Non-Award
Applications for 2024 will be open from 1st December 2023 through to 19th April 2024.
This course presents core strategies and builds knowledge on preparing and responding to a communicable disease outbreak. Topics include communicable disease characteristics, epidemiology in practice, clinical and public health planning, response and messaging in outbreaks, immunity and vaccinations and the indirect health consequences of outbreaks. Students completing this short course will gain knowledge transferable to various health and community settings to assist in the health preparedness and response for communicable disease outbreaks.
This course would be suitable for health professionals working in acute, primary or public health areas in government and non-government organisations. It would be an advantage for participants to have completed graduate-level health qualifications.
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
To complete the Disaster Health: Communicable Disease Outbreak Management microcredential, students are required to complete the unit listed below.
Skills recognition is not applicable to this course. CDU's short courses are highly targeted courses designed to help you improve a specific skill. They will help you improve your career prospects, maintain currency in your field, or allow you to try out something completely new.