Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence

The Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence offers flexible delivery options. Courses can be taken online or face-to-face, full-time or part-time, allowing you to complete the program from anywhere in the world. The online learning spaces facilitate collaborative learning so you can connect with fellow students and course convenors in real-time.

For 2026, the indicative Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) first year fee is $5,000, with a total fee to complete the degree of $5,000. For full fee-paying domestic students, the indicative first year full fee is $19,500, with the total fee to complete the degree also $19,500. For international students, the indicative first year fee is $30,500, with the indicative full fee to complete the degree at $31,000. All fees are subject to annual review and may vary.

Yes. Students can articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence into the Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases Intelligence and the Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence. You can also elect to further your studies by adding an extension to gain research experience through additional research methodology courses and/or an advanced research project, which may make you eligible to apply to pursue a PhD. You can also combine your master's degree with health leadership and management, public health or global health through dual or dual extension options.

The Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence can be completed in 0.7 years of full-time study or one year part-time. The program is made up of four courses in total, including two core courses and two elective courses, with a total of 24 Units of Credit (UOC).

There are three entry pathways. Pathway 1 requires a three-year undergraduate degree in any field plus two years of full-time professional or volunteer experience in a relevant field. Pathway 2 requires an undergraduate degree with honours or a postgraduate degree in a relevant field. Pathway 3, for exceptional cases, is available to applicants who have extensive professional experience in health or public health but don't hold a relevant degree — they must have at least five years of full-time, relevant experience and may be invited to attend an interview. Additionally, an Indigenous Alternative Entry Scheme is available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.