Graduate Diploma in Public Health

Program Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Public Health from UniSQ equips individuals to contribute to public health initiatives. Students study health determinants, epidemiology, and health promotion/protection principles. The program comprises eight units with core, research, and elective options. Graduates qualify for various positions in government and community health organizations, focusing on health policy, prevention, promotion, and management.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Upskill with the Graduate Diploma of Public Health and contribute to public health solutions, practice, and research. Study the social, behavioural, and environmental determinants of health, as well as epidemiology and different health systems. Learn to apply relevant health promotion and health protection concepts to improve population health through advocating and enabling changes in economic, cultural and physical environments. With decades of experience delivering online learning in a dynamic and supportive way, our renowned UniSQ lecturers provide transferrable skills for you to empower yourself in an ever-changing world.

Outline:

To complete this degree students must complete 8 units.

Courses to be studied

Units 4 x core courses 6 1 x research course 1 1 x elective 1 Total 8

Careers:

You may find positions in government health departments, public health teams, as well as in community health organisations and agencies. Graduates are armed with the knowledge to implement disease prevention and control, health promotion programs, health policy, planning and management (health systems), and evidence-based professional population health practice.

Other:

Further study Take credit from your completed courses in the Graduate Diploma and continue to study the Master of Public Health. Residential schools During this degree, you are required to attend a mandatory on-campus residential school course at UniSQ Ipswich and mandatory online workshops in two courses.