Graduate Certificate in Dental Public Health (GC-DPHLTH) // Course structure

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Dental Public Health is comprised of four subjects (total 50 credit points) and is delivered jointly by the Melbourne Dental School and the Melbourne School of Global and Population Health. Students must complete all of:

• Three compulsory subjects (total 37.5 credit points)
• One elective subject (12.5 credit points)

This 50-credit point, year-long course comprises four 12.5 credit point subjects: three compulsory and one elective.

Semester 1 (minimum 25.0 credit points, maximum 37.5)

Compulsory subjects (25.0 credit points)

* Offered by Melbourne School of Global and Population Health

* Offered by Melbourne Dental School

Optional Elective subject (12.5 credit points) by selecting one of:

Semester 2 (minimum 12.5 credit points*, maximum 25.0 credit points):

Compulsory subjects (12.5 credit points)

* Offered by Melbourne Dental School

Elective subject (12.5 credit points) if elective not undertaken in Semester 1. Students can select one of:

*If an elective has been undertaken in addition to the two compulsory subjects in Semester 1, students will only undertake the final compulsory subject (12.5 credit points) in Semester 2.

Last updated: 27 February 2024