Public Health (Graduate Certificate)

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Year

2011

Award

Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Length

1 year part-time

Campuses

Melbourne (City)

Course description

This course is structurally integrated with the Master of Public Health (MPH), a program that provides a wide variety of health practitioners (such as nurses, midwives, medical practitioners and dentists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, health managers) with the opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies with a special focus on public health. It aims to provide graduates from the health sciences and other disciplines with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand different kinds of evidence used in healthcare.

Students are trained to develop, analyse and implement policy, and to plan and evaluate health services and programs. For more information, visit www.latrobe.edu.au/publichealth/MPH

Course structure

For details on structure, see: latrobe.edu.au/publichealth/mph

Subject details

Melbourne (City)

Overseas study opportunities

Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange for more information

Application

Download and complete a postgraduate coursework application form, and send it directly to the relevant campus.

A supplementary application form is also required for this course.

Please ensure you also provide all supplementary information required.

Apply direct to the University (contact details below).

Fee type

Both Commonwealth Supported & full fee places available

Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)

Indicative (2011): $7440 (60 credit points)
Commonwealth Supported Places also available

The University reserves the right to vary fees on an annual basis. Fees will not normally rise above 7% per annum. Should the University decide to increase its fees, that increase will take effect on 1 January of the following year.

Scholarships

A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduates

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree or Diploma in the health sciences or related area. Applicants with other qualifications and relevant experience are also considered.

Semester starts

Semester 1 (March)

Contact information

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