Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Entry Requirements

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Public Health must normally hold an approved bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.0 Writing, 6.0 Reading, 6.0 Listening;
• TOEFL iBT: 79 Overall with 18 Speaking, 21 Writing, 13 Reading, 12 Listening;
• Pearson PTE Academic: 58 Overall with 50 Speaking, 50 Writing, 50 Reading, 50 Listening;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 176 Overall with 169 Speaking, 169 Writing, 169 Reading,169 Listening;
• Occupational English Test (OET): 300 Speaking, 300 Writing, 300 Reading, 300 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 105-110

Course Details

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to incorporate the principles of primary health care in order to reduce inequalities in health care access and health outcomes.

Learning outcomes

At completion of the course, students will have:

knowledge:

of the implications of a social determinants approach for understanding population health in Australia and internationally.

skills:

to critically analyse relationships between the social determinants of health and well-being, and health inequities using relevant theoretical approaches.

Application of knowledge and skills:

to apply principles and concepts related to the social determinants of health in improving public health practice.

Your career

Public health has become an increasingly significant focus of government plans worldwide, initiating developments at local and national levels within multiple healthcare settings. Graduates are expected to progress into employment in public health policy, management and practice.

Potential occupations include:

• public health officer
• health administrator
• public health senior consultant
• health promotion planning and evaluation officer
• health information officer
• health and safety manager
• epidemiologist/research analyst
• public health project manager