Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
James Cook University
About
JCU Public Health and Tropical Medicine graduates acquire the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their practice and manage public health priorities in tropical environments.You could find employment in State and Commonwealth Government organisations, health care settings, community settings, non-profit and international organisations.This could include working in roles related to disease control and protection of the health of the population living in tropical areas, and promotion of health and wellbeing.You could also continue on to study the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5513:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
OPTIONS
Select 9 credit points of specified HS, IA and TM level 5 subjects from List 1
List 1
HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
IA5119:03 Empowerment and Change
TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases
TM5310:09 Dissertation 2
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5506:03 Social Science in Public Health
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
TM5514:03 Environmental Health
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5527:03 Project
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5529:03 Applied Health Economics
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5536:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
TM5540:03 Public Health and the Workplace
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5547:03 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
TM5549:06 Dissertation 1
TM5552:03 Global Health and Development
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5560:03 Foundations of Aeromedical Retrieval
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5569:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
TM5571:03 Public Health Placement
TM5582:03 Tropical Toxinology
Entry requirements
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| Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relative health discipline, from this or another university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine as equivalent to the above; or Submission, as an exceptional case, of other evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health related activities. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection. In assessing applications the following will be considered: prior academic performance and prior relevant work experience. |
| Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. |
| Additional selection requirements | Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Learning outcomes
Study at Australia’s unique College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences. Learn from outstanding teaching staff in cutting-edge laboratories and research facilities.
Develop in-depth knowledge in epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and complications relevant to tropical diseases. Focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and the prevention of diseases in tropical, rural, and remote Indigenous communities.
Make a difference in the tropics. JCU Public Health and Tropical Medicine graduates have the specialist skills to succeed.
Consult the handbook for requirements and further information.
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