The Master International Public Health (Extension) / Master of Health Management dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to specialise in both international public health and health management and complete a research project in international public health. The dual program meets a well-recognised need to strengthen public health, health leadership and health management capacities within resource-constrained settings in international and global contexts.

The Master of International Public Health (MIPH) is recognised as a sought after qualification in international health. Many graduates of MIPH or similar programs have found employment with international aid organisations. The Master of Health Management Extension (MHM – Extn) has been designed to provide students with the essential knowledge, skills and attributes required for senior managerial roles in health service delivery.

Graduates of the dual MIPH (Extn) / MHM program are equipped with specialised professional knowledge and skills to work internationally in health departments, with non-government organisations, and with international and bi-lateral aid agencies. The program cultivates sophisticated knowledge and skills in public health and health management that can be applied to a broad range of highly complex population health issues in international settings including resource constrained, middle income and more developed countries. Graduates acquire a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge of global public health and health management including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population health research methods, leadership and workforce management, strategic planning and change management, quality and safety improvement, and health program and policy design, implementation and evaluation. The program fosters judgment-ready critically reflexive practitioners who are able to manage and improve health service systems and outcomes and contribute to improving public health outcomes in diverse settings drawing on a global health perspective.

Candidates must complete 96 Units of Credit (UOC) comprising:

MIPH core courses: PHCM9605, PHCM9498 and PHCM9012

International Health Prescribed Electives
Students must complete a minimum of three (18 UOC) of the following courses:

Elective (6 UOC)

Students choose 1 elective course (6 UOC) from the list below.

PHCM9498 is a pre-requisite core course for PHCM9517, PHCM9518, PHCM9520 and PHCM9521

The 48 UOC MIPH requirements to be completed with a minimum average mark of 65% to progress to the Extension component of the MIPH are the 3 MIPH core courses, 3 international health electives and 2 other courses (which may include health management courses).

* Extension (24 UOC)

Choose from one of the following options:

Additional course requirement

Students from non-English speaking countries who have not previously completed a degree in Australia or other English-speaking country are required to take the following additional preparatory course in their first semester. This course is available for all students to assist to gain maximum benefit from their study. The course is made available at no charge to students and does not contribute to the UOC requirements of the degree.

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for further information.

Students enrolled in the MIPH (Extn) / MHM program will be required to exit with the MIPH/MHM on completion of 72 UOC that meet the requirements of the MIPH/MPH program if they fail to achieve an average mark of 65% to meet requirements to progress to the Extension component of the program. Students may also exit early with the 48 UOC MIPH or 48 UOC MHM, or with a Graduate Diploma (36 UOC) or Graduate Certificate (24 UOC) in either International Public Health or Health Management on completion of courses that meet the requirements of the relevant program.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Applicants are required to have either an undergraduate degree or higher degree in a health-related or public health-related discipline* and one of the following: