The Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health provides students, non-Indigenous and Indigenous, with a thorough understanding of the historical, social and cultural factors contributing to the poor health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, an awareness of the sources of data and ways of assessing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and knowledge of current health status.  Through the elective offered, students can elect to study more about: socio-cultural factors of importance in Indigenous health; health promotion; addiction studies; or another relevant public health aspect or undertake a small project on Indigenous health.

An undergraduate degree OR equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience.

Students are required to have a total of 60 credit points to complete the course.