Duration
1.5 years full time / 3 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake
March, July
Key dates
Key dates
Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Student experience
Overview
- Step into a rapidly growing field and learn to measure, understand, and predict health trends.
- Benefit from flexible study options with both on-campus and online subjects.
- Access leading industry professionals and a vast network for global career opportunities.
As a Master of Biostatistics student, you'll be stepping into an exciting and rapidly growing field. You'll learn how to measure, understand, and predict important health trends, ultimately improving the quality of people's lives. Whether you're a graduate from a Bachelor of Science or Biomedicine, or you're looking to enhance your skills in your current industry, this degree offers you the chance to address complex biomedical research problems that have a real, tangible impact on people's lives.
Highlights of the Master of Biostatistics experience
Expert academics
Throughout your studies, you will be taught by leading industry professionals. These experts are not only deeply knowledgeable in biostatistics but also incredibly well-connected, helping to link you to prospective employment networks and other institutions, not just in Australia but around the world. You'll gain insights from the best in the field, ready to shape your future.
Flexible learning and day-to-day experience
The Master of Biostatistics offers fantastic flexibility, designed to fit your life. You can study full-time over 18 months or part-time over three years. The course is delivered through a flexible combination of on-campus and online subjects, available for both domestic and international students.
Your learning experience will be uniquely tailored to your interests, with 14 different elective subjects available. These are taught collaboratively with other prestigious universities involved in the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia, including:
- The University of Queensland
- Monash University
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Adelaide
You will also have the invaluable opportunity to complete a research project at the esteemed Melbourne Biomedical Precinct. This precinct is a world-leading hub for outstanding patient care, cutting-edge research, and world-class education, providing the perfect environment for your success and giving you hands-on experience.
Opportunities
Upon graduating from the Master of Biostatistics, you'll be ready to join the exciting "data revolution" happening across Australia and globally. You'll be well-equipped to use big data and statistics to find solutions to complex health problems. Our graduates have gone on to work on incredibly exciting projects, like evaluating vaccines in Fiji and improving the treatment of malaria in Myanmar, highlighting the growing global need for experts in biostatistics.