GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Diploma of Health Research
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma of Health Research at Charles Darwin University equips students with advanced knowledge and skills in health research design and practice, learning from Menzies School of Health Research professionals in Indigenous health, public health and global health. Students acquire theoretical and practical capabilities in epidemiology, biostatistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. On completion, students can articulate to a Master of Health Research and undertake a supervised research project, then proceed with approval to higher degree research training, or articulate to a Master of Public Health.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Delivered externally online
- some units are offered with an internal option
Core (5 units)
- Research Design
- Research
- Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
Specialist Electives (3 units)
- Public Health Anthropology
- Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021)
- Indigenous Health Research
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
- Indigenous Health
- Health Promotion
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Systems
- Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020)
- Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020)
- Health Policy
- Chronic Conditions Control
- Public Health
- Global Health
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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