This plan prepares health professionals from a broad range of backgrounds with the knowledge and skills, derived from a variety of disciplines, which will allow them to define, critically assess and resolve public health problems. This plan comprises core courses in epidemiology, biostatisics, social science and management. In the Graduate Diploma and Masters programs, electives are available in areas of specific interest, including biostatistics, epidemiology, social science, health services, health economics, burden of disease, tropical health, nutrition, international health and indigenous health. This allows student to focus on Australian public health issues or on international public health, including nutrition and tropical health in the Asia Pacific region. All fields of study are a mixture of internal and external delivery. All core courses are offered internally and externally. If a student wishes to complete the program either entirely by internal or external delivery the choice of courses is more limited. Summer Semester entry not available for international students.