Graduate Diploma in Public Health
A Public Health degree is globally recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs. The Graduate Diploma in Public Health provides students with advanced theoretical and technical capacities for population health-related roles in Australia or internationally. You will arrive at an understanding of public health domains in health promotion and the social determinants of health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, Indigenous health, and population health priorities, as well as methods in a range of professional areas. Graduates come away with high-level skills for professional practice in community and/or health service settings in government, academic and private sectors.
Campus Information
Kensington
High St Kensington, NSW 2052 Australia
Intakes
- Feb Deadline: Nov
- Sep Deadline: July
- June Deadline: March
Application Processing Time in Days: 21
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Career Opportunities
- Epidemiology
- Health promotion
- Policy formulation
- Research
- Management of health programs
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Applicants are required to have either:
- An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)
- and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience.
This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD) OR An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)
Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.
Applications will be assessed in accordance with the UNSW Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure.Application Procedure
- Course Code: 028073G
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 07 Month
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Total Tuition Fee:
36460 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: 150 AUD
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