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Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (GD-TROPMH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/tropicalmedicine/
- Email: TL-DTMH@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/tropicalmedicine/
- Email: TL-DTMH@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Dr Timothy Moore
Professional accreditation
N/A
Intended learning outcomes
By the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- recognise and manage a range of diseases common to tropical settings.
- engage in clinical practice relevant to travel to and from tropical settings.
- apply understanding of the determinants of global health to clinical and public health practice, as well as policy development relevant to tropical health.
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of a range of tropical health diagnostic methods including light microscopy.
- conduct field surveys on tropical disease.
- work effectively in tropical and resource-constrained settings.
Generic skills
The Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene should allow students to develop skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Working with others and in teams
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Decision-making
- Leadership
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Using computers and relevant software
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent:
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- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Knowledgeable across disciplines:
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- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Leaders in communities:
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- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
- Attuned to cultural diversity:
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- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Active global citizens:
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- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Last updated: 18 December 2020