Queensland University of Technology

Master of Public Health (Health Promotion)

Public health professionals promote population health and wellbeing in service areas such as food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion, and environmental health.

Our public health programs are designed for professionals interested in a career in public health, mid-career professionals seeking advancement, and clinicians looking to broaden their range of expertise.

Students in this program obtain core skills in epidemiology and biostatistics, and an understanding of contemporary and challenging population health issues. You may choose to major in emergency and disaster management; epidemiology and research methods; health promotion; health, safety, and environment; or select units from across the major study areas.

Health Promotion units

• Qualitative Research

The unit offers the opportunity to study, explore, and understand a range of qualitative research methodologies and methods. In so doing, the unit exposes students to a knowledge base that may inform postgraduate qualitative research.

• Health Promotion 2: Theories

This unit provides you with foundation knowledge and skills in health promotion. You are introduced to health promotion theories and their use for understanding determinants of health behaviors and for the development of health promotion programming.

• Health Promotion 3: Program Planning

This unit is in the developmental stage of your course and furthers your knowledge and skills developed in PUP032 and PUP038 for developing a health promotion program. With a large portion of health promotion work involving the development of health promotion programs, the unit allows you to develop the skills that are essential for a health promotion practitioner.

• Health Promotion 4: Program Evaluation

Evaluation is a crucial aspect of health promotion and public health work. Within the health sector, there is strong competition for funding from the government and non-government sectors. The need to use evidence upon which to make judgments about programs and influence policy rests increasingly on robust evaluations.