Graduate Certificate in Global Public Health

at Victoria University

Course structure and units
 

• Contemporary Global Health Challenges
• Contemporary Public Health Practice
• Foundations of Public Health
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1

• Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline
  
  OR
   
• Completion of an Australian Graduate Diploma (or equivalent) in any discipline
  
  PLUS
   
• IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score of 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)

International Fees
 

• AU$15500

With significant global changes in public health, there is a need for professionals with the high-level knowledge and skills to respond to these changes.

Graduates of this course, and the related masters, will be well-equipped for a diverse and rewarding career in areas such as:
 

• global health, nutrition and physical activity research and teaching
• community development work in health, nutrition and food security
• delivering health, food and nutrition programs in response to emergencies
• health policy development
• program planning, development and evaluation
• specific population focused health interventions (e.g. older adults, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, chronically diseased populations)
• inclusive physical activity programming
• physical activity and sedentary behaviour measurement.

You may find work opportunities both in Australia and internationally within:
 

• national, state and local governments
• the United Nations and other international health organisations (WHO, UNICEF, ACSM, International Coalition for Aging and Physical Activity)
• non-profit organisations
• academic institutions and research institutions.