Course results for Graduate Certificate Public health Degrees

Build on your knowledge of public health practice. Examine key determinants of health, including the social, biological, economic and environmental factors. Choose from a range of electives and explore international trends.

Make a meaningful difference and enhance your professional practice. You’ll learn how to assess and respond to childhood trauma with evidence-based approaches. Build a specialist knowledge of child abuse and its impact on development.

Are you a health professional looking to respond to the rise in health challenges connected to our environments? Start with this certificate, spanning four subjects that will equip you to understand the relationship between complex risk factors. 

Want to specialise in public health? This is a perfect taster course. Explore introductory subjects around public health practices, epidemiology, biostatistics and health promotion. Then use your newfound knowledge to pursue further study in a Masters Degree.

Learn to conduct vital investigations into diseases and disorders that affect entire populations. You’ll study the core concepts of epidemiology and build skills for working with data. Use maths and science to improve the health and lives of communities.

Learn how to use promotion and intervention to tackle public health challenges. You’ll explore social, behavioural, and cultural factors in public health. Think about specialising in epidemiology, environmental health, or digital health.

Prepare for a move into the public health sector, where you can make a lasting impact on large-scale health challenges. Gain the practical skills you need to analyse existing healthcare systems. Become a leader who advocates for change. 

If you work in healthcare or emergency services, then this timely course could be for you. Discover how to respond to public health incidents like COVID-19 outbreaks and bushfire smoke. Understand the science and regulations behind public health surveillance.

Help to improve the lives of people with dementia and support their families and the community. Explore health science aspects and social issues. Begin to understand relevant neurobiology. Study public health policies and systems.