Graduate Certificate in Global Public Health

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge of public health theory and practice to address current and emerging complex public health challenges in global and local contexts and across diverse populations;
2. Articulate the uses of epidemiological and biostatistical concepts to the study of disease exposure, risk and outcomes in populations;
3. Demonstrate the capacity to investigate and respond to global and local health challenges across the domains of public health practice thereby promoting strategies for health equity and addressing the social determinants of health;
4. Propose and design evidence and place-based public health action for sustainable development, planetary health and ‘Health For All’;
5. Apply principles of cultural safety and humility when working with diverse populations, listening to and respecting Indigenous voices and standpoints; and
6. Communicate knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences across a range of media in order to advance and defend efforts to promote and protect health and prevent disease.

The graduate certificate gives you the opportunity to get a recognised postgraduate qualification quickly, to begin or progress your career.

To gain more knowledge and aim for higher roles, you may progress to our Master of Global Public Health, with credits for your completed units.

In the Graduate Certificate of Global Public Health, you will get the benefit of in-person intensive workshops, and the flexibility of online self-paced learning.

The course is delivered in our highly successful VU Block Model®, a learning model where students undertake one, or at most two, units at a time, then move onto the next (rather than studying several at once).

These learning methods will help you to achieve the best possible outcomes in your study.

Our course has an intensive focus on sustainability and the health of planet and people.

Victoria University is part of a global planetary health community, which recognises the intersect between the health of people and the planet – and the impact of human behaviour upon the natural world.

VU is taking a place-based approach, emphasising the importance of context in finding sustainable solutions through working with local communities and addressing local conditions – and sharing globally.