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Explore modern public health challenges and acquire hands-on skills for evaluating public health concerns through the University of Newcastle's Graduate Certificate in Public Health. This program helps you comprehend disease patterns and their root causes across populations using evidence-based approaches, while examining present-day Disease Burden in Australia, the region, and worldwide.
The course also investigates biological, societal, and environmental factors behind these disease trends, along with how economic, political systems, healthcare structures, and organizations influence public health intervention success. This educational pathway prepares graduates for career advancement and additional studies, supported by our specialized public health career development initiative.
Admission into this program requires:
Minimum of a three-year undergraduate degree in a field related to public health such as medicine, biomedical/medical science, nursing, allied health, dentistry, psychology, veterinary science, education, law, engineering, business, commerce, science and arts.
Applicants with a three-year undergraduate degree in a non-related field should possess a minimum of one year's work experience in a related field.
Applicants for this program must satisfy a minimum English Language Proficiency Standard equivalent to an IELTS overall minimum of 6.5 with no subtest result below 6.0.