Graduate Certificate in Public Health
If you're looking to gain knowledge about public health to enhance your current role, or so you can transition into a career in public health, this program is designed for you.
Learn the skills you need to tackle complex social and environmental health challenges.
In this program you will:
- Apply systems science to understand the socio-ecological determinants of health and wellbeing, and health equity.
- Demonstrate an advanced, systematic, and coherent body of knowledge of public health principles, concepts, and theories.
- Utilise highly developed public health knowledge and skills to inform and communicate solutions to complex public health priorities.
Location
Duration
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
CSP / Fee-payingStart
- Session 2
- Session 3
- Session 5
Career opportunities
- Community engagement officer in government
- Community organisations
- Community worker
- Health education officer
- Health promotion worker
- Non-government
- Private industry
- Project manager
- Project worker
- Social advocate
Memberships
Graduates may be eligible to become members of:
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Start
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- Session 2
- Session 3
- Session 5
- Delivery mode
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- Online
- Total courses
- 4
- Total units
- 48
- Duration
- 6 months 6 months
- UniSC program code
- GC007
Advanced courses (1) 12 units
PUB600 Public Health Research and Evidence
Required courses from a specified list
Between 12 and 24 units
Select between 12 and 24 units from:
PUB707 Public Health Foundations
PUB714 Climate, Justice, and Health
Required courses from a specified list
Between 12 and 24 units
Select between 12 and 24 units from:
PUB711 Foundations of Health Economic Evaluation
PUB708 Quantitative Research Methods
PUB701 Foundations of Epidemiology
HLT600 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
- Successfully complete 48 units as outlined in the Program Structure.
- This program is available to Offshore international students. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
A three-year Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7), or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution.
Additional entry information
Credit precedents
- Students who have completed equivalent undergraduate degree courses may be considered for exemptions and will be required to select alternative courses in consultation with the Program Coordinator.
Domestic applicants apply for admission direct to UniSC.
Find out about how to apply and key application closing dates.
Need advice on what to study or how to apply?
Our Student Central team can help.
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