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Q33 / D63 Graduate Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

The Graduate Diploma of 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 various electives offered, students can elect to study more about: socio-cultural factors of importance in Indigenous health; health promotion; addiction studies; and health services management pertaining to Indigenous health.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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

 
COURSE LOCATION
Available by part-time external study.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

Students are required to have a total of 120 credit points to complete the course.

 
Core units:
IAS5100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Context and Policy 20 
IAS5102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Status 20 
HST5120 Epidemiology 20 
HST5161 Public Health: Philosophy, Principles and Practice 20 
 
Plus 20 credit points selected from:
IAS5103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Project 20 
or
Elective (20 credit points) approved by course coordinator
 
And 20 credit points selected from:
Research Unit (20 credit points) -if proceeding to Master of Public Health by Research
or
Elective (20 credit points) approved by course coordinator
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009