Western Australia Country Health Service (WACHS)

Ranging from disease prevention to health promotion, with public health being brought to the forefront of public interest, there has never been a better time to embark on or advance your career in public health and learn how to tackle contemporary and emerging public health challenges. These courses are suitable for professionals currently working in Public Health, as well as those wanting to move into the field. When you study a public health course, you’ll build both professionals skills and develop a technical knowledge of public health, ensuring you are equipped for effective work in this field. A key feature of these courses is a capstone work-integrated learning unit that locates student competency development in real world practice contexts.

Our courses will provide you with the tools necessary to make a difference in your community. You’ll learn to practise in a way that leverages the factors affecting health and wellbeing, including social, environmental, cultural, economic, political, and structural issues.

You’ll graduate qualified to lead in the fields of disease prevention, health promotion, health research and evaluation, health policy, environmental health, and health systems.

Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma will enable you to articulate to a Masters program, should you wish to continue your higher education studies.

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University of Tasmania HECS fee waivers or fee discounts will be available to partner employees who meet the required HECS fee waiver or fee discount eligibility requirements. Students are required to retain their HECS fee waiver or fee discount eligibility status for the duration of the course.

The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a compulsory fee for student services and amenities of a non-academic nature such as employment and career advice, financial advice, childcare, food services and sporting and recreational activities. In accordance with the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011and the Administration Guidelines 2012 the University of Tasmania determined that a Student Services and Amenities Fee be introduced from Semester 2 2012.

View the current SSAF Fee Schedule

Before you get started prepare the following supporting documentation:

• AHPRA Registration number (if required)
• Personal statement – outlining where and for how long you have worked in your current position.

Log on to: utas.edu.au/apply

Click through to Postgraduate coursework > Apply now> New Applicants.

Once your application has been submitted and assessed, an offer will be made to you.

You can accept your offer via your e-application account.

Scholarship supported places for some courses are available. If you are eligible for a partner scholarship and you have accepted your offer:

1. Enter eStudent
2. Navigate to Forms
3. Navigate to Health Partner Employee Declaration
4. Complete the fields to nominate your health partner/employer and submit

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If you are eligible for a partner scholarship and you have accepted your offer:

1. Enter eStudent
2. Navigate to Forms
3. Navigate to Health Partner Employee Declaration
4. Complete the fields to nominate your health partner/employer and submit

Yes, you will retain your current partner fee scholarship until completion of your program or early graduation (whichever comes first), as long as you continue to meet all scholarship eligibility requirements detailed above.

While you may be able to defer your course, it is not guaranteed that your existing partner scholarship will be available at your new start date. Please note that if you defer your course, you will be doing so at the risk of losing or having a different partner scholarship for your future studies. You may also need to reapply for your partner scholarship for your new commencement date.

If your employer changes throughout your studies, you’ll need to submit a new Health Partner Employee Declaration form with your updated employer details.

Please note, this may change the partner scholarship that you’re eligible for, and we may need to amend your fees to reflect this change.

Once you’ve submitted your Heath Partner Declaration form, your partner scholarship will be applied to your student account within 7-10 business days. You’ll receive an email once this happens and will be asked to log into eStudent to view the balance of your fees left owing and make payment (if applicable). Your fees invoice will show you the standard tuition price for each unit and then the scholarship amount offset against this. If you can’t see that your scholarship has been applied, email us at U.Connect@utas.edu.au and we’ll investigate for you.

Yes. Even though you’re eligible for a partner scholarship, you’re still required to complete an eCAF as this is a government reporting requirement for students studying in a Commonwealth Supported Place.

If you’ve already completed some relevant study, you may be eligible to apply for credit that may count towards the requirements for the degree you are applying for.

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