Graduate Certificate in Public Health

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.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study
  

Admission requirements

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.

Course aims

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. 

Learning outcomes

At completion of the course, students will have:

• knowledge of the implications of a social determinants approach for understanding population health in Australia and internationally.
• skills to critically analyse relationships between the social determinants of health and well-being, and health inequities using relevant theoretical approaches.
• application of knowledge and skills to apply principles and concepts related to the social determinants of health in improving public health practice.

Program of study

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.

Core - Year 1 topics

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)

Option - Year 1 topics

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 program must be completed within four consecutive semesters.
• no topic may be attempted more than twice.

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.