Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
James Cook University (JCU)
Course Details
Gain a specialised education for detecting, preventing, and controlling diseases in tropical, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. JCUs Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene degree has a strong focus on the prevention of disease and the control of communicable diseases in tropical contexts. You will study an advanced body of theoretical and technical knowledge in the disciplines of tropical medicine and hygiene, particularly in the areas of epidemiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and the investigation and management of tropical diseases. Throughout your studies, you will learn about the importance of reconciliation, diversity and sustainability in relation to the socio-ecological nature of public health in Indigenous, tropical, rural and remote contexts. This one-year degree includes five core subjects: Tropical Medicine; Tropical Public Health; Human Parasitology; Epidemiology for Public Health; and Medical Entomology. You can tailor this public health degree to suit your interests by choosing three elective subjects that cover a broad range of topics such as infection prevention and control, health promotion communicable disease control, social science in public health, travel medicine, biostatistics and health economics. Subjects are offered as flexible delivery, which includes online mode, limited attendance mode, and block mode/intensives.
Qualification: Graduate Diploma
Course structure: 24 credit points
For more information: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study
CRICOS Code: 027615B
Address
JCU Online
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Townsville, Queensland, 4811
Attendance options
Flexible Delivery - 1 years
Total tuition costs
AUD $41,240
ENTRY CRITERIA*
OVERALL IELTS: 6.5
CRICOS Code: 027615B
Address
JCU Townsville
James Cook Drive
TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, 4811
Attendance options
Flexible Delivery - 1 years
Total tuition costs
AUD $41,240
ENTRY CRITERIA*
OVERALL IELTS: 6.5
* Note that TOEFL and IELTS scores are indicative of overall requirements in either test. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the educator for a more detailed breakdown of requirements. Note also that where TOEFL and IELTS scores are published applicants will typically require one or the other.