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Graduate Diploma of Public Health
A Graduate Diploma of Public Health looks at the health of populations rather than individual patients.
- How long it takes
- 1 year
- full time
- Level
- Graduate diploma
- University
- Leads on to
- Health Promotion Officer
- $91,000 (estimate) median pay
- Taught by
- 6 providers
- 6 states and territories
Is this course right for you?
What the Graduate Diploma of Public Health asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Health Promotion Officer
Health promotion officers plan and run programs that help communities stay healthy, working on prevention rather than treatment.
What else you need
Suits health promotion and program roles; employers may also look for relevant health or community experience.
Median pay$91,000 (estimate)
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There are 6 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Deakin University (opens in a new tab)
Deakin University
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood, VIC
4.4from 2,192 Google reviews
What students like
- Lecturers are approachable, supportive and knowledgeable
- Support services are helpful for students
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
Edith Cowan University
ECU Joondalup, WA
4.3from 679 Google reviews
- Website for Torrens University Australia (opens in a new tab)
Torrens University Australia
4 campuses
4.0from 1,386 Google reviews
What students like
- Student services staff are friendly and helpful
- Staff respond quickly and resolve issues
Federation University Australia
4 campuses, QLD, VIC
4.2from 562 Google reviews
Central Queensland University
Melbourne C.Q.U, Sydney C.Q.U., NSW, VIC
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Graduate Diploma of Public Health.
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Health promotion
- Health policy and systems
- Social determinants of health
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?