The Graduate Diploma in Public Health prepares students 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. Gain an in-depth understanding of health promotion, the social determinants of health, population health priorities and the methods used to improve these across versatile professional contexts.

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

The Graduate Diploma in Public Health can be completed in one year of full-time study or 1.7 years part-time. The program is made up of six courses total, including:

• two core courses
• four elective courses

• Core courses
• 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.

Applicants are required to have either: An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This m

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