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Graduate Certificate of Disaster Health and Humanitarian Assistance

ProviderJames Cook University
Course code: SIA-24033UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Develop the skills to provide coordinated and informed public health responses to humanitarian emergencies and disaster events in Australia and internationally with this specialised course. Building on your existing healthcare qualifications and knowledge, you will learn how to best engage with displaced persons, manage response and recovery systems, and become a leader in areas of prevention, policy and planning. This certificate has two core subjects, Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disaster Health Management. You will choose two elective subjects that align with your career goals and interests, with topics including disaster management principles, leadership in disaster management, infection...

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

AQF Level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; equivalent AQF Level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline Equivalent

English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 58, no component below 54TOEFL iBT 86, no component below 21

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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