Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care, a student must complete 36 units including the two core topics listed below, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board, the program must be completed full-time in two consecutive semesters or part-time within six consecutive semesters.

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising: 

 PHCA8501  Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing  (9 units)
 PHCA8503  Research Methods for Social Epidemiology  (9 units)

Plus 18 units of elective topics selected from the specialty areas listed below.

• Cancer Prevention
• Chronic Condition Management
• Health Services Management
• Primary Health Care
• Public Health
• Public Health Nutrition
• Public Health Research

Specialisation - Cancer Prevention

18 units selected from:

 MHSC8111  Managing Chronic Conditions - Self-Management Support Approaches  (4.5 units)
 MHSC8112  Perspectives on Chronic Diseases Management  (4.5 units)
 MHSC8114  The Persons Experience of Self Management  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8502  Qualitative Research Methods  (9 units)
 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8511  Social Statistics in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8512  Public Health Research Dissertation (18 units)  (18 units)
 PHCA8513A  Public Health Research Dissertation (4.5/13.5 units)
 PHCA8513B  Public Health Research Dissertation (4.5/13.5 units)  
 PHCA8513C  Public Health Research Dissertation (4.5/13.5 units)

Specialisation - Chronic Condition Management

18 units selected from:

 MHSC8111  Managing Chronic Conditions - Self-Management Support Approaches  (4.5 units)
 MHSC8112  Perspectives on Chronic Diseases Management  (4.5 units)
 MHSC8114  The Persons Experience of Self Management  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8502  Qualitative Research Methods  (9 units)
 PHCA8511  Social Statistics in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8513  Public Health Research Dissertation (13.5 units)

Specialisation - Health Services Management

18 units selected from:

 HACM9100  Managing People  (4.5 units)
 HACM9101  Managing Organisations  (4.5 units)
 HACM9102  Financial Management in Health Care  (4.5 units)
 HACM9201  Health Law  (4.5 units)
 HACM9204  Health Economics  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8509  Public Health Practice Development  (9 units)

Specialisation - Primary Health Care

18 units selected from:

 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8505  Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries  (9 units)
 PHCA8506  Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8507  Health Promotion in Public Health  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8508  Food Policy for Public Health Practice  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8509  Public Health Practice Development  (9 units)
 PHCA8510  Leadership and the New Public Health  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Public Health

18 units selected from: 

 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8505  Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries  (9 units)
 PHCA8506  Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8508  Food Policy for Public Health Practice  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8509  Public Health Practice Development  (9 units)
 PHCA8511  Social Statistics in Public Health  (9 units)

Specialisation - Public Health Nutrition

18 units selected from: 

 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8505  Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries  (9 units)
 PHCA8506  Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8508  Food Policy for Public Health Practice  (4.5 units)
 PHCA8509  Public Health Practice Development  (9 units)

Specialisation - Public Health Research

18 units selected from:

 PHCA8502  Qualitative Research Methods  (9 units)
 PHCA8504  Social Determinants of Indigenous Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8511  Social Statistics in Public Health  (9 units)
 PHCA8512  Public Health Research Dissertation (18 units)  (18 units)
 PHCA8512A  Public Health Research Dissertation (9/18 units)
 PHCA8512B  Public Health Research Dissertation (9/18 units)