Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition
Course summary for current students
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W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition |
|---|---|
| Campus | This course is only offered off campus |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent (Full-time only available to students commencing in Trimester 1) |
| Deakin course code | H517 |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition provides a practically-oriented, postgraduate-level introduction to public health nutrition covering material from related disciplines such as epidemiology, politics and policy, nutrition promotion and communication to provide you with core competencies to tackle these relevant public health and nutrition issues.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
The course consists of four credit points of study comprising one core unit: HSN727 Advanced Public Health Nutrition (X) - 2 credit points and two elective units. The elective units should be chosen from the list included in the course structure.
For students completing both a postgraduate human nutrition course (H511, H616 or H714) and the Graduate Certificate of Public Health Nutrition (H517), a maximum of 2 credit points of credit for prior learning can be shared between both awards.
Course structure
Core Unit
Trimester 1
| HSN727 | Advanced Public Health Nutrition (X) |
Elective Units
Trimester 1
| HSN705 | Public Health Nutrition (X) |
| HSN713 | Food, Nutrition and Behaviour (X) |
Trimester 2
| HSN706 | Food Policy and Public Health (X) |
| HSN708 | Nutrition Promotion (X) |
| HSN719 | Population Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment (X) |
| HSN734 | Obesity Prevention (X) |
Trimester 3
| HSN715 | Understanding Human Nutrition Research Studies (X) (offered alternate years in 2014, 2016) |
