Master of Global Health / Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence

About the course

This double master’s program builds advanced capability in global health and infectious diseases intelligence, combining public health principles with surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response. You’ll study how diseases spread, how health systems manage threats, and how to use data and intelligence to inform policy and practice across diverse settings. This is a master coursework qualification in Health Sciences at UNSW Sydney. The programme develops advanced clinical reasoning, health leadership, and evidence-based practice for complex care environments.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles in global and public health, infectious disease preparedness, epidemiology support and health intelligence across government, NGOs, hospitals, research institutes and international agencies. The program supports careers focused on surveillance and monitoring, outbreak response coordination, health security and evidence-informed policy, including work with multidisciplinary teams in Australia and globally. This is a master coursework qualification in Health Sciences.

Living Costs in Sydney**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 22	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 2,207 - 2,918	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,599 - 2,115
Transportation (Daily) A$ 9 - 10	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 219 - 290

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)