Program Overview

Graduate Diploma in Public Health

The Graduate Diploma in Public Health is designed for individuals embarking on or advancing their career in public health. This course equips students with foundational and specialized knowledge in public health, preparing them for roles that shape health strategies and interventions. A comprehensive curriculum, informed by cutting-edge research and developed with industry input, is at the heart of this course.

Overview

Students will acquire expertise in health data analysis, education, promotion, and policy-making, enabling them to craft effective public health programs locally or internationally. The course is designed to provide an advanced skill set that enables students to tackle public health challenges through a selection of core and elective modules tailored to their professional interests. Learning is facilitated online for convenience, guided by distinguished academics and researchers who provide expert support throughout studies.

Notes

This course is not offered to International Students. The course is offered fully online.

Availabilities

The course is available in the following sessions:

• Online campus-Session 1: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 1, Student type - Domestic
• Online campus-Session 2: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 2, Student type - Domestic
• Online campus-Session 3: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 3, Student type - Domestic
• Online campus-Session 4: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 4, Student type - Domestic
• Online campus-Session 5: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 5, Student type - Domestic
• Online campus-Session 6: Attendance mode - Online, Attendance type - Full Time, Location - Online campus, Session - Session 6, Student type - Domestic

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

1. Critically analyse practice, policy, and research to address complex public health issues and enhance healthcare outcomes.
2. Communicate and collaborate effectively in diverse situations to optimise public health practice.
3. Develop leadership skills and professional qualities to effectively contribute to public health strategy.
4. Demonstrate social, cultural, and ethical accountability in public health, ensuring equitable access to services.
5. Demonstrate professional cultural competency and respect for Australian Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, which contributes to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Structure

The course comprises 48 credit points, made up of 30 credit points of core subjects and 18 credit points of electives.

Core Subjects

• Foundations in Public Health (3 CPs)
• Indigenous Public Health (3 CPs)
• Fundamentals of Epidemiology (6 CPs)
• Fundamentals of Biostatistics (3 CPs)
• Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (3 CPs)
• Health Promotion (6 CPs)
• Social Perspectives in Public Health (6 CPs)

Elective Subjects

Students select 18 credit points from the following subjects:

• Advanced Biostatistics (6 CPs)
• Advanced Epidemiology (6 CPs)
• Communicable Disease (6 CPs)
• Contemporary Approaches to Digital Health (6 CPs)
• Data Visualisation and Visual Analytics (6 CPs)
• Foundations of Healthcare Systems (6 CPs)
• Fundamentals of Health Information Management (6 CPs)
• Implementing and Evaluating Change (6 CPs)
• Improving Safety and Quality in Healthcare (6 CPs)
• Leading Health and Social Care (6 CPs)
• Managing for Value-Based Care (6 CPs)
• Non-communicable Disease (6 CPs)
• Organisational Management in Health Care (6 CPs)
• Planning for Health and Social Services (6 CPs)
• Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care (6 CPs)
• Quality and Safety Improvement Methods (6 CPs)
• Systems and Service Innovation (6 CPs)
• Introduction to Health Technology Assessment (6 CPs)
• Global Health Systems (3 CPs)
• Planetary Health (3 CPs)

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential for successfully completing a course. These can be found via the inherent requirements directory.

Award

Graduate Diploma in Public Health (GradDipPH)

Faculty

Health

Study Level

Postgraduate

Location

Online campus

Duration

• Full-time: 16 months
• Part-time: 3 years

Language of Instruction

English