GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Health Policy and Planning
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Health Policy and Planning at the University of Sydney builds a comprehensive, practical understanding of health systems and policy-making, extending beyond administration into systems thinking, economic evaluation, health financing and the use of evidence in policy. Core units cover health policy, policy planning and health economics, including a health policy project, alongside electives in global and public health.
The degree is delivered flexibly to fit around work, and prepares graduates for senior roles across government, advocacy, health service leadership, strategy and regulation. Sydney is ranked first in Australia and tenth globally for public health.
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Admissions
Admission to this course requires: a bachelor's degree with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification and a minimum of 1 year of work experience in a health or policy related field; or completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate; or completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma, or equivalent qualification.
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