GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Diploma of Public Health
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma of Public Health at Charles Darwin University equips students with the skills to investigate, critique and respond to real-world population health problems in local and global contexts, learning from Menzies School of Health Research professionals in Indigenous health, global health, public health practice and health research. Students acquire advanced knowledge in epidemiology, biostatistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods, and learn to analyse population health information, evaluate and design interventions, and apply public health approaches to health promotion, disease control, health systems and policy.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Delivered externally online
- some units are offered with an internal option
- Core (4 units): Indigenous Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
Specialist Electives (4 units)
- Research Design
- Research
- Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Systems
- Planning and Evaluation (title change 2020)
- Biostatistics
- Public Health Economics and Decision Making (title change 2020)
- Health Policy
- Public Health Anthropology
- Health Promotion
- Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021)
- Indigenous Health Research
- Chronic Conditions Control
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
- Global Health
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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