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School of Population Health
School of Population Health
Teaching Programs

The School's teaching programs are among the most relevant and comprehensive in population health.

A wide range of postgraduate and undergraduate programs reflects the diversity of the School's expertise in fields including:


These teaching programs reflect workforce needs and research strengths in the School, including behaviour and health outcomes, global health, health services research and epidemiological methodology Constant monitoring of the scope of the teaching program and of global population health trends ensures the School's academic offerings are highly relevant to the world's leading health issues.

Collaborations across the School, the Faculty of Health Sciences and across the University draw on a wealth of teaching experience that has seen UQ win more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university. The School's internationally-renowned staff are committed to excellence in teaching and the creation of a positive teaching environment. Both classroom and external teaching offers flexibility, with printed and web-based materials ensuring students benefit from a comprehensive suite of teaching materials that incorporate the most recent advances in public health knowledge and methodologies.

The School's teaching programs are enriched by external partnerships with government, industry and non-government organisations. A strong history of international collaboration means that research teams affiliated with the School are working on almost every continent. These collaborations generate new ideas and knowledge which inform our courses and programs, ensuring our students benefit from research partnerships worldwide.

In Queensland and throughout Australia , the School pursues key domestic alliances to form collaborations that ensure workforce relevance of our programs and thus further improve population health in this country. Strong ties with local, state and national governments, as well as non-government organisations, put the School in an influential position to make a real difference to the health of all.