Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Postgraduate | UOQ-PBH-GCE | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Get to know the world of public health
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.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Total subjects
- 4
- Price from
- $11,920
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Graduate Certificate in Public Health
About this degree
- Benefit from a program that is evidence-based and comprehensive, and reflects UQ's strong links with Australian and global health organisations.
- On completion, choose to progress to the Graduate Diploma or Master of Public Health and transfer study credits across the program.
- With options to study online, on-campus or a combination of both, you can structure your study to suit your needs.
This program introduces health professionals from a range of backgrounds to the key elements of public health. It allows them to explore population perspectives on health and disease, and health systems responses to these. It introduces the necessary skills for analysing the patterns of disease in populations, their determinants and associated factors and provides an overview of behaviours that contribute to disease in the community, and the development and implementation of appropriate interventions.
For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has delivered knowledge leadership for a better world. The most prestigious and widely recognised rankings of world universities consistently place UQ among the world's top universities. UQ has also won more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. This commitment to quality teaching empowers our 56,000 current students, who study across UQ’s three campuses, to create positive change for society.
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- QS Ranking 2024:
- 6
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 5
How to apply
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Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
- an approved degree, or
- a post-secondary qualification and a minimum of 2 years full-time (or equivalent) work experience in a healthcare or public health setting.
A degree in one of the following disciplines would normally meet the 'approved degree' requirement:
- Behavioural and social sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Counselling)
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Dentistry, Oral Health
- Development Studies
- Environmental Health
- Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Exercise and Sport Science
- Food Science
- Health Economics
- Health Management
- Medicine, Medical sciences
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Public Health or Health Sciences
- Science
- Speech Therapy
- Veterinary Sciences
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
All applicants must satisfy the UQ English language proficiency requirements for admission.
If you've completed previous study, you may be eligible to receive credit for – or exemption from – certain subjects in a UQ program. Assessment of prior learning and the granting of credit or exemption will be consistent with the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy (limits in section 2.4).
Career opportunities
- Health promotion coordinator
- Public health nutritionist
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker
- Public health medical registrar
- Environmental health officer
- Research associate
- Digital health coordinator
- Epidemiologist
- Primary health manager
- Policy and research officer
Career outlook
- Health and Welfare Services Managers:
- Over $120K
- Health Promotion Officers:
- Unknown average
- Policy and Planning Managers:
- Over $120K