Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control

Handbook year	Information valid for students commencing in 2024
Course code	119011
Course type	Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
Owner	Academy
College	Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences

Award Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in health or closely related discipline; or At least 5 years’ experience in a health profession.
Minimum English language proficiency requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.
Additional selection requirements	Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Credit points	12 credit points as per course structure
Course learning outcomes	On successful completion of Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control, graduates will be able to: Synthesise knowledge and public health solutions tailored to specific outbreak settings, including the interaction between environmental factors, human health and animal health in reference to their role in communicable disease outbreaks Develop a Communicable Disease Control response strategy to identify, analyse and contain a communicable disease outbreak Create information resources to educate communities, policy makers, health professionals and other stakeholders on policies, intervention strategies and the required resources to control a communicable diseases outbreak. Design measures to prevent small and large outbreaks in health care settings and in the community.

Inherent Requirements	Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Graduate Certificate of Communicable Disease Control.
Reasonable adjustments	All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control

HS5555:03 Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care Settings

Select 3 credit points from List 1

List 1

TM5547:03 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation

TM5600:03 Introduction to One Health

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
External

Expected time to complete	6 months full-time or part-time equivalent
Maximum time to complete	2 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Course includes mandatory fieldwork	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Professional accreditation requirements	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Eligibility	Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure
Maximum allowed	6 credit points
Currency	Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course
Expiry	Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Studies and/or professional experiences undertaken to fulfil the entry requirements to JCU awards may not be used for credit.

Award title	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Approved abbreviation	GCertCDC
Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable
Special awards	Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure