Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
James Cook University
About
JCU tropical medicine and hygiene graduates are equipped with the expert knowledge and practical skills necessary to pursue work in tropical environments.Graduates specialise in travel medicine, infectious diseases, and remote practice.You could find employment in State and Commonwealth Government organisations, health care and community settings, nonprofit and international organisations.
Work in roles to control disease, protect the health of people living in tropical areas, and promote health and wellbeing.You could also undertake aid work in areas such as the western Pacific and Southeast Asia.Graduates may continue on to study the Master of Public Health or the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5518:03 Medical Entomology
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
HS5106:03 Planning and Evaluation for Primary Health Care
HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
IA5119:03 Empowerment and Change
TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases
TM5310:09 Dissertation 2
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
TM5513:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
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
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
TM5566:03 Essential Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
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 relevant 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
Undertake advanced studies of the medical issues in tropical Australia and its close neighbours with the Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Study epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of tropical diseases in depth. Develop your evidence-based approach with recent advancements in the field.
Subjects are offered as flexible delivery, which includes online mode, limited attendance mode, and block mode/intensives.
Enhance your current qualifications. Tropical Medicine and Hygiene graduates contribute valuably to Northern Australia and beyond.
Consult the handbook for further information.
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