GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Certificate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control at Charles Darwin University offers an introduction to core concepts and skills in infectious disease prevention and control, including epidemiology, statistical research methods and quantitative analysis of health data, and key public health principles and practices aimed at preventing illness and protecting community health. Students learn from Menzies School of Health Research researchers, and on completion can articulate to the Graduate Diploma and Master of Public Health or the Graduate Diploma and Master of Health Research. Career opportunities include epidemiological and public health roles.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- The core units (both delivered in semester 2) cover a selection of essential knowledge and skills in epidemiology and biostatistics. On completion, you can articulate to the Graduate Diploma and the Master of Health Research or Public Health. Delivered externally online
- some units are offered with an internal option
- Core Units (2 unit): Biostatistics
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
Specialist Electives (2 units)
- Public Health Anthropology
- Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021)
- Indigenous Health Research
- Research
- Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Policy
- Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
- Tropical Child and Adolescent Health
- Indigenous Health (added from 2021)
- Health Promotion (added from 2021)
- Research Design (added from 2021)
- Health Systems
- Planning and Evaluation (added from 2021)
- Epidemiology (added from 2021)
- Public Health Economics and Decision Making (added from 2021)
- Chronic Conditions Control (added from 2021)
- Public Health (added from 2021)
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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