Postgraduate study
Undertake your postgraduate study with world-leading research organisations at the Alfred Research Alliance.
Postgraduate courses at the Alfred Research Alliance
We offer high-quality clinical and biomedical research and education in partnership with Monash University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, and Burnet Institute – integrated with clinical services at Alfred Health.
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
The Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine provides a rich and exciting range of postgraduate programs embedded in a strong research environment, across Honours, Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, Masters, Master of Philosophy, and PhD. Courses are flexibly designed to cater for busy working professionals, and cover the following broad disciplines:
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
- Forensic Medicine
- Health Data Analytics
- Health Management
- Occupational and Environmental Health
- Public Health
School of Translational Medicine
Monash University’s School of Translational Medicine (STM) focuses on translational research – incorporating insights developed from the laboratory bench into therapies applicable at the patient’s bedside, through our postgraduate courses and strong links with healthcare providers.
PhD, Masters and Honours degree research areas include:
- Doctor of Philosophy – Monash Doctoral Program
- PhD – Translational Research – offered with the other Clinical Schools at Monash
- PhD in areas including diabetes, gastroenterology, neuroscience, surgery, medicine, psychiatry, sexual health
- MBBS – Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Master of Biostatistics
- Master of Medicine
- Master of Surgery
- Graduate Certificate in translational research
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Baker have a wide range of Honours, Masters and PhD student research opportunities. Supervisors are leaders in their field and work together with several prestigious universities to offer strong student support and career development.
PhD, Masters and Honours degree research areas include:
- Atherothrombosis
- Cardiac hypertrophy
- Diabetes and population health
- Heart failure
- Lipids and disease
- Immunometabolism
- Metabolic and vascular physiology
- Metabolomics
- Oxidative stress preclinical disease and prevention
Burnet Institute
Burnet places great emphasis on postgraduate study, providing high-quality research and training in areas related to public health and basic science in infectious diseases and immunology. Burnet offers a range of postgraduate study opportunities in partnership with Alfred Health.
PhD, Masters and Honours degree areas include:
- HIV entry and replication
- HCV virology and immunology
- Autoimmune disease and cancer
- Malaria
- International health including tuberculosis
- Drug misuse
- Sexual health
- Modelling in infectious diseases
- Vaccine development