Both the Master of Public Health and Master of Epidemiology programs offer a research project opportunity to students. Typically completed in their final semester of study, the MPH project or MEpi dissertation allow students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their coursework to a real-world public health or (clinical) epidemiological context to produce a body of research.
Students work closely with their project/dissertation supervisor either in-person, or virtually, when undertaking the research project. The research conducted is written up as either a draft manuscript to submit to a journal, a research report (e.g. for government/industry) or a more traditional thesis style report.
Both the dissertations and projects can be completed full-time or part-time. The Master of Public Health project is a #4-unit elective capstone course, with a minimum cumulative GPA requirement of 5.5. The Master of Epidemiology dissertation is core to the MEpi program and consists of #8-units, with no GPA requirement.
To explore possible topics and/or supervisors, students can:
- Browse the list of projects/dissertations on the Postgraduate Student Community Blackboard site. If you are unsure where to find this site, please contact your Program Director.
- Search research centres and groups
- Search academics who work in an area of interest
- Talk to your course coordinators and/or Program Director and people in your workplace.
