This course allows graduates of 3882 Bachelor of Health Science to undertake an honours year of study. Graduates from other disciplines with equivalent studies may also be eligible for entry into this honours course. Supervision of honours projects will be primarily provided by staff from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, although opportunity exists for students to identify a project and co-supervisor with Monash partner organisations such as the Burnet Institute, the Baker-IDI (Heart and Diabetes Institute), and others. In keeping with the degree's focus on health in a global context and the breadth of expertise in the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine (SPHPM) and its partner organisations, it is expected that a range of local, national, and internationally-focussed honours projects will be available for students.

Job market growth in the health, government and education sectors is very strong locally and internationally. There is demand for multi-skilled program managers, project managers, policy analysts and health researchers, who are able to understand and work within a global context. As the fields of public health specifically, and health more generally, become more complex, identifying innovative approaches to the improvement of health, well-being and social outcomes within a global context, will become increasingly more important.