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Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health | 2020
Testamur Title of Degree: | Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health |
Abbreviation: | UGCertPublicHlth |
UOW Course Code: | 3085 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 6 months full-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
Intake Session(s): | Spring |
Delivery Mode: | Distance |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Overview
This course is one of a number of online short courses available to students between July and December 2020 to support school leavers and workers looking to up-skill or future-proof their careers.
Each course comprises four subjects that impart new skills and knowledge that can be applied to existing or future job roles, or as a basis for further study towards a UOW undergraduate or postgraduate degree. This course is aligned to the Bachelor of Public Health and you will receive full credit towards the degree on completion of this course.
Study a course that will empower you to shape the future of health in populations. You will gain invaluable knowledge about key issues affecting the health of people in different populations and understand how you can analyse, review and generate solutions to problems that currently exist. You may wish to focus on social epidemiology, food and society or health promotion. The federal government’s 2020 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) ranked UOW second in Australia and number one NSW/ACT for Health Services and Support.
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available here.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge required to upskill professionally | ||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate lifelong learning | ||||||
| 3 | Apply knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas | ||||||
| 4 | Demonstrate an appropriate depth of integrated knowledge of the specialisation area. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health, a candidate must successfully complete at least 24 credit points as outlined below:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHAS135 | Global Health Perspectives on Infectious Diseases | 6 | Spring |
| HHAS140 | Health Communication | 6 | Spring |
| HHAS160 | The What and Why of Food | 6 | Spring |
| HHAS251 | Intro to Epidemiology | 6 | Spring |
Other Information
For further information email: askuow@uow.edu.au