Information valid for students commencing in 2021.
Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine
Handbook year | 2021 |
Course code | 73511 |
Course type | Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8) |
Owner | Division of Tropical Health and Medicine |
College | Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Science |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant 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. |
Additional selection requirements | Information published by 番茄社区 or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 番茄社区 in the application process may be used by 番茄社区 to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points |
Course learning outcomes |
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Travel 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 Travel Medicine
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 5 subjects
:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
:03 Foundations of Aeoromedical Retrieval
:03 Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
:03 Tropical Toxinology
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 5 subjects
:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
:03 Empowerment and Change
:03 Infectious Diseases
:03 Tropical Medicine
:03 Tropical Public Health
: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 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy
:03 Environmental Health
:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
:03 Medical Entomology
: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
: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
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
External | Core subjects require face-to-face on campus attendance, some optional subjects may require face-to-face on campus attendance |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 12 months part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 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 CERTIFICATE OF TRAVEL MEDICINE |
Approved abbreviation | GCertTravM |
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 Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Master of Public Health or Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and may be granted credit for all subjects completed under this course |