Master of Infection Prevention and Control

All applicants seeking to undertake a Master of Infection Prevention and Control must hold:

• a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline (health, medical, nursing or scientific) from a recognised higher education institution and a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 and above
• OR a Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Control from Griffith University.

Admission requirements from Trimester 1, 2025

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Infection Prevention and Control, you must have:

Pathway 1 - 1 year program (80CP):

• A recognised Bachelor degree or higher in a *related discipline; AND
• A minimum of 1 year full-time (or equivalent) relevant ^professional experience.

Pathway 2 - 1.5 year program (120 CP)**

• A recognised Bachelor degree or higher in a *related discipline; AND
• A minimum of 1 year full-time (or equivalent) relevant ^professional experience.

**This pathway includes a dissertation.

* related disciplines: Health, Medical, Nursing or Scientific

^Relevant professional experience must be in infection prevention and control where infection prevention and control was a major focus of the role.

An international student is a person who is not Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, a Pacific Engagement visa holder or the holder of a permanent resident/humanitarian visa.

This program is available to International students via online study only as follows:

• Students applying to study online in Australia will require a type of visa (other than a student visa) which has no limitations on study.
• Students can apply to study online outside Australia without any visa requirements.

You can apply for admission online OR via a Griffith University registered agent.

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
• OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
• OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
• OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
• OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

English test results must be no more than two years old.

The Direct Entry Program (DEP) pathway is not accepted for this program.

Applicants should refer to the English language requirements section of the following University procedure for exceptions to these overall requirements:

• Admission Procedure

Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:

• Credit transfer

Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect.

• View credit precedents for this program