Graduate Diploma of Health Research

Yes. On completion of the Graduate Diploma of Health Research, you can articulate to a Master of Health Research and undertake a supervised research project, and then proceed with approval to Higher Degree Research training. Alternatively, you can articulate to a Master of Public Health.

Students in this course are enrolled in CDU units as CDU students, but educators from the Menzies School of Health Research coordinate and deliver the course. This provides a unique opportunity to learn from acclaimed Menzies School of Health Research professionals in the specialist areas of Indigenous health, public health and global health.

The annual tuition fee for full-time international students in 2026 is AUD $34,736.00, which equates to $4,342.00 per 10 credit point unit (0.125 EFTSL). These fees are subject to annual increases effective at the start of each calendar year.

The Graduate Diploma of Health Research requires 80 credit points in total. This comprises 50 credit points from five compulsory core units (covering research design, ethics, epidemiology, biostatistics and qualitative research) and 30 credit points from three specialist elective units chosen from either the Health Research Stream or the Public Health Stream.

Yes, offers for the Graduate Diploma of Health Research can be deferred. The course is available with intakes in both Semester 1 and Semester 2, and can be studied full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years) either on the Casuarina campus or online.