The Graduate Diploma of Public Health is an integral component of CQUniversity's array of Public Health programs. It extends the application of a social-ecological model of health to public health education, which is closely aligned with contemporary trends and challenges in the field, enabling innovative interventions for societal transformation. Unlike traditional Public Health courses that predominantly focus on the medical model of health, our Graduate Diploma of Public Health incorporates a broader social perspective, encompassing skills, knowledge, and practice relevant to public health.

Distinguished by its comprehensive content, the Graduate Diploma delves deeper than the Graduate Certificate in Public Health, offering a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, allowing students to combine public health studies with another field of interest.

This progressive course delves into the origins and development of public health, emphasizing community-based and community-led approaches. Anchored in the social-ecological model of health, it introduces students to complex adaptive systems thinking and its implications for public health practice.

Embracing contemporary trends, the course explores fundamental concepts such as social and environmental determinants of health, social epidemiology, social justice, partnership development, and participatory research. Students are encouraged to apply these concepts in practical settings, employing both strengths-based and disease prevention approaches.

The program also offers a choice of two electives from a curated selection of non-public health units, enabling students to complement their public health expertise with knowledge from other fields. This fosters multi- and trans-disciplinary connections, enhancing the breadth and depth of students' understanding and practice in public health.

COURSE STRUCTURE:
You are required to fulfill the requirements of eight units, comprising six core units and two elective units chosen from a specified list.

UNIT DETAILS:
For details regarding the units available for study within this course, please refer to the Handbook and navigate to the "Course Structure" tab.

CREDIT TRANSFER INFORMATION:
If you have completed relevant studies prior to enrolling in this course, you may be eligible for credit transfer.

You can also work on projects for government and non-government organisations relating to a number of health fields including health promotion and health administration.

A 3 year Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.

• IELTS (Academic) score of at least 6.0 (with no band score less than 5.5), or

• TOEFL overall score of 75 with no score less than 17, or

• Pearson Test of English Academic overall score of 54 with no score less than 46, or

• An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or

• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above.