Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health equips students with advanced communication skills and a comprehensive foundation in public health. The program can be completed in one semester full-time or two semesters part-time, and offers a flexible path towards a career in the health sector. Students can tailor their studies by selecting electives that align with their interests, and the program can serve as a stepping stone towards a graduate diploma or master's degree in public health.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview:
• The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is a program that provides advanced communication skills and a strong foundation of knowledge in public health.
• Objectives:
• To improve the health and wellbeing of communities and populations by preventing disease and prolonging life.
• Program Description:
• The program can be completed in one semester of full-time study or two semesters of part-time study.
• Students will complete two core courses and two electives.
• The program offers a versatile path toward a rewarding career in the health sector and can be tailored to specific interests by selecting electives that reflect those interests.
• It can also be a first step toward a graduate diploma or master in public health.

Outline:

Core Courses

• PUB HLTH 7073 Indigenous Health
• PUB HLTH 7074 /OL Introduction to Biostatistics
• PUB HLTH 7075 /OL Introduction to Epidemiology
• PUB HLTH 7090 Global Public Health
• PUB HLTH 7091 Knowing What Works – Evaluation for Public Health
• PUB HLTH 7092 Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
• PUB HLTH 7093 Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations
• PUB HLTH 7113 Environmental and Occupational Health

Elective Courses

• PUB HLTH 7078 /OL Qualitative Research Methods for Health
• PUB HLTH 7081 /OL Health Economics
• PUB HLTH 7150 Dental Public Health
• PUB HLTH 7031 Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics
• PUB HLTH 7082 Advanced Health Economic Evaluation and Decision Making
• PUB HLTH 7100 Foundations of Public Health
• PUB HLTH 7104 Biostatistics
• PUB HLTH 7105 Diseases of Occupation
• PUB HLTH 7106 Epidemiological Research Methods
• PUB HLTH 7108 Public Health Ethics
• PUB HLTH 7147 /OL Health Technology Assessment
• TRANHLTH 7000OL Introduction to Translational Health Science
• TRANHLTH 7001OL Synthesising Economic Evidence
• TRANHLTH 7002OL Synthesising Qualitative Evidence
• TRANHLTH 7003OL Clinical Wisdom in Evidence-based Practice
• TRANHLTH 7004OL Adapting Clinical Guidelines
• DENT 7007 Prevention of Oral Diseases
• DENT 7002 Oral Health Policy
• DENT 7300 Indigenous Oral Health
• DENT 7001 Oral Epidemiology

Careers:

• Public Health officers
• Ministerial advisers
• Analysts
• Community development officers
• Project and research officers