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The Graduate Diploma in Global Health caters to professionals seeking continuing education in global health or healthcare workers aiming to enhance their skills and career prospects. It also equips individuals looking to begin a career centered on global health challenges with essential orientation and competencies. This program cultivates professional global health practice abilities, deepens understanding of worldwide health concerns, and imparts specialized knowledge and technical expertise. You'll ignite your enthusiasm and motivation to enhance community health through solution-oriented approaches. The diploma serves as a pathway to further studies in the Master of Global Health and related combined or extended programs.
Participants will acquire vital skills for global health practice, develop comprehensive awareness of international health matters, and master advanced subject knowledge and technical capabilities. The program fuels your dedication to population health improvement through targeted, practical solutions.
Successful completion of the graduate diploma enables progression to the Master of Global Health degree and its affiliated dual and extension programs.
For entry into this degree, you must have one of the following:
An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, MD).
An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management.
Relevant Fields
Examples of relevant fields include, but are not restricted to:
medicine
nursing
allied health
health sciences
biomedical sciences
dentistry
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
development studies.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 180 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of C+ and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.