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Overview
- Ideal for career change, professional advancement, and clinicians looking to expand their skills.
- Graduate to a career in food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion and environmental health.
- Specialise in emergency and disaster management, health promotion, health services management, occupational and environmental health sciences or public health nutrition.
- Opportunity to progress to the Master of Public Health.
- Complete in 2 semesters full-time or 4 semesters part-time.
- Flexible study options - on campus or externally.
| QUT course code | PU60 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 1 year full-time
2 years part-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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| CRICOS code | 020306E |
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Details
Public health professionals promote population health and wellbeing in service areas such as food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion and environmental health.
QUT's public health programs are designed for professionals interested in a career in public health, mid-career professionals seeking advancement and clinicians looking to broaden their range of expertise.
Students in these programs obtain core skills in epidemiology and biostatistics and an understanding of contemporary and challenging population health issues.
Course structure
The graduate diploma consists of eight units. Students complete four core units plus four advanced elective units.
Study areas
Specialised study areas are available in the areas of:
- Emergency and Disaster Management*
- Epidemiology and Research Methods#
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Management
- Occupational and Environmental
- Health Sciences
- Public Health Nutrition^
There is also the option of not completing a major and choosing units from more than one study area.
Career outcomes
Health promotion is focused on developing policy, programs and strategies that will foster and encourage healthy, equitable and sustainable environments and communities. To achieve this, a health promotion practitioner is required to work with a diverse range of individuals, community groups and representatives. In addition to developing population and community programs, interventions can also be implemented in specific settings such as schools, workplaces, and hospitals. Currently, a key focus is the development of effective programs that address a number of national and state health priority areas including physical activity, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, mental health promotion, injury prevention and skin cancer prevention. An integral component to being an effective health promotion practitioner is to be involved in the facilitation and development of effective partnerships with government and non government agencies to collaboratively address health issues and work towards positive health outcomes.
Some of the tasks a health promotion practitioner may perform include:
- planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs
- informing and working collaboratively with other health professionals on population health issues (i.e., forming and maintaining effective partnerships)
- designing, developing and implementing public information campaigns using radio, television, newspapers, pamphlets, posters and websites
With experience, health promotion practitioners can progress into supervisory and managerial positions.
Many Graduates find employment in the public sector in local, state and federal government health departments (e.g., Queensland Health ) and local community agencies in such areas as community health, and primary health care. Organisations like Family Planning (Qld) the National Heart Foundation , Diabetes Australia , and The Cancer Council provide employment opportunities.
Health promotion and public health positions are also available in a variety of professional workplaces, like the police force, local councils and in private industry (e.g., medical insurance companies, corporate health companies, and health promotion consultants).
For those interested in social welfare, graduates have worked for organisations such as government departments and international health aid organisations such as World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Community Aid Abroad. Universities, peak bodies, professional associations and international agencies (e.g. World Vision, Greenpeace, United Nations) also require the skills of health promotion graduands.
Course articulation
The Graduate Diploma in Public Health fully articulates into the Master of Public Health.
* In 2013 the four units in this study area may be available only in Semester 2.
# Some units are available only in internal mode.
^ Subject to review.
Units
Course structure
The Graduate Diploma consists of eight units. Students complete four core units plus four advanced elective units.
Study areas
Specialised study areas are available in the areas of:
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Epidemiology and Research Methods
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Management
- Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences
- Public Health Nutrition.
- There is also the option of not completing a major and choosing units from more than one study area.
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Entry requirements
Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health / Master of Public Health must have:
- a three-year bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant area (health, psychology, social work, human services, social or biological science).
It is preferred but not essential that applicants will have a minimum of one-year relevant full-time work experience on entry to this course.
Applicants may be admitted on the basis of work experience, other qualifications or research activities at the discretion of the Executive Dean.
Applicants who hold a four-year degree may be eligible for advanced standing of up to 48 credit points subject to recency and relevance of study.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $7,800 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Graduate Diploma in Public Health
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
