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University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Kensington , New South Wales ,Australia

Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence

Population growth, urbanisation, increased travel and migration, and changing ecosystems are just some of the factors contributing to changes in infectious disease epidemiology. There is an urgent need to develop the capacity of the health workforce’s knowledge of the theory and principles of control of infectious diseases in this evolving scenario.The Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence develops your skills in effective prevention or control of infectious diseases. You get exposed to a range of courses including Infectious Disease Intelligence and Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence. This Graduate Diploma, offered entirely online, articulates with the Masters of Infectious Disease Intelligence, Master of Public Health in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology specialisation as well as the Master of International Health

Campus Information

Kensington

High St Kensington, NSW 2052 Australia

Intakes

  • Feb Deadline: Nov
  • Sep Deadline: July
  • June Deadline: March

Application Processing Time in Days: 21

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Career Opportunities

  • Epidemiology
  • Infection control

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Applicants are required to have either: *An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)

  • and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD) OR *An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)

Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.

Applications will be assessed in accordance with the UNSW Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure.