Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education at James Cook University Brisbane

Public policy shapes our lives. It governs everything from how we do business, to how our health, welfare and education systems operate, and how our nation engages with the world. Those who set and/or influence policy can create profound change by improving things like community equity, diversity, wellbeing, security and prosperity. Our Graduate Certificate in Public Policy starts you on that path. Studied over six months full-time, the graduate certificate provides a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in policy processes, analysis and design, and governance institutions. The degree is highly interdisciplinary. It integrates knowledge from the University's world-class experts in: politics; international relations; economics; law; environmental and social sciences; strategic communications; philosophy and more. You will gain awareness of: the political, legal and ethical issues affecting public policy public policy's underlying economic principles effective community engagment processes.

The Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to incorporate the principles of public health into specific fields of practice in order to reduce inequalities in health care access and health outcomes. In Australia, these principles include: maximising consumer and community participation to enable individuals and communities to be better informed and to be involved in health care decisions encouraging partnerships between health and non-health sectors to ensure full use of resources fostering self-management and self-reliance to increase knowledge, skills and confidence in individuals, groups and communities promoting health and disease prevention to attain and sustain good health and well-being.