Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Health Promotion overview
Graduate certificates and diplomas are the ideal way of earning a career in health promotion in a succinct timeframe. Graduate diplomas from Deakin University only take one year of full-time study to complete, with graduate certificates from the University of Wollongong only taking six months. Part-time options are available in one year and two years respectively.
There are several units common to both courses. For instance, students of both will learn about health promotion methodology, research, policy and competencies. Diploma students will then go on to further learning in topics like human rights and equity, needs assessment, health program evaluation and more.
Employment options
The employment options specified here are great choices for health promotion graduates. Working at the World Health Organisation educating people worldwide on health risks facing their communities can be life-changing. Even just working in a small community for health educators at Healthily can be beneficial and rewarding for many. Either way, there are plenty of methods for making a difference.
Scholarships and funding
General scholarships are the best way for students of health promotion to gain funding. These are opportunities available across disciplines, making them widely accessible. The full list can be found here, but these are some of the best suited to health promotion students:
- Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships from ANU provide $69,500 pa to both international and domestic students wishing to undergo study overseas. They are competitive, but some of the highest value general scholarships available.
- The EU 2020 Horizon Scholarship allows successful Curtin University students to study in Europe. It lets them travel the continent freely in addition to studying.
- The Rotary Club of Sydney Soukup Memorial Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship provides $15,000 pa to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student under the age of 30 suffering from demonstrable financial hardship. Successful applicants must maintain at least a credit average GPA (65%) or higher to continue receiving funding.
Prerequisites and selection process
Both these courses only require a bachelor degree to enter, with no specific subject area required. This makes them a highly accessible way to enter the field professionally, or even use these qualifications for entry into a higher program such as a master degree.
It is sometimes the case for graduate diplomas that a credit GPA (65%) acquired from the prior study is a necessity, but for many courses, this isn’t the case, especially at this level. This requirement can be circumvented by entering into a graduate certificate and then using it to enter into a graduate diploma.