Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities

• Connect with expert educators and build a valuable professional network.
• Enjoy a blend of on-campus intensive learning and flexible online study, with real-world project experience.
• Receive dedicated academic, technical, and administrative support from start to finish.

The Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Health in Rural Communities is designed to provide you with a deep understanding of health from both Aboriginal and Western perspectives. Advancing your knowledge and practical skills in community development and project management, empowering you to make a difference in rural Aboriginal communities.

Highlights of your learning experience

Expert educators

You'll learn from a team of dedicated specialist Aboriginal Health educators and academic staff. They

will guide you through your studies, offering insights and feedback in real-time sessions where you can connect with them and your peers.

Flexible and engaging learning

In your first year, you’ll engage in a compulsory one-week on-campus teaching intensive at our Shepparton Campus for each subject. This experience provides a strong foundation and a chance to connect face-to-face. After this, weekly tutorials will be delivered by your academic staff, and you'll have the flexibility to participate either online or in person.

To undertake the course you will need to have have appropriate access to, and relationships within, an Aboriginal community or organisation to conduct a community-based project in the first year.

This project is developed in close consultation with the community or organisation. A key focus is understanding the vital role of community engagement and participation, applying your project skills in rural settings, seeing positive outcomes and connection to that particular community. This hands-on experience will help you gain practical community development and project management skills.

In your second year, you'll have the opportunity to select from an approved list of electives from the Master of Public Health for your final two subjects, allowing you to tailor your learning to your specific interests.

Personalised Support

Our team of teaching and support staff is here to provide dedicated support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students throughout the course.

• Guidance with application and enrolment
• Assistance with accessing financial assistance packages to cover either all, or part, of the course fee cost.  (subject to eligibility criteria & availability)
• Design and provision of individualised training and mentoring programs
• One-on-one contact throughout the course to assist with project planning and provide individualised academic support
• Support to identify relevant community projects