Overview 2020
Location
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
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This program provides a foundation for understanding the principles and practice of public health inAustralia and globally. It encourages students to think broadly about the factors that affect health and wellbeing including social, environmental, cultural, economic, political and structural issues.
The public health graduate program has been developed in close collaboration with industry. This ensures that teaching is linked closely into current policy and practice and builds on the networks that are essential to effective public health practice.
This program is relevant to those who work within public health as well as those wanting to move into the field of public health. The graduate certificate comprises coursework and successful completion will provide the basic skills necessary to undertake research and coursework higher degree study.
Course objectives
To challenge traditional concepts of health and encourage the student to think broadly and laterally about the social, economic, cultural and environmental determinants of health and inequalities and inequities in health at a population level. To develop fundamental knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of public health in the context of the Australian Healthcare System and from a global perspective.To support the student to develop as a reflective practitioner of public health who can engage objectively with public health issues either individually or aas a member of a group and who knows when and where to seek support.
Career outcomes
The graduate certificate in public health will strengthen the careers of health professionals in the discipline of public health and offer other graduates the opportunity to pursue a career in public health.
Course structure
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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