With a strong emphasis on research, this program provides professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds with enhanced skills to pursue a career in public health.

Gain the knowledge and skills in relation to public health principles, values, ethics, research and practice for improving population health status locally and internationally.

The Graduate Diploma of Public Health is a specialist postgraduate degree consisting of 120 credit points or equivalent eight courses and normally takes one year of full-time study (or longer subject to approval by the Program Coordinator).

As a sub-program of the Master of Public Health, the Graduate Diploma of Public Health is an AQF level 8 qualification.

This program is also available as a graduate certificate option, which offers 60 credit points if gaining entry into the diploma. Significant public health related experience is also considered upon application assessment.

Sample structure

Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact Federation University for further information on available options.

Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by Federation University for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.

Pathways

This program offers a pathway to Master of Public Health.