Bachelor of Public Health at University of Wollongong, Australia

This qualification, recognised nationally and internationally as the public health credential for careers in public health, will help you develop and further your career in public health practice, research and management. You will focus on the socio-ecological model of public health that emphasises and analyses the important interactions between the social, biological, economic and environmental determinants of health. Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Public Health with a GPA will be eligible for admission into one of the following programs: Master of Public Health (5263) Master of Global Public Health (5725).

This program helps you to develop and further your career in public health practice, research and/or management. It allows you to re-orientate your work interests in health to disease prevention and health promotion and is widely recognised both nationally and internationally as the public health credential for careers in public health. Students who successfully complete the Dissertation pathway in the Master of Public Health (5263), Master of International Public Health (5691) or Master of Global Public Health (5725) will be eligible to apply for entry to a Higher Degree Research (HDR) program. The level of achievement in the Dissertation and the overall Masters program will determine which HDR program the graduate is eligible to apply for entry.

This program is assessed by both a research project and the completion of five courses. The research project is in medical or health physics, and is examined by thesis. The program is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) as an approved postgraduate qualification forming a compulsory component of the requirements to become a certified medical physicist.