Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities
The University of Melbourne
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00116K
The Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities is designed to develop students understanding of health‐related knowledges, their applications in Aboriginal communities, and the broadly social factors that influence experiences of health in Aboriginal community settings. Specifically, the course examines the integration, overlap, and disjuncture of Aboriginal knowledges and Western knowledges of health in which Aboriginal health services operate (the first compulsory subject), and how historical, social and cultural processes as well as processes of power impact upon the health experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians. It also includes undertaking a community‐based project within an Aboriginal health setting (the second compulsory subject). In undertaking this course, students will gain advanced understanding of how both Aboriginal and Western knowledges can be applied to the field of health in rural Aboriginal communities. It will provide students with strong analytical and critical thinking skills as well as skills in community development, project management and basic research that, in consultation with community and academic mentors, will assist individual students to achieve their academic and professional career objectives.
Structure
The course requires completion of two compulsory subjects delivered in a blended mode through the Department of Rural Health (the Specialist Certificate), and two elective subjects from the Master of Public Health program.
Standard entry requirements
- A bachelors degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, OR
- At least seven years of documented relevant work experience (in a field related to Aboriginal Health or Aboriginal community development) AND
- Demonstrated evidence of written and analytical skills appropriate for postgraduate study, OR
- Completed the Specialist Certificate in Empowering Health in Aboriginal Communities.
