Graduate Diploma
Gain a specialised education for detecting, preventing, and controlling diseases in tropical, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or equivalent
JCU Tropical Medicine and Hygiene graduates are equipped with the expert knowledge and practical skills necessary to pursue work in tropical environments.
Graduates specialise in travel medicine, infectious diseases, and remote practice.
You could find employment in State and Commonwealth Government organisations, health care and community settings, nonprofit and international organisations. Work in roles to control disease, protect the health of people living in tropical areas, and promote health and wellbeing.
You could also undertake aid work in areas such as the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Graduates may continue on to study the Master of Public Health or the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.