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Who should do this specialisation?

The MPH Public Security specialisation is for students who want to a strong grounding in public health combined with specialisation in the health aspects of disasters, emergency management and crises including epidemics, which is reflected in their Testamur.

The Master of Public Health (MPH) at UNSW Sydney is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. Many of our graduates occupy key positions in health departments, non-government organisations and universities in Australia and internationally.

The Public Security specialisation provides additional grounding in the combined areas of human health aspects of bioterrorism, and disaster preparedness and response.

The specialisation is particularly aimed at first-responders, analysts or policy makers from health, emergency management, law enforcement, military or other relevant backgrounds who have an interest in developing their public health knowledge and experience.

The specialisation incorporates unique international offerings from Arizona State University under the PLuS Alliance global university partnership.