Study at the #1 uni in Queensland for graduate salary*
Empower communities to combat disease.
Upskill your health experience with plans and treatments to improve the lives of others.
JCU’s postgraduate Health degrees are unique in Australia and can give you the skills advantage that opens doors for you in your health career.
Take advantage of JCU's unique geographical placement and connections with private and government entities. Be part of the research effort to manage emerging health threats and decrease health disparities for marginalised peoples. Build on your passion to make a difference with real-world skills through one of the best public health masters programs in Australia.
Gain the skills and knowledge for success:
* 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG study area
for full-time employment1
for student support2
for teaching and research2
1. 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG study area | 2. 2021 QS Stars Rankings
Make a difference in healthcare education with a Master, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education at JCU. Gain a valued qualification from a leading university in rural and remote health in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Location:
Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
The postgraduate courses in Health Professional Education at JCU are for health professionals who aspire to work in health education and research. Become a leader in improving clinical teaching and education research in all health professions including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health.
Throughout the courses, you’ll focus on teaching and learning in health contexts with specific strategies for clinical settings. Develop skills in assessment, curriculum design and evidence-based research that are relevant to your career in health. Complete every subject online for exceptional flexibility with support from JCU’s outstanding teachers.
JCU Health Professional Education graduates have the advantage of a qualification in teaching, educating, and HPE in addition to their clinical discipline.
Graduates are employed in urban and rural hospitals, general practices, and community clinics.
You could find employment as an education leader in your discipline in tropical and remote areas, and across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the course pages on our website:
Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education
Build on your practical expertise in health management with advanced skills in public health, particularly in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in regional and remote locations.
Location:
Townsville, Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or equivalent.
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Understand the urgent problems facing vulnerable communities and learn how to develop strategies to detect, prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases. Tailor it to suit your interests with subjects on infection prevention and control, human parasitology and medical entomology, social science in public health, health promotion, travel medicine, environmental health, and health economics.
Master of Public Health graduates work in a wide range of roles that focus on protecting the health of the population, preventing poor health outcomes and promoting health and wellbeing.
These could involve you working in disaster preparedness, biosecurity or child and maternal health in communities at risk. Your advanced knowledge of public health issues is highly valued in many different settings, including government departments, international aid groups or with local community projects.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help.
Contact us by:
Email -
study@jcu.edu.au
Phone -
1800 246 446
Or, visit the Master of Public course page on our website.
Take your health career to the next level with specialist skills in public health issues relevant to tropical Australia, surrounding nations and developing countries.
Location:
Townsville, Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or equivalent.
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
With a similar basis to the Master of Public Health, this degree looks deeper into the areas of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, complications, differential diagnosis, investigation and management of tropical diseases.
Learn about the unique challenges of tropical living through studies in human parasitology. Become an effective researcher skilled in identifying diseases and developing interventions.
Graduates are often employed in areas requiring specialised human, project and organisational management skills, with a good understanding of the public health and policy context.
Use your knowledge and expertise in public health and tropical medicine to help prevent illness and improve the quality of life in under-served communities. Apply the skills and knowledge you’ve gained to deliver programs that promote health, prevent disease and protect the health of the population.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine course page on our website.
Enhance existing health care skills with a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master degree in Lifestyle Medicine at JCU – the only such courses in Australia offered under a school of medicine. Using an evidence-based approach, you’ll learn how to prevent and reduce the burden of chronic disease and mental health illnesses through lifestyle and social interventions.
Location:
Online
Starts:
February, July (Graduate Diploma and Masters). Graduate Certificate is available to start in February only.
Entry requirements**:
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Lifestyle medicine includes a wide range of subspecialties, including nutritional medicine, longevity medicine, metabolic health, addiction medicine, behavioural medicine, health coaching, social prescribing, implementation science and public health (just to name a few!) applicable to every health professionals specialty. Fundamentally, the goal is to address the lifestyle and social determinants of disease and wellbeing, and in doing so support the prevention/management, and where possible, reversal of disease states aka healing.
There is an increasingly high demand for lifestyle and public health expertise in almost all health care industries, including primary care and tertiary hospital settings, community projects, industry, not-for profit and government sectors.
The Lifestyle Medicine courses are suited to all health professionals, including but not limited to doctors, dietitians, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, sports and exercise scientists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, podiatrists and more.
Graduates of JCU’s Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Lifestyle Medicine will have the skills to consult and lead clinical and research programs in a variety of health care settings.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the course pages on our website:
Graduate Certificate of Lifestyle Medicine
Develop the interdisciplinary skills and expertise to address urgent issues facing vulnerable communities in public health and global development.
Location:
Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or equivalent.
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Gain the strategic expertise to detect, prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases. Build your knowledge of infection prevention and control, health promotion and global health, applying an evidence-based approach to public health management.
You’ll also explore ways to address global poverty, inequality, climate change and other development issues. Learn to design, implement and evaluate development projects and policy-related initiatives.
This unique joint degree prepares you for roles involved with public health management and policy, epidemiology, community development, environmental and regional planning, politics and foreign relations.
With strong skills in project and resource management, leadership, planning, critical evaluation and advanced research, you may be employed by national and international NGOs, government departments, local councils or private sector operators working in areas of health, education or global development.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Master of Public Health - Master of Global Development course page on our website.
Develop the skills to implement effective infection prevention and treatments as well as control procedures that protect those in hospital and clinical settings and those in the general public.
Location:
Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in medical, nursing or other relevant health professional qualification; or at least five years' experience in a health profession.
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Make a significant contribution to the health of patients, staff, and the general public with the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control at JCU. Advance your career in healthcare with the flexibility to continue working while you study.
You will learn infection prevention and control in a variety of health contexts including rural, remote and Indigenous settings in developed and developing countries. Exercise your professional judgement as you design, implement, and evaluate infection management strategies.
JCU Infection Control graduates have a broad range of health care skills that enable them to contribute valuably to the field of infection control.
Graduates go on to work in public and private hospitals, aged care settings, education programs, and policy development in metropolitan, regional, and rural settings.
You could find employment as a health care administrator, infection control advisor, clinical nurse in infection control, project officer, or policy officer.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Graduate Certificate of Infection Control course page on our website.
"I loved being in a new place and meeting new people from the Master of Public Health. We had amazing professors and specialists teaching us tropical medicine. All the highlights from my time there are framed by the scenery and the experience of living in beautiful Townsville."
Robbie Gillies
Master of Public Health Graduate and Young Victorian of the Year
"I had a beautiful experience at JCU. The support was extraordinary and beyond my expectations. Now when I have the opportunity to work in the public health sector I can do things much more differently compared to when I was working without the knowledge gained in my Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree."
Dr Faith Alele
Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine – Alumni
