UWA’s School of Population and Global Health has a reputation for teaching excellence and a strong evidence-based approach to epidemiology, health services research, health program evaluation and health promotion.

We offer a range of out-of-semester units for course credit or professional development at several points throughout the year. These are flexible, convenient education opportunities for a broad audience.

All of the following units are delivered on-campus in an intensive teaching mode of one week. For further information please email [email protected]

Units offered:

• PUBH5804 Food and Nutrition in Population Health: 1 June – 31 July 2026 (on campus attendance required 15 – 19 June 2026) **

• PUBH5785 Analysis of Linked Health Data: 8 June – 7 August 2026 (on campus attendance required 22 – 26 June 2026)

• PUBH5755 Critical Perspectives in Global Health: 22 June – 15 August 2026 (on campus attendance required 29 June – 2 July 2026)

• PUBH5763 Health Leadership and Management: 2 November 2026 – 24 January 2027 (on campus attendance required 16 – 20 November 2026)

• PUBH5802 Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data: 9 November 2026 – 29 January 2027 (on campus attendance required 23 -27 November 2026) ** 

• PUBH5801 Economic Evaluation of Health Care: Not available in 2026 **

**Units offered every second year 

You may choose to participate with or without assessment. If the assessment is successfully completed, you may have your unit credited towards most School of Population and Global Health courses undertaken within five years.

For participation without assessment, contact [email protected]. For participation with assessment or for unit credit, enrolment must be completed through UWA’s short courses.

Fees

Current fees for professional development without assessment are $2887.50 (incl GST). Purchase your professional development course.  

For professional development with assessment (for unit credit), enrolment must be completed through Access UWA where fees will be advised. Note these are domestic fees only. International students please contact [email protected] and fees will be advised.

Enrolment deadline 

Enrolment for professional development colleagues closes two weeks prior to the course commencement date listed. This is to ensure sufficient time to complete and process the system access requests with IT prior to the course commencing. 

Cancellation policy

Professional development colleagues who cancel their enrolment up to two weeks before the commencement of the intensive teaching week will receive a refund (minus $250 administrative fee). Cancellations after this date are non-refundable.

All cancellations must be submitted via email to [email protected]. 

Census date and withdrawal without academic penalty date

For enrolled students and professional development colleagues completing the unit with assessment, the census date and the date for withdrawal without academic penalty is 12pm Tuesday of the teaching week of the unit.