Public Health Degrees in Victoria in 2026
Wikipedia states that public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". It goes on to say that public health aims to improve the quality of life through prevention and treatment of disease, including mental health.
There are a few dedicated public health degrees offered by Victorian universities, and these are listed below.
Note: Public Health is often offered as a major in Health Science and some Biomedicine degrees. The University of Melbourne offers a major of Public Health and Epidemiology in its Bachelor of Biomedicine.
For a comprehensive list of all courses offering studies (majors and minors) in public health, including the many other double-degree options, visit VTAC.
INSTITUTION | COURSE NAME | VCE PREREQs | MAJOR STUDIES | ATAR 2026 |
Deakin University
GWF – Waterfront G – Waurn Ponds M – Melbourne Campus | Nursing/Public Health and Health Promotion
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. | Health promotion, Nursing, Public health. | L/N (GWF) 80.50 (M) |
Public Health and Health Promotion
| Disability and inclusion (Burwood), Environmental health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Exercise science (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Family, society and health (Burwood), Food studies (Burwood), Health, nature and sustainability (Burwood), Medical biotechnology (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Nutrition (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Physical activity and health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Psychology for allied health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds). | L/N (G) 65.95 (M) | ||
| Accounting, Economics, Finance, Financial planning, Health Promotion, Human resource management, Management, Management information systems, Marketing, Public health. | L/N (G) 81.65 (M) | |||
La Trobe University M – Melbourne Campus | Health Sciences (Public Health major)
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | Public health. | 60.70 (M) |
Monash University C – Caulfield Campus
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| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. | Epidemiology, Global Health, Health and Human Development, Health promotion, Health sciences, Public health, Public health science, Social science, Sociology. | 81.25 (C) |
Swinburne University H – Hawthorn Campus | Health Science (Public Health & Health Promotion major)
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in EAL. | Public health and health promotion. | 61.50 (H) |