The 2-year Master International Public Health (Extension) / Master of Public Health dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to specialise in public health in international developing country contexts as well as Australia and other developed countries. The dual program meets a well-recognised need to strengthen public health capacities within Australia and internationally. 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 MIPH (Extension) will provide an opportunity for high achieving students to extend their studies by completing additional courses and a research project in international public health. The Master of Public Health (MPH) is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. Graduates of the dual MIPH (Extn) / MPH program are equipped with specialised professional knowledge and skills to work in health departments, with non-government organisations, and with international and bi-lateral aid agencies both internationally and in Australia. The program cultivates sophisticated knowledge and skills in public health that can be applied to a broad range of highly complex population health issues in local and global settings including resource constrained, middle income and developed countries. Graduates acquire a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, health promotion, population health research methods, and health program and policy design, implementation and evaluation. The program fosters judgment-ready critically reflexive practitioners who are able to contribute to improving public health outcomes in diverse settings drawing on a global health perspective. Program Structure Students must complete 96 UOC as a standalone program. 1. Compulsory courses - 24 UOC 2. International Health prescribed elective courses - 18 UOC 3. Public Health prescribed elective courses - 30 UOC 4. Extension/Research Project elective courses - 24 UOC