GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Certificate in First Nations Public Health
CQUniversity Australia, Multi-campus, QLD + national, Australia
About this program
CQUniversity's Graduate Certificate in First Nations Public Health (CM05, per CQU's own handbook) deepens health professionals' understanding of public health, systems thinking and culturally responsive practice, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous knowledge systems, relational ethics and community-led approaches. Students critically engage with the historical and contemporary determinants of health affecting First Nations peoples, preparing graduates to contribute to equitable and culturally safe health outcomes across international, cross-cultural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community contexts.
Fees & duration
English test scores
Verified handbook.cqu.edu.au ↗
Course structure
- 24 credits4 units
- Understanding Public Health
- Research Methods for Public Health
- Foundations of First Nations Peoples and Communities Wellbeing in Public Health
- and Culturally Informed Public Health Practice
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Admissions
A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree in any discipline (or higher equivalent qualification); or an AQF equivalent Diploma in any discipline with a minimum 1 year's relevant experience in health, wellbeing or social work; or an AQF Certificate IV or Diploma from a health, wellbeing or social work Training Package with a minimum 2 years' relevant experience; or a minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in health, wellbeing or social work (evidenced by a formal statement of service).
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