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Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health

  • Graduate Certificate

Governments and professional bodies in Australia and internationally have increasingly identified that pharmacists and pharmacy services are currently under-used in the area of public health. They are targeting these services as a way of helping to meet national and international health goals.This one year part-time course, Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health, responds to an identified need for professional development options that facilitate improved delivery of pharmaceutical services, along with career growth opportunities for hospital and community pharmacists, and for pharmacists working in regional government positions throughout Australia or in developed or developing overseas countries.This Certificate course can be credited towards a Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

Studying Pharmaceutical Public Health at JCU will introduce you to the key concepts and speciality of this growing area in the health domain. You will explore the pharmacist’s role in the public health domain and learn how to recognise priority areas for development, particularly in rural, remote and Indigenous communities and developing countries.You can select electives in areas relevant to, or that would enhance, your current clinical role. Among the speciality areas you'll study are:Management of Pharmaceutical ServicesPharmaceutical Public Health PrioritiesManagement of Chronic DiseasesPharmaceutical Regulation and QualityPharmacovigilanceClinical PharmaceuticsBy presenting this course principally in online mode, JCU gives you a unique opportunity to meet your compulsory continuing professional development requirements, while continuing to work.

Study locations

External

Online