GraduateBiology & Life Sciences
Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology
University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology is a one-year postgraduate program at UQ's St Lucia campus that develops understanding of the principles, approaches and analytic strategies of epidemiology. It is designed for applicants with an approved degree or the Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology, and suits graduates of medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, nutrition and statistics, or people advancing their skills in health research methods. Graduates work in disease surveillance, health research, public health analysis and evaluation across government, research institutes and non-government organisations.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- UQ calls subjects "courses" within this program. A sample of what you will study includes: Foundations of Public Health, Epidemiology in Practice, Methods of Clinical Epidemiology, Introduction to Environmental Health. The exact course list and any core versus elective structure depends on the specialisation and study plan you choose, and is confirmed in the program's official course list at enrolment
Admissions
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or a graduate certificate (or equivalent) in relevant discipline (see below). Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications Relevant disciplines include advanced sciences, behavioural and social sciences, biomedical sciences, biostatistics, counselling, dentistry and oral health, development studies, environmental health, environmental science, exercise and sport science, food science, health economics, health management, mathematics, medicine and medical sciences, nursing, nutrition, occupational health and safety, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, public health and health sciences, science, sociology, speech therapy, and veterinary sciences.
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