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Federation University Australia

  • 38% international / 62% domestic

Diploma of Public Health

  • Diploma

With a strong emphasis on research, this course provides professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds with enhanced skills to pursue a career in public health.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
Graduate
Study Mode
In person, Online

About this course

With a strong emphasis on research, this course provides professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds with enhanced skills to pursue a career in public health.

Gain the knowledge and skills in relation to public health principles, values, ethics, research and practice for improving population health status locally and internationally.

The Graduate Diploma of Public Health is a specialist postgraduate degree consisting of 120 credit points or equivalent eight courses and normally takes one year of full-time study (or longer subject to approval by the Course Coordinator).

As a sub-course of the Master of Public Health, the Graduate Diploma of Public Health is an AQF level 8 qualification.

This course is also available as a graduate certificate option, which offers 60 credit points if gaining entry into the diploma. Significant public health related experience is also considered upon application assessment.







Study locations

On-line Learning

Berwick

Ballarat - Mt Helen

Online

Career pathways

  • Policy officer
  • Health promotion officer
  • Researcher

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Federation University Australia.
93.8%
Overall satisfaction
100%
Skill scale
87.5%
Teaching scale
56.7%
Employed full-time