Master of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (Advanced Practice and Innovation)

As part of the Master of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (Advanced Practice and Innovation), you will have the option to complete either a 12 month industry-based project or a 6 month project and 6 month dissertation.

Murdoch's Perth campus hosts several world-class molecular research centres, including the Anti-Microbial Resistance and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Australian National Phenome Centre, Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and the CrypTick Laboratory.

During your studies you will learn to: identify bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal pathogens; form action or management plans to solve problems in pathogen disease outbreaks and routine surveillance; understand infectious disease and consider the interaction between pathogens and host organisms; use new cutting-edge methodologies in molecular science and how to handle and visualise large data sets to inform infectious disease management and research; understand vaccines and vaccine development and how to discover new anti-microbial agents; plan and execute original and collaborative research; and evaluate scientific research and literature to make informed decisions in the field.

Entry requires a Bachelor of Science in a cognate discipline (AQF Level 7). Other AQF Level 7 qualifications will be considered if they are broadly relevant to infectious diseases and contain units in biological or chemical sciences, at the discretion of the Academic Chair. Alternatively, successful completion of the requirements for G1097 (Graduate Diploma in Infectious Disease) or C1173 (Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases) is also accepted.

The first year fee for domestic students is $9,536 and the full course fee is $19,072. For international students, the first year fee is $44,560 and the full course fee is $89,120. These fees are indicative and intended only as a guide, based on a typical full-time enrolment for a first year student at Murdoch University of 24 credit points.