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Graduate Diploma in Public Health

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Why study the Graduate Diploma in Public Health with UTS Online?

Top 100 University Globally²

#11 Universities under 50 in the world²

Above world standard for Excellence in Research in Australia for Public Health & Health Services¹

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Influence global health policy

UTS Online’s Graduate Diploma in Public Health is designed for professionals who are looking to develop specialist knowledge and skills in order to improve health programs at a local, national or global level.

Delivered 100% online and supported, you will gain immediately applicable skills to make a greater impact in your current role and prepare for future health challenges. Informed by leading academics and researchers, this course is delivered by the UTS School of Public Health, and will provide you with a high calibre education at the forefront of public health.

*Study plans and completion times might vary depending on commencement date, elective choice, leave and subject availability.

Quick facts

8 study periods
16 months (minimum)*
Jan, Mar, May, July, Aug, Oct
FEE-HELP available

What you will study

The Graduate Diploma in Public Health comprises all eight core study periods (48 credit points), and can be completed in as little as 16 months. Upon successful completion of this course, you will have the opportunity to enrol into a Master of Public Health, and choose a major in data analytics, sub-major in leadership, or select from a range of advanced electives to tailor your studies and achieve your career goals.

Studying these subjects will provide you with applicable knowledge and skills to guide health policy recommendations across a variety of communities and contexts.

Core Subjects

Foundations of Public Health (3 CP)
Indigenous Public Health (3 CP)
Social Perspectives in Public Health (6 CP)
Fundamentals of Epidemiology (6 CP)
Fundamentals of Biostatistics (3 CP)
Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (3 CP)
Electives [PG] (18 CP)

Learn more about the advanced study pathways available in our Master of Public Health, or download a course guide for detailed subject descriptions.

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Upcoming study periods

The next intake is in May 2024

UTS Online courses have six intakes per year. The diagram below shows all upcoming
intakes, with the next intake highlighted in blue.

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A note from our Course Director

A/Professor Jane Frawley is a committed and dedicated public health professional. Her research focuses on women and children’s health with an emphasis on global child and adolescent wellbeing, equitable access to health care, infectious disease, and immunisation.

Jane is the convenor of the Women and Children’s Health Collaborative within the UTS research institution INSIGHT and the Chair of the Advocacy Working Group for the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA). She is a founding and current committee member of the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation (COSSI). COSSI is a network of researchers, clinicians, and people working in immunisation policy and practice, and consumer representatives who work collaboratively to improve vaccine acceptance and uptake and the co-chair of the Service Delivery and Program Support Working Group for the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA).

Associate Professor Jane Frawley

Course Director Master of Public Health, School of Public Health

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