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Population Health
A Bachelor of Science (Population Health), Course Code 708, is
designed to train students in skills to obtain, review and analyse
health information, to plan and manage a project and to improve
the health of populations. The major in Population Health may be
taken by students who expect to be employed in the health system,
but it should be considered by students who wish to be informed
about a subject of interest to all Australians. A number of postgraduate
options are available to allow graduates to proceed into masters
degrees (eg. in public health, health policy and management) or
into research programs.
For the Bachelor of Science in Population Health, candidates must
undertake all subjects prescribed for the Population Health major
together with other subjects which may be selected from the Health
& Behavioural Sciences, Science or General Schedules to make
up the required 144 credit points.
For the Bachelor of Science (Population Health) degree the following
subjects must be undertaken:
| 100-Level |
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| POP101 |
Population Health - current issues and their determinants |
6 |
| BMS103 |
Human growth nutrition and exercise |
6 |
| STAT151 |
Introduction to the concepts & practice of
statistics |
6 |
| and one of |
| ABST150 |
Introduction to Aboriginal Australia |
6 |
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| PSYC101 |
Introduction to behavioural science |
6 |
| 200-Level |
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| POP201 |
Contemporary population health problems |
6 |
| POP210 |
Epidemiology |
6 |
| POP202 |
Promoting healthy lifestyles |
6 |
| POP203 |
Health policy and service structure |
6 |
| 300-Level |
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| POP320 |
Project and program design, management and evaluation |
8 |
| POP321 |
Analysis and interpretation of evidence |
8 |
| POP331 |
Population Health Project A |
24 |
| Note: Students can include additional subjects
in Population Health in their degree, including: |
| POP102 |
Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll: public health perspectives |
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| POP220 |
Mass media and population health |
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| POP221 |
Behaviour change for population health |
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| POP325 |
Aboriginal health issues |
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Note: Subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points must be
selected from the Science or Health and Behavioural Sciences Schedules.
Honours Program
The degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in the Graduate School
of Public Health is designed to provide supervised training in independent
research. Candidates can be admitted with a Bachelor degree in a
relevant discipline with research skill subjects and a credit average
depending on the availability of supervision. The program will consist
of 48 credit points of research leading to the submission of a thesis.
Research should be in an area of public expertise of a member of
the Graduate School of Public Health. Potential candidates should
discuss their research interest with the coordinator of the program
and present a research title and a general outline. Once the supervisor
has been approved the candidate will undertake an approved course
program recommended by the School Head. The student is also required
to pass an examination of the detailed research proposal before
about one third of the research time has passed. Requirements are
specified in the Honours Bachelor Degree Rules.
The total duration of the honours year is no less than one year
full-time and no more than 1.5 years full-time.
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