Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition
Deakin University
About
Learn about a population approach to promoting health and preventing diet related disease.
Structure
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition students must attain 4 credit points. All four 1 credit point units are core units (these are compulsory).
For students completing both a postgraduate human nutrition course (H511 or H714) and the Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition (H517), a maximum of 2 credit points of Recognition of Prior Learning can be shared between both awards.
All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Entry information
Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.
Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.
For more information on the Admission Criteria and Selection (Higher Education Courses) Policy visit the Deakin Policy Library
The minimum entry requirement to this course is:
- completion of a three year bachelor degree or Graduate Certificate in the same discipline from an approved university or other educational institution
OR
- at least three years relevant professional experience.
- Applicants who do not meet the above requirements should consider completing the H511 Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition.
Learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| outcome type | outcome description |
|---|---|
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply key principles, concepts, evidence-based knowledge and skills in public health nutrition to complex public health nutrition problems. |
| Communication | Select and use appropriate modes of communication to obtain and share evidence based public health nutrition knowledge. |
| Digital Literacy | Select and use appropriate technologies to locate and evaluate public health nutrition information, and to interpret and share knowledge, skills and ideas. |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise information and problems in public health nutrition, to inform high level independent judgements. |
| Problem Solving | Apply best practice and evidence to identify problems and generate and evaluate practical solutions to a range of public health nutrition issues. |
| Self-management | Employ reflective practice and high level personal responsibility and autonomy to demonstrate reasonable judgement, adaptability to new situations, effective work practices, and accountability as a public health nutritionist. |
| Teamwork | Establish, contribute and maintain a key role in relationships with a range of stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes to advance public health nutrition. |
| Global Citizenship | Engage in professional and ethical practice within diverse contexts relevant to public health nutrition. |
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