Public Health specialisation
The public health specialisation equips graduates with the broad knowledge base in core public health disciplines including epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioural health sciences, environmental and occupational health sciences, global public health and health systems service and management, and the skills and experiences needed to think critically, work collaboratively, advocate for change and creatively solve complex problems to make a difference to the health whole populations.

Public Health subjects:

Introduction to Epidemiology
Introduction to Biostatistics
Global Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations 
Knowing What Works - Evaluation for Public Health
Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
Professional Practice Placement or Dissertation or Thesis
choice of electives.
Students in the Conversion Program are required to complete the following:
7 core courses AND 5 electives AND a capstone consisting of the Professional Practice Placement OR a dissertation; 
or 
7 core courses AND 1 elective AND a thesis

Students in the Extension Program are required to complete the following:
Up to 6 core courses AND up to 4 electives AND a capstone consisting of the Professional Practice Placement OR dissertation (36 unit extension program); 
or
4 core courses AND 1 elective AND a work-integrated research project and linked methods course (24 unit extension program)

Students in the extension programs will be advised about which core and elective courses they must complete depending on their previous undergraduate study.

Population Oral Health Sciences specialisation
The population oral health specialisation equips graduates with the knowledge and skills they will need to think creatively about the many individual, family, community, environmental and dental system factors associated with the oral health of populations. The courses offered in the specialisation are intended to equip graduates for careers in public health dentistry or to broaden the population oral health orientation of their current work for those with established careers.

Population Oral Health Subjects:

Introduction to Epidemiology
Introduction to Biostatistics

Dental Public Health
Choice of 2 courses from:
Global Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations
Knowing what works - Evaluation for Public Health
Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
Choice of 3 courses from:
Prevention of Oral Disease
Oral Health Policy
Indigenous Oral Health
Oral Epidemiology
Societal Determinants of Oral Health
Research pathway
Population Oral Health Thesis

Practice Pathway
Public Health Practicum
Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
Population Oral Health Dissertation
choice of electives.
There are 2 pathways in the Population Oral Health Specialisation:
Research Pathway; 8 core courses (selected from Public Health and Population Oral Health core) AND a thesis
Practice Pathway: 9 core courses AND a practicum AND a dissertation AND 2 electives.

Electives
Please note: only some of these electives below will be taught each year. The choice of electives will depend on the student’s chosen pathway.

Knowing what works - Evaluation for Public Health
Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
Qualitative Research Methods in Health
Health Economics
Dental Public Health
Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics
Health Economic Evaluation & Decision Making
Biostatistics
Diseases of Occupation
Toxicology and Safety Management
Epidemiological Research Methods
Public Health Ethics
Health Technology Assessment 3
Introduction to Evidence-Based Health Care
Synthesising Economic Evidence
Synthesising Qualitative Evidence
Clinical Wisdom in Evidence-based Practice
Developing Clinical Guidelines
Developing a Research Proposal
Prevention of Oral Disease
Oral Health Policy
Indigenous Oral Health
Oral Epidemiology
Societal Determinants of Oral Health.