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Overview

Develop an advanced and integrated understanding of public health practice. The Graduate Certificate in Public Health will prepare you to identify, understand, prevent and contain disease in populations. You鈥檒l also learn to identify and address the social determinants of population health inequities to improve collective health outcomes.

The topics covered in this program reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the field. The program will equip you with core skills in:

epidemiology
biostatistics
health promotion
quantitative and qualitative research methods
health policy
planning and health services management.

This program provides both the foundational skills necessary to launch a career in public health and the education needs of public health specialists for career progression.

Key features

Pathway to further study
The graduate certificate can lead to the graduate diploma, which makes you eligible for entry into our Master of Public Health. If you pursue the master鈥檚 program, you can add an extension to gain experience in health services research through additional research methodology courses and/or an advanced research project. You can also combine your master鈥檚 degree with health leadership and management, global health or infectious diseases intelligence. Studying two programs concurrently enhances your career prospects and gives you the opportunity to combine knowledge and skills from two related disciplines. Opportunities are also available to progress from a coursework master鈥檚 degree that includes a research component to enrolment in a PhD.

Flexible delivery
Complete your study from anywhere in the world. This graduate certificate provides flexible learning options so you can complete the program according to your needs and commitments. Courses can be taken online or face-to-face, full-time or part-time. Our online learning spaces facilitate collaborative learning so you can connect with fellow students and course convenors in real-time.

There鈥檚 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.