Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Information valid for students commencing in 2020.
Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Handbook year | 2020 |
Course code | 73707 |
Course type | Graduate Diploma (AQF Level 8) |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree in a relative health discipline, from this or another university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine as equivalent to the above; or Submission, as an exceptional case, of other evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health related activities. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection. In assessing applications the following will be considered: prior academic performance and prior relevant work experience. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 24 credit points |
Course learning outcomes | Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
:03 Tropical Medicine
:03 Tropical Public Health
:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy
:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
:03 Communicable Disease Control
OPTIONS
Select 9 credit points of specified HS, IA and TM level 5 subjects from List 1
List 1
:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
:03 Empowerment and Change
:03 Infectious Diseases
:09 Dissertation 2
:03 Human Parasitology
:03 Social Science in Public Health
:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
:03 Travel Medicine
:03 Environmental Health
:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners
:03 Communicable Disease Control
:03 Public Health Economics
:03 Project
:03 Health Promotion
:03 Applied Health Economics
:03 Tropical Paediatrics
:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
:03 Public Health and the Workplace
:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
:03 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
:06 Dissertation 1
:03 Global Health and Development
:03 Disaster Health Management
:03 Foundations of Aeromedical Retrieval
:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
:03 Public Health Placement
:03 Tropical Toxinology
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville (Mixed) | |
External |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 5 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Not applicable |
Maximum allowed | Not applicable |
Currency | Not applicable |
Expiry | Not applicable |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine |
Approved abbreviation | GDPHTM |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Students who complete this course are eligible for entry to the Master of Public Health or Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and may be granted credit for all subjects completed under this course. |