Postgraduate Diploma in Health–PGDipHlth 120 points Qualification regulations

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

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

(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. The course of study for the PGDipHlth shall consist of 400- or 500-level courses worth at least 120 points including HLTH 521 or 528 and at least 60 points from the MHlth Schedule and approved as a coherent course of study by the head of school.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipHlth shall normally complete the diploma within three years of first enrolling in it.

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

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

Health Leadership and Management (HLMG)

HLWB 501, HLTH 524, HLTH 541; HLTH 521 or 528; 15 points from GOVT 512, GOVT 513, MGMT 524, MMBA 545, MMBA 560

Health Policy, Planning and Service Delivery (HPSD) 

HLWB 501, HLWB 502; HLTH 521 or 528; 15 points from GOVT 521–523 or HLWB 520–521; 15 further points from the MHlth Schedule

Health Promotion (HPRO) 

HLWB 520, HLWB 521, HLWB 525, HLWB 526; HLTH 521 or 528; 30 points from the MHlth Schedule

Midwifery (MIDW) 

HLTH 513, HLTH 532; HLTH 521 or 528; 30 points from HLTH 501–533

Nursing (NRSE) 

HLTH 523; 521 or 528; 60 further points selected from HLTH 501–550

Professional Practice (PPRC) 

HLTH 521 or 528; 90 further points from the MHlth Schedule

Workplace Health and Safety (HSAF)

HLWB 507–512; HLTH 521 or 528