Graduate Diploma of Health Research

The Graduate Diploma of Health Research equips students with advanced knowledge and skills in health research design and practice.

This course is delivered by CDU and the Menzies School of Health Research.

You will be taught by leading Menzies Research professionals in the specialist areas of specialist areas of Indigenous health, public health and global health.

You will acquire theoretical and practical capabilities in:

epidemiology;

biostatistics;

quantitative and qualitative research methods.

On completion you can articulate to a Master of Health Research and undertake a supervised research project;

and then proceed, with approval, to Higher Degree Research training.

Alternatively, you can articulate to a Master of Public Health.

Upon graduating, you will be equipped to work in areas of health research and professional public health practice.

This course requires you to have a high level of academic reading and writing.

If you are not confident in your academic literacy skills, you are encouraged to fully utilise the University's academic support services.

Core(5 units) - 50

Compulsory Core units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below:

PHM526

PHM527

PHM552

PHM553

PHM588

Specialist Electives(3 units) - 30

Specialist Elective units from ANY of the following streams totalling 30 credit points:

(Students planning to articulate to a Master of Public Health and complete with a 40cp research project must complete PHM567, PHM516 & PHM559 as specialist electives in the Graduate Diploma of Health Research to meet core requirements of both awards.) Health Research Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM524 Clinical Trials PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases Public Health Stream PHM516 Indigenous Health PHM523 Health Promotion PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020) PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020) PHM559 Health Policy PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM567 Public Health PHM592 Global Health PHM593 Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020)

Course Total - 80

Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree or equivalent. Registered nurses who are graduates of a hospital-based program are also eligible for entry.