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The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care in Developing Countries is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health.
The program can be undertaken part-time commencing in the semester one intake.
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 certificate.
The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care in Developing Countries 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, with a focus on developing countries.
At completion of the course students will have:
knowledge:
skills:
application of knowledge and skills:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care in Developing Countries a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP of better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
PHCA9514 Action on Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9505 Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries (9 units)
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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