for registration:
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-Ahpra/What-We-Do.aspx

Prior learning developed through relevant work experience or professional accreditation, where it is deemed to be at least equivalent to that obtained through a Bachelor degree, may be considered.

Note: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

For information on adjustment factors that may be applicable, such as those through Special Entry and Access Schemes (SEAS) and other La Trobe special access schemes see: Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

Core participation requirements

Core Participation Requirements are abilities, attributes and behaviours that are required to undertake learning activities and professional experience in your course. These requirements are provided for your information and are not entry requirements. Core Participation Requirements are also referred to as Inherent Requirements by other institutions.

La Trobe University wants you to understand the Core Participation Requirements of your course so you can:

determine if you may need support during your studies; and
make an informed decision about whether the course is suitable for you.

If there are any Core Participation Requirements listed below that you do not feel capable of demonstrating, we may be able to make adjustments that may support your studies. Please contact the AccessAbility Hub or your Course Coordinator to discuss any adjustments you may need.

As a La Trobe student, you will also need to abide by the Student Charter and meet any professional accreditation requirements of your course.

Public health students must demonstrate interpersonal communication skills, manage personal responses, beliefs and preferences such that they can work with diverse population groups and within multi-disciplinary teams.

Public health students must be able to locate, acquire, retain and apply knowledge in a range of settings, and with relevant population groups to meet their changing health needs and problem-solve solutions.

Credit for previous study (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed.

The University will designate courses where there is only admission into Year 1 of the course. In these cases, there is limited credit. See list of limited entry courses.

To check if this course is available for credit, please visit the Advanced standing webpage.

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What you'll study

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

To qualify for the award of Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration, students must complete a total of 300 credit points across 2 years.

Upon completion of 60 credit points of subjects students have the option to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Public Health (HCPHE) or the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management (HCHSM).
Upon completion of 120 credit points of subjects, students have the option to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Public Health (HGPHE) or the Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management (HGHSMG).
Please refer to the course structures for each exit award to identify the subjects that are required to be completed in order to qualify for that award.

Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:

120 credit points from chosen Core

Study options

Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.

Subject name	Subject code	Year	Credit points
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE	LTU0AIM	1	0
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS	PHE5EPB	1	15
HEALTH CARE QUALITY	PHE5HCQ	1	15
HEALTH LAW AND ETHICS	PHE5LAE	1	15
HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION	PHE5POL	1	15
HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY AND PRACTICE	PHE5PSP	1	15
HEALTH SYSTEMS	PHE5HHS	1	15
PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH	PHE5PUH	1	15
PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES	PHE5PHR	1	15
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH SERVICES	PHE5FMH	2	15
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH	PHE5MLH	2	15
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH	PHE5SCP	2	15
STRATEGY AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT	PHE5SOM	2	15
SYSTEMS THINKING AND LEADERSHIP	PHE5STL	2	15

A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.

A specialisation is a sequence of related subjects studied in your course. In some courses, you need to complete at least one specialisation to attain your degree.

Students to select one specialisation

Course specialisations	Specialisation code
Advanced practice StudyFlex	SPE-ADP01
Ageing strategy and policy StudyFlex	SPE-ASP01
Applied research StudyFlex	SPE-APR01
Data for decision making StudyFlex	SPE-DDM01
Digital health StudyFlex	SPE-DIH02
Health promotion StudyFlex	SPE-HEP01
Health strategy and policy StudyFlex	SPE-HSP01
International development StudyFlex	SPE-IDE01
Sex, health and society StudyFlex	SPE-SHS01

For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

See La Trobe University Handbook for more details

The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.

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