Graduate Diploma
This program is not being offered in 2021. Please view our Nursing programs for other study options.
The Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care aims to provide the opportunity for health, and other professionals with primary health care responsibilities to gain knowledge and understanding of primary health care that will enable leadership in this field.
As a graduate in primary health care, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
Working in primary health care, you will be amongst the first contact that patients have with the health care system. You will provide comprehensive, patient-centred care such as health promotion, prevention and screening, early intervention and treatment.
University Lecturers and Tutors prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed program of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.
Policy development involves researching, compiling and analysing a range of facts that relate to the benefit of society. It involves working with a range of government agencies and community groups to pinpoint relevant solutions.