Climate change is fundamentally changing how humans live and interact with the environment – bringing a range of health challenges on a local, national and global scale.
Furthermore, disasters and extreme weather events due to climate change are taking place with increasing frequency across the globe – affecting peoples’ mental and physical health in new ways.
The Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health will prepare you for leadership roles in climate change related health policy, healthcare and community programs focused on sustainability, resilience, environmental protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation so that you lead the change.
Complementing this emerging area of expertise are the University's Disaster and Terror Medicine courses, designed for clinicians, first responders, hospital administrators, social workers, the military, and government and policymakers. Utilising the latest knowledge and evidence-based practice, you’ll gain skills to respond quickly and decisively to disaster and terror events in clinical settings.
Our courses
Learn to mitigate and measure the impact of climate change on health in Australia and globally, and identify strategies and policies to reduce climate change effects on health, including impacts on vulnerable populations. 6 months full-time/1 year part-time. Mixed-mode attendance.
Equip yourself with evidence-based best practice to confidently respond to disaster and terror events — mostly online with in-person intensives. 1 year full-time.
Designed to equip you with essential skills to prepare your health service, community, or organisation for natural disasters and terror events. 1 year part-time. Mostly online with in-person intensives.
Designed to equip you with essential skills to prepare your health service, community, or organisation for natural disasters and terror events. 6 months part-time. Can be completed fully online, or mostly online with in-person intensives.
4 weeks fully online.
Disaster and Terror Medicine courses
“The need for [disaster and terror medicine courses] is unfortunately self-evident. It is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ an event will occur. As clinicians, administrators and officials who are charged with ensuring the safety of our community, understanding the principles of disaster and terror management, will mitigate the impact when these events happen.” Professor Braitberg AM.
Why study climate change and health?
- #1 University in Australia and #14 in the world for clinical, pre-clinical and health*
- #1 University in Australia for Climate Change research**
- Benefit from industry links and research networks, including University-affiliated hospitals, Ambulance Victoria, Harvard University and the International Institute for counter terrorism, and global health policymakers including the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and United Nations Agencies.
*Times Higher Education 2022 World University Rankings. **The Australian National Research Futures Awards 2023.
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The climate change threat to our mental health
It’s time to address the mental health impacts of climate change to support more people in the face of more extreme weather events.