The Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (PGCertPH) specialising in Effective Practice, is principally aimed at professionals in healthcare, health services, public health, health policy-making, planning and research
positions and is of relevance to practitioners, researchers, planners and managers
of healthcare and disability services. Students will gain an understanding of the
science of epidemiology, the skills to critically appraise epidemiological studies
relevant to healthcare, health services and public health problems and the ability
to apply epidemiological evidence in health care decision-making, both at the level
of the individual patient and patient populations.
This programme is offered by the
School of Population Health, and is taught and assessed entirely by course work. Some courses
in this subject area are offered in a flexible learning format.
Students wishing to complete the PGCertPH in Effective Practice are required
to enrol in, and complete, the following courses:
and
15 points from
-
POPLHLTH 706 - Statistics in Health Science (15 Points)
-
POPLHLTH 712 - Clinical Trial Design, Analysis and Management (15 Points)
- HLTHINFO 728 - Principles of Health Informatics (15 Points)
To ensure you enrol on time, please visit our postgraduate study section and
follow our
Step by step guide to enrolment.
Regulations
Detailed information on admission criteria, programme structure and content, and
the schedule of courses can be found in the
Calendar Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in
Public Health.
These should also be read in conjunction with the University's
General Regulations - Postgraduate Certificates.
Further study
Students who complete this degree may proceed to a
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health.
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