Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities (GC-AHRC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Recognise and relate how both Aboriginal and Western knowledges can be applied to health in Aboriginal communities
• Demonstrate the ability to apply this understanding to the development of a community-based project
• Analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate health-related research and literature
• Critique, evaluate and apply different approaches to health projects in Aboriginal community settings
• Implement a community-based health project plan in an Aboriginal setting
• Produce written and oral reports
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of how historical, social and cultural processes as well as processes of power impact upon health experiences and outcomes.

Generic skills

• Increased critical, theoretical and analytical thinking abilities
• Ability to integrate Western and Indigenous knowledges
• Well-developed project management skills
• Increased ability to communicate complex ideas in written, oral and other creative forms of communication
• Advanced community development skills
• Advanced knowledge of public health and Aboriginal health
• Increased ability to critically analyse and evaluate research and health-related literature