Public Health

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health (Social Work Pathway) from the University of Wollongong provides a pathway to the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) for degree qualified students who do not have a background in the Social Sciences. It will also deliver recognition towards a Master of Public Health.

The Public Health course offered by University of Wollongong gives an overview of concepts and issues in the social sciences, including public health, social justice, and the impact of climate change. The subjects delivered in this degree provide postgraduate academic skills for students to take forward in their course and insight into the challenges involved in system level change to improve the health of all populations.

Learning outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of the course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the complex concepts in individual and population health, and complex issues within society
• Critically engage with, reflect on and synthesise information to solve complex problems in the social sciences.
• Examine the social basis of public health and the importance of achieving equality and social justice, particularly for First Nations people across the world.
• Demonstrate high level communication skills by effectively engaging in professional discourse.

Courses included:

• Public Health and Justice

• Where Social Systems Meet Public Health

• Global Indigenous Health

• Social Determinants of Indigenous Health

• Disaster Resilience, Policy and Practice in Diverse Societies

• Gender and International Politics