Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration

This joint master enables health professionals to gain advanced management skills while undertaking further study in the area of their specialisation. The program aims to develop the following knowledge and skills: Understanding current major health and management issues; managing information and human financial resources within health care delivery organisations; critical analysis by health managers in the context of national and global economic and political environments; and identification and analysis of management issues in health care delivery organisations and the identification of appropriate solutions. JCU Public Health and Business Administration graduates are uniquely equipped to be leaders in health care. Graduates go on to work in public and private healthcare positions, including management, marketing, research, and economics. You could find employment as a healthcare professional with a focus on travel, tropical and rural areas, developing countries, disease management or Indigenous health care. You could also work as a policy officer, healthcare administrator, epidemiologist, community health worker, management consultant, CEO, research associate or project coordinator. An Online delivery mode is also offered by this program.