Overview Please note the Graduate Diploma of Public Health is not available for admission.
It is an exit award from the Master of Public Health.
About inherent requirementskeyboard_arrow_down
Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or program necessary for a student to successfully achieve the core learning outcomes of a course or program. Students must meet the inherent requirements to complete their Macquarie University course or program. For more information see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/inherent-requirements.
Inherent requirements for Macquarie University programs fall under the following categories:
Physicalkeyboard_arrow_down
The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Cognitionkeyboard_arrow_down
The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Communicationkeyboard_arrow_down
The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.
Behaviouralkeyboard_arrow_down
The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
1.
Review the history and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, concepts, functions, and leadership roles.
2.
Explain methods, and tools of public health data collection, analysis and interpretation, and the evidence based reasoning and informatics approaches essential to public health practice.
3.
Evaluate health concepts, and the processes, approaches, and interventions that identify and address the major health related needs and concerns of populations.
4.
Review biological, environmental, socioeconomic, behavioural, cultural, and other factors that impact human health, influence the global and societal burden of disease, and contribute to health disparities.
5.
Describe interventions for promoting health and preventing disease across the life span and for enhancing public health preparedness.
6.
Compare the characteristics and organisational structures of the national health care system to health care systems in other countries.
7.
Examine the legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy, the roles, influences, and responsibilities of the different agencies and branches of government, and approaches to developing, evaluating, and advocating for public health policies.
8.
Demonstrate skills in public health specific communication and social marketing, including technical writing and the use of mass media and electronic technology.
9.
Reflect on the cultural context of public health issues and respectful engagement with people of different cultures and socioeconomic strata.
10.
Exhibit and apply principles of teamwork and functioning within and across organisations and as members of interdisciplinary and interprofessional teams.
11.
Analyse principles of globalisation and sustainable development and their relationship to population health.
