Postgraduate Certificate in Health–PGCertHlth 60 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertHlth shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor of Health or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; and

(ii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

(c) Candidates for the Midwifery, Nursing, and Professional Practice specialisations will normally be a registered health professional.

2. (a) The course of study for the PGCertHlth shall consist of courses worth at least 60 points from the MHlth Schedule as specified for one of the specialisations in section 4.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertHlth shall normally complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling in it.

(b) The associate dean may extend the maximum period in (a) or (b) in special cases.

4. A candidate for the PGCertHlth shall meet the requirements for one specialisation listed below.

Health Leadership and Management (HLMG)

HLWB 501; HLTH 524 or 30 points from GOVT 512, GOVT 513, MGMT 524, MMBA 545, MMBA 560

Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery (HPSD)

HLWB 501, HLWB 502

Health Promotion (HPRO)

HLWB 520, HLWB 521, HLWB 525, HLWB 526

Midwifery (MIDW)

HLTH 532; 30 points from HLTH 501–533

Nursing (NRSE)

60 points from HLTH 501–550

Professional Practice (PPRC)

60 points from the MHlth Schedule

Workplace Health and Safety (HSAF)

60 points selected from HLWB 507–512

Transfer of credit

5. For candidates in other specialisations, the provisions of the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Regulations apply, except that the transfer of credit is not permitted to the PGCertHlth.