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. The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
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:
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.
4.5 units comprising:
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units from:
PHCA9502A Qualitative Research Methods - Part A (4.5 units)
PHCA9504 First Nations Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9507 Health Promotion in Public Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9522 Introduction to Epidemiological Research Methods (4.5 units)
PHCA9523 Introductory Biostatistics (4.5 units)
Select 9 units from:
MHSC8111 Managing Chronic Conditions - Self-Management Support Approaches (4.5 units)
MMED9104 Advanced Epidemiology (4.5 units)
PHCA9502A Qualitative Research Methods - Part A (4.5 units)
PHCA9504 First Nations Health and Wellbeing (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)
PHCA9514 Professional Practice in Public Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9519 Economic Evidence for Health Care Decision Making (4.5 units)
PHCA9520 Epidemiology for Practice (4.5 units)
PHCA9521 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (4.5 units)
PHCA9522 Introduction to Epidemiological Research Methods (4.5 units)
PHCA9523 Introductory Biostatistics (4.5 units)
PHCA9524 Advanced Biostatistics (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.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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