Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health by improving social and political systems. It includes environmental, economic, technical, educational and legislative measures.
The Bachelor of Applied Public Health will give you the skills to improve population health, whether it’s to a handful of people or across several continents.
You will learn how to:
Graduates can enter a wide range of public health careers, such as:
within a variety of organisations such as:
The Bachelor of Applied Public Health will give you up to 300 hours of valuable professional placements, concentrated in the third year of the course. Some placements will be available during summer recess, and there are opportunities for interstate or international experience.
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Year – Study Period |
Unit 1 |
Unit 2 |
Unit 3 |
Unit 4 |
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Year 1 - Semester 1 |
PUBH100 |
BIOL121 |
HLSC120 |
PUBH101 |
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Year 1 - Semester 2 |
PSYC104 |
PUBH102 |
PUBH103 |
UNCC100 |
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Year 2 - Semester 1 |
PUBH200 |
BIOL122 |
PUBH202 |
PSYC206 |
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Year 2 - Semester 2 |
PUBH205 |
Elective |
PUBH204 |
PUBH222 |
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Year 3 - Semester 1 |
PUBH306 |
PUBH304 |
UNCC300 |
PUBH302 |
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Year 3 - Semester 2 |
PUBH303 |
PUBH311 |
PUBH312 |
PUBH305 |
An Honours year is available to meritorious students, with a grade point average of 5.5, who meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Public Health (Honours).
The Faculty of Health Sciences offers a suite of postgraduate coursework degrees with specialties in public health and global health.
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Graduates can work in roles including public health officer, community development worker, epidemiologist, policy analyst, program evaluator, health educator, project officer and consumer advocate. Such roles exist in both the public and private sectors including state and federal health departments, population health units, community health centres, and divisions of general practice, local government, non-governmental health organisations (NGOs), advocacy groups and international health agencies.
