Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

This certificate course allows you maximum flexibility to tailor your studies in population health to meet your personal or professional interests and requirements.

This course can also be a pathway for those who wish to enrol in a Master of Public Health but who do not have the required background knowledge.

Course outline

The course is 24 points comprising any four units of:

• PUBH8749 Foundations of Public Health
• PUBH4403 Epidemiology I
• PUBH8759 Epidemiology II
• PUBH4401 Biostatistics I
• PUBH8769 Biostatistics II
• PUBH8754 Health Promotion I
• PUBH8752 Health Systems and Economics
• PUBH8751 Disease Prevention in Population Health
• PUBH8763 Leadership and Management of Health Services
• PUBH8804 Food and Nutrition in Population Health
• PUBH8785 Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data
• PUBH8802 Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data
• PUBH8801 Economic Evaluation of Health Care
• PUBH8757 Clinical Epidemiology
• PUBH8805 Qualitative Research Methods in Health
• PUBH8761 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases

Admission requirements

Entry to the Graduate Certificate in Health Studies requires one or more of

• a three-year bachelor's degree from this University or another recognised institution
• relevant full time professional experience as assessed by the Faculty
• successful completion of two postgraduate PUBH units offered as part of the course, taken through UWA Extension Access programme as Continuing Education enrolments.

English Language Competence

All UWA coursework programs have a minimum level of English language competence necessary, for both Domestic and International students.

Course enquiries

Director of Postgraduate Studies
Associate Professor David Preen

Telephone: (+61 8) 6488 1307
Email: david.preen@uwa.edu.au