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Curtin University of Technology
School of Public Health

Looking for a Career Change? Postgraduate Study with the School of Public Health may be your Path.

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Looking for greater satisfaction from your work? Want to up-skill and move up the corporate ladder? Interested in a career change?

With over 25 years of teaching expertise the School of Public Health at Curtin University is a leader in public health education in Australia and South-East Asia and has a reputation for excellence extending worldwide. The School offers a diverse range of well-renowned courses which will boost your current skills and lead you to new career opportunities. Below are a range of postgraduate courses offered by the School.

So what are you waiting for?

Enrol now as a postgraduate for semester 1, 2009 and get on track for an interesting and rewarding future!

Below are a some of the exciting paths you can follow - with us to guide you. Take a look through, contact us for more information - Take a look at some of the projects our Higher Degree Researchers are undertaking now.

Children’s Environmental Health

(All units are fully on line).
Learn about the major environmental threats to children. Learn how air pollution, toxic substances and heavy metals can affect our children. Learn the adverse health effects in children caused by environmental exposures. Health effects such as infectious diseases, lung diseases, allergies, childhood cancers and reproductive health effects to name a few.

Food Science and Technology

Come and study the largest industry in the world – the food industry. Get professional training in food science, processing and technology for graduates in science, applied science, engineering, nutrition, environmental health, agriculture and other related disciplines.

Health Promotion

(Study in internal or external mode).
Come and further develop your knowledge and increase skills in the major principles of health promotion. Look at the current issues in optimising health and preventing disease. Develop research skills, and plan, implement and evaluate health promotion programs in various settings.

Health, Safety and Environment

(Courses are offered in external mode).
The postgraduate programs in Occupational Health and Safety and environment have strong theoretical and practical skills. Graduates can practice in a professional discipline across a range of industries and environments. Come and study risk management, ergonomics, occupational hygiene as well as management.

Health Services Management

(Courses are available in external mode).
Would you like a career in health services management? Come and learn how to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate systems of healthcare delivery. This will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to uphold senior management, administrative and planning positions within health service institutions. It is aimed at both health professionals wishing to acquire management and administrative skills and non-health professionals.

Nutrition

Public Health Nutrition is the organised effort by society in the areas of food and nutrition to promote and protect the health of the population… come and learn more…

Public Health

In the field of Public Health you will learn about the range of social, environmental, biological and individual determinants of health and how they can be changed to improve the health of individuals and the entire population. You will also learn about the appropriate measurement and monitoring of health and of strategies to lead change in a complex and diverse discipline.

Sexology

Sexology refers to the scientific study of human sexuality. Come and study the range of human sexuality, from legal to illegal, childhood to adulthood, and relationships to reproduction; including biases, beliefs and behaviours, diversity, functioning and pleasure, fetishes, desire, fixations, arousal, disease, erotica, emotion and experience.

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