Graduate Certificate of Public Health
2019 Deakin University Handbook
Year | 2019 course information |
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Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Public Health |
Course Map | |
Campus | Cloud (online) |
Cloud Campus | No |
Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Deakin course code | H547 |
Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course rules
- Course structure
Course overview
Indicative student workload
Participation requirements
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a a National Police Record Check, a Working with Children Check at the comm or other check. Refer the relevant unit guide.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit www.deakin.edu.au/fees.
Course rules
Students can exit with the Graduate Certificate of Public Health which consist of 3 core units and 1 elective unit.
All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).
Course structure
Three core units:
HAI010 | Academic Integrity (0 credit points) |
HSH701 | Principles and Practice of Public Health |
HSH744 | Epidemiology 1 |
HSH746 | Biostatistics 1 |
Plus one elective unit from the following list:
HSH702 | Contemporary Health Issues and Policies |
HSH703 | Health Promotion |
HSH725 | Research Literacy for Health Practice |
HSH728 | Health Equity and Human Rights |
HSH769 | Comparative Health Systems |