Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Online: February, July
Fees
$4,585.00+
$13,600.00^
+total estimated Commonwealth Supported Fee
^total estimated tuition fee
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Duration
6 months full-time
or part-time equivalent
Entry Requirements
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in health or closely related discipline; or at least 5 years’ experience in a health profession
Course Code
119011
Course detail
Pursue your passion for public health and develop the skills to aid communities during times of crisis including during epidemics and pandemics, natural disasters and conflict. In JCU’s Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control, you will gain advanced knowledge of public health approaches tailored to outbreak settings including the interaction between environmental factors, human health and animal health in relation to their role in communicable disease outbreaks.
By completing this degree, you will be able to develop a communicable disease control response strategy to identify, analyse and contain a communicable disease outbreak. You will study three core subjects including Epidemiology for Public Health, Communicable Disease Control, and Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings, and have the flexibility to select one of two elective subjects that is most relevant to your career goals and interests.
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control, you will be a “disease detective” with the ability to develop a Communicable Disease Control response strategy that identifies, analyses and contains a communicable disease outbreak. Your knowledge and experience will enable you to create culturally appropriate approaches to work with communities, policy makers, health professionals and other stakeholders on surveillance, risk factors, and intervention strategies to control a communicable diseases outbreak.
Your work in designing and/or implementing measures to prevent and control outbreaks will promote and protect the health and wellbeing of vulnerable communities during times of health crises.
Consult the handbook for further information.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control.
JCU Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control graduates have specialist knowledge to help identify and adequately respond towards communicable disease outbreaks, including pandemics.
Graduates work as communicable disease specialists in a wide range of national and international organisations in multidisciplinary teams, including Ministries of Health, international relief agencies, hospitals, aged-care facilities and local public health units.
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 119011 |
Course type | Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8) |
Owner | Academy |
College | Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in health or closely related discipline; or At least 5 years’ experience in a health profession. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control, graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control. |
Reasonable adjustments | All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points from List 1
List 1
TM5547:03 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
TM5600:03 Introduction to One Health
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
External |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 months full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 2 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Course includes mandatory fieldwork | No |
Special assessment | Nil |
Professional accreditation | Nil |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Studies and/or professional experiences undertaken to fulfil the entry requirements to JCU awards may not be used for credit. |
Award Details
Award title | GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL |
Approved abbreviation | GCertCDC |
Inclusion of majors on | Not applicable |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD4,585.00
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD13,600.00
A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.
Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.
Real stories
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Lecturer
Dr Diana P. Rojas
Public Health and Tropical Medicine
A transdisciplinary approach, One Health, that recognises the interconnections between people, animals, and their shared environment is the key approach to control the known communicable diseases threats and prevent new ones from emerging. Join us to get the skills to help prevent the next outbreak or pandemic.
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Lecturer
Lars Henning
Associate Professor
Having worked and lived in Asia and Africa, I have seen the impact CDC experts can have on outcome of epidemics. JCU’s Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control consists of a unique set of subjects that will prepare you for the challenges lying ahead. Be sure the next outbreak will come.