The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health.
The program can be undertaken on a part-time basis in two to four consecutive semesters.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification and have their candidature approved by the Dean (Education).
The Graduate Certificate articulates with the Master of Public Health program and credit is normally given for appropriate topics completed in the graduate certificates.
The Graduate Certificate in Public Health aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to incorporate the principles of primary health care in order to reduce inequalities in health care access and health outcomes.
At completion of the course, students will have:
knowledge:
skills:
application of knowledge and skills:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Public Health a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
9 units comprising
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9514 Action on Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
Select 9 units from:
PHCA9502A Qualitative Research Methods - Part A (4.5 units)
PHCA9502B Qualitative Research Methods - Part B (4.5 units)
PHCA9504 Critical Practice in Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9506 Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health (9 units)
PHCA9507 Health Promotion in Public Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9510 Leadership and the New Public Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9511A Social Statistics in Public Health - Part A (4.5 units)
PHCA9511B Social Statistics in Public Health - Part B (4.5 units)
Other option topics may be selected in consultation with the Course Co-ordinator.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in 18 units or more, or the award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
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