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This program is taught through the School of Public Health, which is ranked number one in Asia Pacific for Public Health. UQ was also ranked 30th in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Our academics have worked on major public health projects with partners including the Wellcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Harvard University, and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.
There are 6 fields of study available in the Graduate Diploma in Public Health.
View all fields of study for this programThe Graduate Diploma in Public Health is usually undertaken for professional development reasons – career progression, or broadening areas of expertise.
Careers in public health are diverse and graduates work across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Roles might include:
Many of our graduates use their qualifications as a way of moving ahead with their careers – whatever field of health they work in – or use the graduate diploma as a stepping-stone to the Master of Public Health program, which has a more comprehensive study plan, and offers greater professional opportunities.
An applicant must hold:
The courses offered in the Graduate Diploma in Public Health are set out in the course list. Each course is allocated a certain number of units (#).
Courses Program RulesThe Program Rules explain what is required to complete the Graduate Diploma in Public Health. These requirements include the total number of units you need to complete in order to graduate.
Program RulesTo have your degree conferred, you also need to comply with UQ’s policies and rules.
Depending on your choice of courses, it might be possible to withdraw from the Graduate Diploma in Public Health at an early exit point and graduate with one of the following awards:
Graduates may be eligible for membership with the following professional bodies:
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health have the opportunity to progress into the following programs:
If you're a current student who has already commenced study at UQ, please see Programs and Courses for full information about your program structure, rules and requirements.
The following is a list of fields of study available in the Graduate Diploma in Public Health.
When you graduate, any fields of study you have finished will be listed on your degree certificate.
Within the field of Public Health, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use are associated with a significant burden of illness and injury in populations around the globe. In addition, individuals, families and communities experience adverse social harms arising from specific patterns of intoxication, modes of drug use and illicit drug markets.
The Global Health plan explores health in a globalising world. It focuses on the impact of global interdependencies, on the social, environmental and political determinants of health, inequalities in health and the transfer of health risks at unprecedented scale. It examines policy responses to these challenges that are shaped by countries, but increasingly by diverse transnational and multilateral actors that shape health. The study of global health therefore is multidisciplinary, extending beyond the disciplines of public health to embrace politics, development, human rights and law and political economy.
Health promotion and disease prevention teaching emphasises a broad ecological perspective on health behaviour and health promotion, including understanding the scope and purpose of health behaviour theories, and identifying what is most relevant from those theories that may be applied in practice.
This field of study produces graduates with a broad understanding of health and illness of Indigenous Australia, and capacity to manage effective public health solutions in a culturally and socially appropriate way.
Graduates have the knowledge and skills to:
All fields of study are a mixture of internal and external delivery. All core courses are offered internally and externally. If a student wishes to complete the program either entirely by internal or external delivery the choice of courses is more limited.
Summer Semester entry is not available for international students.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are particularly encouraged to apply.
This field of study provides broadly based academic training that develops an understanding of nutrition and its role in the public health agenda globally and at the local level. Topics of particular interest include the nutrition transition and meeting the challenges of both over and under-nutrition.
These studies aim to produce nutritionists who can:
All fields of study are a mixture of internal and external delivery. All core courses are offered internally and externally. If a student wishes to complete the program either entirely by internal or external delivery the choice of courses is more limited.
Summer Semester entry not available for international students.
The Standard plan is the most flexible, including courses from across the School of Public Health's range of postgraduate offerings.
You should refer to the Program Rules for more information. A full definition of "field of study" is available in the Policies and Procedures Library.
Domestic students who are accepted into the Graduate Diploma in Public Health pay tuition fees.
FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their tuition fees.
Find out more about FEE-HELP.
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students. For more information, visit the Centrelink website.
The "indicative annual fee" is the approximate cost of enrolling in the Graduate Diploma in Public Health for the 2019 academic year. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load.
A standard full-time study load is 16 units over two semesters. Actual fees will vary according to your choice of courses, their unit value, and the actual duration of your program.
The University indexes tuition fees each year.
Visit Student contributions and tuition fees for more information.
The University offers more than 200 scholarships for prospective students and more than 350 scholarships and prizes for current students.
Scholarships cover the full range of academic disciplines and are open to domestic students and international students.
Many scholarships have specific eligibility criteria. More information, including information about how to apply, is available on the Scholarships website.
All domestic student applications for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health can be lodged directly to UQ using our online application form.
The program code for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health is 5131. You'll need this when applying.Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study.
Apply nowAll core courses are offered both internally and externally. If a student wishes to complete the program by internal or external mode only then their choice of elective courses will be reduced.
A degree in one of the following disciplines would normally meet the "approved degree" requirement:
There are a number of dates and deadlines you need to meet when applying for postgraduate study.
The closing date for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health is:
A full list of dates relevant to UQ students is available on the Student Matters Calendar.
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