Graduate Certificate
Make a difference. Start a career in public health.
As we've all seen, public health professionals are in high demand around the world. They provide health education and information. Prevent the outbreak of diseases. Protect and improve community health.
La Trobe's Graduate Certificate of Public Health gives you vital skills and up-to-date insights into public health. After you graduate, build on your expertise with further study and expand your career pathways to include health roles in government organisations and community health services.
Graduate with an internationally-recognised qualification enabling you to work anywhere in the world.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate in Public Health, students must complete a total of 60 credit points across 1 year.
Year 1 requires the completion of 60 credit points including:
This is a StudyFlex course
Whether your course is considered on campus, online or a mix of both, a StudyFlex course provides:
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Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS PHE5EPB 1 15 HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PHE5POL 1 15 HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY AND PRACTICE PHE5PSP 1 15 HEALTH SYSTEMS PHE5HHS 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PHE5PUH 1 15 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES PHE5PHR 1 15 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH PHE5SCP 1 15 SYSTEMS THINKING AND LEADERSHIP PHE5STL 1 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Public health professionals can work in a variety of roles, including: