Indigenous Health (substance use) coursework programs
Program Overview
Overall course structure
Coursework fees
The School offers the following Indigenous Health (Substance Use) programs. Choose a link for more detailed information.
- Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use)
- Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health (Substance Use)
- Graduate Certificate of Indigenous Health (Substance Use)
The Indigenous Health (Substance Use) program aims to build the
clinical, public health and academic capacity of Indigenous health
professionals to work in the prevention and treatment of harm
associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug disorders in the
Indigenous community.
The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master’s degree. This means that the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master’s degree are linked with overlapping content so that a student may progress through the levels seamlessly, or transfer from a higher level and be awarded a qualification with a smaller load.
For example a student may be unsure about undertaking study, so only requests admission to the graduate certificate. However, the student finds the study so relevant to his/her work that he/she decides to continue on to the graduate diploma. Instead of having to re-apply and re-do units of study, the student can request a transfer to the graduate diploma with full credit for his/her studies in the graduate certificate.
Alternatively, a student may enrol in the master’s degree, but part of the way through finds that for health or other personal reasons he/she can’t continue. However, he/she has completed 36 credit points so can apply to graduate with a graduate diploma, so adding a qualification to his/her list of achievements.
Another example is that a year after completing a graduate certificate, a student can apply to undertake the graduate diploma and, if accepted, will be given credit for the units of study completed in the graduate certificate. Note that time limits do apply for returning students.
The course will run in block release mode. There are several blocks of face-to-face study at the University main campus, each of around one week's length. After each block, the student will have a series of learning tasks to do at home or in their workplace, amounting to 50 hours work.
| Course | Credit points for award | Duration full-time |
|---|---|---|
| GradCertIndigH(SubUse) |
24 |
0.5 1.5 years |
| GradDipIndigH(SubUse) |
36 |
1 2 years |
| MIndigH(SubUse) |
48 |
1 3 years |
The graduate certificate comprises four core units of study.
The graduate diploma comprises six core units of study.
The master’s degree comprises six core units of study and twelve
credit points of electives chosen from the list of electives.
This course is open to persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage who are mature, and have a relevant employment background.
If there are more applicants than the quota can accommodate, the criteria for rating and selecting candidates are
(a) number of years of work experience in the alcohol, tobacco and other drug sector,
(b) prior education attained,
(c) workplace assessment/ advice/ support of employer.