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The Graduate Diploma of Public Health will equip you with the tools to investigate, critique and respond to real world population health problems in local, global and planetary contexts. Unique features of the course include learning from acclaimed Menzies School of Health Research professionals in the specialist areas of Indigenous health, global health, public health practice and health research.

You will learn to critically analyse and interpret population health information, evaluate and design public health interventions and formulate strategies to address complex health and social issues - like health inequity, the social determinants of health and climate change.

You will apply evidence-basead public health approaches, critical and systems thinking to: health promotion; disease control; health systems; health policy; decision making; the environment and the sustainable development goals.

You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in: epidemiology; biostatistics; quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Graduating from this course may lead to career opportunities in non-government organisations (NGOs) and government sectors in areas such as: professional public health practice; health policy and planning; epidemiology; communicable and chronic disease control; health research; community development and aid work, both nationally and internationally.

Delivered externally online; some units are offered with an internal option.

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Academic Pathway

On completion, students qualify for admission to the Master of Public Health.

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Graduate Diploma of Public Health CRICOS Course Code: 0101050

Date

08 October 2026

MEDIA RELEASE | New guidelines recommend earlier screening of young people at risk of type 2 diabetes

The intergenerational cycle of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the need for earlier screening of at-risk children and young people have...
Date

25 September 2026

MEDIA RELEASE | Taking action to address extreme weather impacts on wellbeing

A new four-year research partnership between Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Pintupi Homelands Health Service and the...
Date

22 September 2026

MEDIA RELEASE | One Health collaboration strengthens Timor-Leste�s response to brucellosis

[Tetum below] A One Health collaborative research program led by Menzies School of Health Research has helped strengthen...

Events and Seminars

Date

09 October 2026

DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership's 2026 Annual Educational Symposium

Join us for the DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership 2026 Annual Educational Symposium. The 2026...
Date

14 October 2026

Mental Health Week Seminar: 'Small Steps'

Menzies Stay Strong team are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Mental Health Week Seminar. This seminar is aligned with this...
Date

21 October 2026

2026 Paediatric Respiratory Education Workshop: That Wet Cough Isn�t Just a Cough

‘Wet cough matters’: Join the Menzies School of Health Research's (Menzies) Respiratory Health team for a half-day...