Graduate Diploma in Public Health (PU60)
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Course Details
| Course duration (full-time): | 1 years |
|---|---|
| Course duration (part-time): | Domestic: 2 years |
| Total credit points: | 96 |
| Standard credit points/full-time semester: | 48 |
| Standard credit points/part-time semester: | 24 |
| Course coordinator: | Enquiries to publichealth@qut.edu.au |
| Discipline coordinator: | AskQUT |
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, ask@qut.edu.au |
| Delivery: | Kelvin Grove |
| CRICOS code: | 020306E |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health |
Scholarships
Study areas
Specialised study areas are available in the areas of:
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Epidemiology and Research Methods (some units are available only in internal mode)
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Management
- Health, Safety and Environment
There is also the option of not completing a major and choosing units from more than one study area.
Pathways to further study
This course fully articulates into the Master of Public Health.
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structures
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| 3 units from PU60 elective list | |||
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| SELECT | 3 units from Major or PU60 elective list | ||
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| SELECT | 1 unit from the PU60 Elective List | ||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT | 1 units from PU60 Electives List | ||
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT | 2 units from PU60 Elective List | ||
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT | 1 unit from PU60 Elective List | ||
| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT | 2 units from PU60 Elective List | ||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT | 1 unit from PU60 Elective List | ||
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Major |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN106 Equivalents: PUQ106 | Population Health |
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| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
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| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
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| Students select one of the core option unit | |||
| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
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| PUN102 | Toxicology |
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| SWN005 | Health, Wellbeing and the Human Condition |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| PUN466 | Communicable Diseases |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN454 Equivalents: PUQ454, PUZ454 | Leadership in Disaster Management |
| Prerequisites: PUQ451 or PUN451 or PUN450 or PUZ451 |
| HEALTH PROMOTION Major |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| HLN405 | Qualitative Research |
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| PUP034 Equivalents: PUZ034 | Health Promotion 3: Program Planning |
| Prerequisites: PUP032Antirequisites: PUN613, PUP023 |
| PUP037 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
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| EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODS major |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN106 Equivalents: PUQ106 | Population Health |
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| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
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| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 unit or PUN466 a semester 2 unit. If you choose HLN004 and are completing full time study must complete HLN710 in Semester 2. | |||
| HLN004 | Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management |
| Knowledge or information retrieval and literature review skills |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUP037 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
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| PUN105 | Health Statistics |
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| HLN405 | Qualitative Research |
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| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 unit or PUN466 a semester 2 unit. If you choose PUN466 and are completing full time study must complete HLN710 in Semester 1.. | |||
| PUN466 | Communicable Diseases |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| HLN710 | Epidemiology |
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| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not availabile. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 (February) unit or PUN466 a semester 2 (July) unit. | |||
| If you choose HLN004 this is completed in Year 1 Semester 2 (February) | |||
| If you choose PUN466, you complete this in Year 1 Semester 2 (July) in place of HLN710 and complete HLN710 in place of HLN004 on this structure. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| PUN106 Equivalents: PUQ106 | Population Health |
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| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
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| HLN004 | Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management |
| Knowledge or information retrieval and literature review skills |
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/60 Electives List | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/PU60 Elective List | |||
| DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Major |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
| |
| Students select one of the core option unit | |||
| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
| |
| PUN102 | Toxicology |
| |
| SWN005 | Health, Wellbeing and the Human Condition |
| |
| HEALTH PROMOTION Major |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 unit or PUN466 a semester 2 unit. If you choose HLN004 this is completed in place of HLN710 in Semester 1. and are completing full time study must complete HLN710 in Semester 2. | |||
| If you choose HLN004 this is completed in place of HLN710 in Year 1, Semester 1 and complete HLN710 in Year 2, Semester 2. are completing full time study must complete HLN710 in Semester 2. | |||
| Students choosing PUN466 follow this course progression. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| PUP038 | Health Promotion 1: Paradigms |
|
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/PU60 Elective List | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/PU60 Elective List | |||
| DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Major |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
| |
| Students select one of the core option unit | |||
| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
| |
| PUN102 | Toxicology |
| |
| SWN005 | Health, Wellbeing and the Human Condition |
| |
| HEALTH PROMOTION Major |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 (February) unit or PUN466 a semester 2 (July) unit. | |||
| If you choose HLN004 this is completed in Year 2 Semester 2 (February) | |||
| If you choose PUN466 this is completed in Year 1 Semester 1 (July) and HLN710 is completed in Year 2 Semester 2. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN106 Equivalents: PUQ106 | Population Health |
| |
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| FLEXIBLE PLAN |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/PU60 Elective List | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units from PU86/PU60 Elective List | |||
| DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Major |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
| |
| Students select one of the core option unit | |||
| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
| |
| PUN102 | Toxicology |
| |
| SWN005 | Health, Wellbeing and the Human Condition |
| |
| HEALTH PROMOTION Major |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students choose between HLN004 a semester 1 (February) unit or PUN466 a semester 2 (July) unit. | |||
| If you choose HLN004 this is completed in Year 2 Semester 2 (February) | |||
| If you choose PUN466 this is completed in Year 1 Semester 1 (July) and HLN710 is completed in Year 2 Semester 2. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN106 Equivalents: PUQ106 | Population Health |
| |
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
Unit Lists
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN004 | Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management |
| Knowledge or information retrieval and literature review skills |
| HLN405 | Qualitative Research |
| |
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| LWN164 Equivalents: LWQ164 | Health Care Law and Ethics |
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| PUN016 | Risk Assessment |
| Antirequisites: PUN008 and PUN467 |
| PUN018 | Economic Evaluation for Healthcare Decision Making |
| Assumed knowledge: familiarity with Microsoft Excel, broad understanding of the Australian health system |
| PUN107 | Foundations of Digital Health |
| Principles of an evidence-based approach to practice is assumed knowledge |
| PUN108 | Clinical Informatics for Intelligent Healthcare |
| Principles of an evidence-based approach to practice is assumed knowledge |
| PUN213 | Quality Management in Health |
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| PUN230 | Health Management Principles and Practice |
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| PUN301 | Occupational Health and Safety Law and Policy |
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| PUN363 | Environmental Health Law |
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| PUN364 | Food Safety |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
| |
| PUN454 Equivalents: PUQ454, PUZ454 | Leadership in Disaster Management |
| Prerequisites: PUQ451 or PUN451 or PUN450 or PUZ451 |
| PUN465 | Environmental Protection |
| Prerequisites: PUN363PUN620 and PUN363 is assumed knowledge. |
| PUN500 | Occupational Health and Safety Management |
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| PUN640 Equivalents: PUQ640 | Health System Challenges and Opportunities |
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| PUP032 | Health Promotion 2: Theories |
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| PUP037 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
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| PUP116 Equivalents: PUZ116 | Human Factors and Ergonomics |
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| PUP250 | Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology |
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| PUN019 | Implementation Science - Theory and Application in Health |
| Principles of an evidence-based approach to practice is assumed knowledge |
| PUP415 | Occupational Health |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUN450 Equivalents: PUZ451 PUQ451 | Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services |
| |
| PUN454 Equivalents: PUQ454, PUZ454 | Leadership in Disaster Management |
| Prerequisites: PUQ451 or PUN451 or PUN450 or PUZ451 |
| PUN466 | Communicable Diseases |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| Select one unit from PUN102, PUN620 and SWN005 | |||
| PUN102 | Toxicology |
| |
| PUN620 | Concepts of Environmental Health |
| |
| SWN005 | Health, Wellbeing and the Human Condition |
| |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN405 | Qualitative Research |
| |
| HLN709 Equivalents: PUN103 HLN706 | Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Prerequisites: HLN710 and PUN105This is an advanced unit which should be undertaken in your final year. It is assumed that you have knowledge of research approaches and design relevant to your discipline |
| PUP037 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
| |
| HLN004 | Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management |
| Knowledge or information retrieval and literature review skills |
| OR | |||
| PUN466 | Communicable Diseases |
| Year 12 Biology or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLN405 | Qualitative Research |
| |
| PUP032 | Health Promotion 2: Theories |
| |
| PUP034 Equivalents: PUZ034 | Health Promotion 3: Program Planning |
| Prerequisites: PUP032Antirequisites: PUN613, PUP023 |
| PUP037 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
|