Handbook

Applicants are required to have either:

• An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)* and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD)

OR

• An honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)*

[*Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.]

Applications will be assessed in accordance with the UNSW Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure.

Please note: The Graduate Certificate in Public Health cannot be completed on a full-time basis if students commence in Semester 2 or Summer. Students should apply to commence in Semester 1 if they want to complete the program on a full-time basis.

Application Procedure

For Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, applications for postgraduate coursework programs at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine are online through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

For international students, applications for postgraduate coursework programs at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine are online through UNSW Apply Online.

Please contact the Student Services office for further information postgrad-sphcm@unsw.edu.au

Students in the Graduate Certificate can transfer to the Graduate Diploma or the Masters degree in accordance with the UNSW Academic Progression Procedure.

Students wishing to transfer to a Masters with an Extension component must have a Credit Average (65%) in the first 48uoc before this will be approved.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression