Fast Facts
Location
This course may require some on-campus attendance
Commencing
- Online: February, July
Fees
$16,800.00^
^total estimated tuition fee
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Duration
1 year part-time
Entry Requirements
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant Health discipline; or equivalent
Course Code
73511
Course detail
Ready to expand the horizons of your career in health and medicine? Build on your existing medical knowledge and experience with the Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine at JCU. Gain specialist knowledge in the disciplines of travel and tropical medicine and their related areas. You will enhance your existing knowledge and skills to aid travellers coming and going from tropical regions.
As you study the Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine, you will learn how to investigate and manage travel-related diseases, perform risk assessments and promote the health of travellers. You’ll learn about the current national and international practices of the travel medicine field, ensuring that your skills and abilities are applicable in multiple contexts. You will gain an in-depth understanding of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation complications, differential diagnosis, and investigation and management of travel-related communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Study in state-of-the-art facilities with expert lecturers who are committed to your success. Benefit from JCU’s partnership with the Townsville University Hospital. Carve out your space in the field of travel medicine with a course that is accredited as an approved qualification by the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine for their fellowship program within The Faculty of Travel Medicine.
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 Travel Medicine.
JCU Travel Medicine graduates have skills and knowledge that can be utilised in many settings within the healthcare industry. Graduates pursue careers in public and private hospitals, clinics and health-based organisations.
You can also go on to undertake the Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Master of Public Health, or Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 73511 |
Course type | Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8) |
Owner | Academy |
College | Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Science |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline, from this or another university; or Other qualifications recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine as equivalent to the above; or Submission, as an exceptional case, of other evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health related activities. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection. In assessing applications the following will be considered: prior academic performance and prior relevant work experience. |
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 |
Course learning outcomes |
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine 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: Postgraduate Public Health and Tropical Medicine. |
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
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 5 subjects
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5540:03 Public Health and the Workplace
TM5560:03 Foundations of Aeoromedical Retrieval
TM5581:03 Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 5 subjects
HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings
TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5506:03 Social Science in Public Health
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
TM5513:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy
TM5514:03 Environmental Health
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5518:03 Medical Entomology
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5527:03 Project
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5529:03 Applied Health Economics
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5536:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
TM5540:03 Public Health and the Workplace
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5549:06 Dissertation 1
TM5552:03 Global Health and Development
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5560:03 Foundations of Aeromedical Retrieval
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5569:03 Health Promotion Strategies and Methods
TM5571:03 Public Health Placement
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Townsville | Mixed Attendance: Core subjects require face-to-face on campus attendance, some optional subjects may require face-to-face on campus attendance |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Not applicable |
Maximum allowed | Not applicable |
Currency | Not applicable |
Expiry | Not applicable |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF TRAVEL MEDICINE |
Approved abbreviation | GCertTravM |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Students who complete this course are eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Master of Public Health or Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and may be granted credit for all subjects completed under this course |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD16,800.00
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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Alumni
Dr Faith Alele
Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
I had a beautiful experience at JCU. The support was extraordinary and beyond my expectations. Now when I have the opportunity to work in the public health sector I can do things much more differently compared to when I was working without the knowledge gained in my Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree.
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Lecturer
Professor Peter Leggat
AM, ADC, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences
More people than ever before are travelling globally and there are record numbers of Australians travelling abroad. The course in travel medicine brings a unique opportunity to develop a core skill set around travel and tropical medicine, with opportunities to explore other unique postgraduate subjects.