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

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Course structure

Course Rules

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health requires the successful completion of 50 credit points.

Students will need to complete:

  • 25 credit points of compulsory subjects
  • 25 credit points of electives

Compulsory subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90312 Foundations of Public Health Not available in 2025 12.5
POPH90313 Prioritising & Planning in Public Health
Online Term 5 (Online)
 12.5

Elective subjects

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is flexible and does not have fixed streams. Students may tailor elective subject choices to suit their interests, provided they meet prerequisites. All elective subjects offered in the course are listed below.

Students select 25 credit points from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POPH90314 Qualitative Research in Public Health Not available in 2025 12.5
POPH90315 Public Health Leadership and Management Not available in 2025 12.5
POPH90316 Epidemiology 1
Online Term 6 (Online)
 12.5
POPH90317 Biostatistics Not available in 2025 12.5

Last updated: 6 November 2025