Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies by coursework is an 18-unit program offered by the School of Environment, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

It articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies and the 72-unit Master of Applied Population Studies, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study
  
  

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The graduate programs in Applied Population Studies stress the interdisciplinary nature of population studies and the inter-relationships between population, health, environment, development and a diversity of other areas including ageing and population sustainability. They emphasise teaching and research in migration, regional development, labour force, ageing, mortality and health, fertility and family planning, and population policies.

The courses cater for students from both developed and developing countries and provide a balanced study of population issues and methods.

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies provides students with the basic knowledge and understanding of demography and current population issues in an interdisciplinary setting. It meets the needs for short-term training in population studies and enables a person to understand the usefulness of its application to various fields. 

Learning outcomes

Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies are expected to:

• have a basic understanding of population studies and current population issues in an interdisciplinary setting
• be equipped with the required qualification for admission to higher levels of study in Applied Population Studies at Flinders University.
  

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board,

• the program must be completed within three consecutive semesters.
• no topic may be attempted more than twice.

Core - Year 1 topics

9 units comprising 

 GEOG7730  Advanced Demography - The Developed World  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7740  Advanced Demography - The Developing World  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

plus 4.5 units selected from

 DVST8701  Sustainable Development GE  (4.5 units)
 EDUC9601  Strategic Thinking and Planning  (4.5 units)
 EDUC9762  Introduction to Statistics  (4.5 units)
 ENVH8711  Environmental Health Concepts  (4.5 units)
 ENVH8731  Sustainable Development - Health Issues  (4.5 units)
 GEOG2721  Computing Methods in Geography  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7701  Research Project Design, Conduct and Management  (4.5 units)
 GEOG8712  Asian Regional Development GE  (4.5 units)
 PHCA1507  Introduction to Public Health  (4.5 units)
 POAD9017  Contemporary Public Policy: Theoretical Perspectives  (4.5 units)
 POAD9018  Housing Policy  (4.5 units)
 POAD9026  Management in Non-Government Organisations  (4.5 units)
 POAD9119  Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance  (4.5 units)
 POAD9129  Environmental Policy and Governance  (4.5 units)
 PPHR9741  Women&##39;s Health and Child Survival  (4.5 units)
 PPHR9742  Population and Environment  (4.5 units)
 WMST8003  The Global Woman: Introduction to Gender and Development  (4.5 units)

Note: Other topics may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator

Elective - Year 1 topics*

plus a 4.5 unit postgraduate topic from across the University where entry requirements are met.

*Students with non-mathematics backgrounds wishing to proceed to the Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies or Masters of Applied Population Studies are strongly encouraged to take the following topic.

 PPHR9751  Mathematics and Statistics for Population Studies  (4.5 units)