Graduate Certificate in Health Science (HL38)
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Course Details
| Course duration (full-time): | International: 6 months |
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| Course duration (part-time): | Domestic: 1 years |
| Total credit points: | 48 |
| Standard credit points/part-time semester: | 24 |
| Course coordinator: | Enquiries to email: publichealth@qut.edu.au |
| Discipline coordinator: | AskQUT |
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au |
| Delivery: | Kelvin Grove, Online |
| CRICOS code: | 027285D |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health |
Scholarships
Course structures
Students are required to complete four units (totaling 48 credit points) from one study area.
Study areas
Study areas are offered in the following:
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Environmental Health*
- Health Policy and Planning
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Management
- Occupational Health and Safety*
- Quality and Patient Safety
* Students wishing to complete a graduate diploma qualification in Environmental Health or Occupational Health and Safety should apply for entry into the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structures
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| Select two units from Major | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| Select two units from Major | |||
Unit Lists
The Graduate Certificate in Health Science consists of four units. Students can complete units from listed study areas.
Completion of four units from one study area entitles graduates of the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters to have their qualification awarded with their area of specialisation. Students can graduate with one specified major only.
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
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| PUN452 | Disaster Planning and Preparedness |
| Prerequisites: PUN450. PUN450 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as PUN452 |
| PUN453 Equivalents: PUQ453, PUZ453 | Disaster Response and Recovery |
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| PUN454 Equivalents: PUQ454, PUZ454 | Leadership in Disaster Management |
| Prerequisites: PUQ451 or PUN451 or PUN450 or PUZ451 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 4 units from the following options: | |||
| PUN016 | Risk Assessment |
| Antirequisites: PUN008 and PUN467 |
| PUN363 | Environmental Health Law |
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| PUN364 | Food Safety |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN465 | Environmental Protection |
| Prerequisites: PUN363PUN620 and PUN363 is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN466 | Communicable Diseases |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN617 Equivalents: PUZ617 | Health, Safety and Environment Leadership and Management |
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| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOTE: PUN212 is available only in Semester 1 and PUN017 and PUN688 are available only in Semester 2 | |||
| PUN017 | Health Planning and Evaluation |
| Prerequisites: PUN640 and PUN106Students undertaking this unit will be assumed to have an understanding of health systems and the health challenges of populations |
| PUN688 | Health Policy in a Global Context |
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| HLN701 | Independent Study |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| NOTE: PUP032 and PUP038 are available only in Semester 1 and PUP034 and PUP037 are available only in Semester 2 | |||
| PUP032 | Health Promotion 2: Theories |
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| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
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| PUP034 Equivalents: PUZ034 | Health Promotion 3: Program Planning |
| Prerequisites: PUP032Antirequisites: PUN613, PUP023 |
| PUP037 | Health Promotion 4: Program Evaluation |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN210 Equivalents: PUQ210 | Contemporary Health Management |
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| PUN640 Equivalents: PUQ640 | Health System Challenges and Opportunities |
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| Select 2 units from the following: | |||
| EFN423 Equivalents: EFQ423 | Health Economics: Applications and Policy |
| Antirequisites: PUN211 |
| LWN164 Equivalents: LWQ164 | Health Care Law and Ethics |
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| PUN213 | Quality Management in Health |
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| PUN688 | Health Policy in a Global Context |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 2 units from the OHS List A unit options: | |||
| PUN301 | Occupational Health and Safety Law and Policy |
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| PUN500 | Occupational Health and Safety Management |
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| PUP116 Equivalents: PUZ116 | Human Factors and Ergonomics |
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| PUP250 | Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology |
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| PUP415 | Occupational Health |
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| Select 2 units from the OHS List B unit options: | |||
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| PUN016 | Risk Assessment |
| Antirequisites: PUN008 and PUN467 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| NOTE: PUN213 and PUN214 are available only in Semester 1 and PUN219 is available only in Semester 2 | |||
| HLN701 | Independent Study |
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| PUN213 | Quality Management in Health |
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| PUN214 | Systems of Quality and Safety in Health |
| Prerequisites: PUN213. PUN213 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as PUN214 |
| PUN219 Equivalents: PUZ219 | Leadership of Quality and Safety in Health |
| Prerequisites: PUN213 |