The Graduate Certificate in Public Health provides preparation for work, education and research in public health. It provides the skills necessary to launch a career in public health and the education needs of public health professionals who want to advance their careers.

You will graduate with the necessary skills for professional public health practice across a broad range of settings. The program fosters understanding of fundamental areas of public health professional practice and will benefit students returning to postgraduate study after a long period in the workforce. Graduates are equipped to contribute knowledge and skills with well-developed judgement for improving public health outcomes across diverse community and organisational settings.

Through the graduate certificate, you can continue on to study the Master of Public Health and associated dual and extension programs.

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health can be completed in 0.7 years of full-time study or one year part-time. The program is made up of four courses total, including:

• one core course
• three elective courses

• Core course
• Elective courses
• Articulation

Our graduates are recognised as leaders in disease prevention and control, program and policy formulation, implementation and evaluation, health promotion, population health research and management of health programs. Many occupy key positions in health departments, population health units, universities and non-government organisations in Australia, the Western Pacific and Asian regions.

There’s strong demand in Australia and globally for professionals with specialised interdisciplinary skills in public health. The Graduate Certificate in Public Health can lead to a career in:

• government departments and ministries of health
• public health networks
• local area health services
• universities and research institutes
• international health policy and funding institutions
• non-governmental agencies
• mental health services
• Indigenous health organisations.

For entry into this degree, you must have one of the following: An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volu

IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 180 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of C+ and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.