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Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate is suitable for any graduate with an interest in health especially those working clinically or those in the education or public health sectors.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$14,992 total

About this course

The Graduate Certificate is suitable for any graduate with an interest in health especially those working clinically or those in the education or public health sectors. It is broad based and covers some of the epidemiology, the social determinants of sexual health as well as health promotion and prevention aspects.

The subjects draw on national and international developments in the prevention, management and public health control of sexually transmissible infections and HIV.

Graduates from this course will get employability in careers related to sexual health in the fields of clinical care, research, the pharmaceutical industry or hospitals.

Graduates will be able to:

  • Understand the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of sexually transmissible infections and sexual and reproductive health issues relevant to Australia
  • Understand the public health control of sexually transmissible infection
  • Apply conceptual and practical learnings to your own professional practice

Study locations

Parkville

What you will learn

  • Understand the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of sexually transmissible infections and sexual and reproductive health issues relevant to Australia
  • Learn about the public health control of sexually transmissible infection
  • Apply conceptual and practical learnings to your own professional practice
  • Graduates are employed in careers related to sexual health in the fields of clincal care, research, the pharmaceutical industry or hospitals

Career pathways

The Graduate Certificate of Sexual Health will give you a comprehensive understanding of sexual health from both a clinical and public health perspective. As a graduate of this course, you will possess highly desired knowledge, skills and expertise needed in the industry.

You will have the opportunity to meet and network with other students who also have aspirations of working in sexual health, most of whom will be from health-related fields and who have a wide range of interests within clinical and public health related fields.

This qualification also counts as graduate training for nurses.

Career advancement opportunities

The Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health offers many opportunities for graduates wishing to specialise in this area of health.

Previous graduates of this course have successfully obtained work in:

  • Specialist sexual health clinical services
  • Sexual health promotion in community health centres
  • Local government and sexuality education in schools
  • NGOs in the area of sexual health.

If you're looking to gain in-depth knowledge and awareness around sexual health, this course will provide you with the grounding you need to expand your skillset and develop your career.

If you are a nursing student who graduates from this course, you will gain a sexual health qualification that counts towards extra training and increases your eligibility for career advancement.

An internationally recognised qualification

As the only course of its kind in Australia, this qualification is an ideal foundation for your local or international career in a sexual health. Previous graduates from this program have also gone on to participate in sexual health management programs overseas for various NGOs.

If you are an international student, you can take subjects from the Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health if you are currently enrolled in the Master of Public Health.

How to apply

Applications are now open for 2021

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at University of Melbourne.
89.5%
Overall satisfaction
81.6%
Skill scale
75%
Teaching scale
84.3%
Employed full-time
$80k
Average salary