Graduate Certificate in Human Movement Science at University of Canberra

Public health is a broad discipline that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities and populations. Public health practitioners assess large-scale issues and come up with policy-based strategies to tackle them. Our Graduate Certificate in Public Health can be completed in one semester of full-time study, or two semesters of part-time study. You will: complete two core courses and two electives understand the organisation and delivery of public health services gain insight into relevant social, cultural, economic and environmental factors explore policies and practices that support and improve health.

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.