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Population Health
Population Health UAC Code 757648
The Bachelor of Science (Population Health) aims to train
students in skills to obtain, review and analyse health information,
to plan and manage a health project and to improve the health
of populations. The program is designed to do two main things.
Firstly, students will learn the basics of the health sector
and develop an understanding of the problems involving health,
illness, treatment and welfare. Secondly, some really useful
skills are developed such as analysing information, researching
with people, developing policy, project management and writing
for a range of purposes, such as report writing and writing
for the media. This means that when you graduate, there are
many possibilities with regard to jobs, especially if you
take population health in conjunction with another specialty
area, such as psychology, nutrition, exercise science, statistics,
economics or politics.
Assumed Knowledge
Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least
2 units of English at HSC level. International students are
required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.0 with at least
6.0 in reading and writing, and at least 5.0 in listening
and speaking. Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic
students.
Major Study
The Population Health Major consists of 88 credit points,
as outlined in the course structure below, together with other
subjects which may be selected from the Health & Behavioural
Sciences, Science or General Schedules to make up the 144
credit points required for the degree. At least 90 credit
points must be chosen from subjects offered by the Faculty
of Health and Behavioural Sciences.
Double Majors
Students may undertake a double major in:
Population Health and Human Geography
Population Health and Psychology
Population Health and Statistics
Honours
See entry under Bachelor of Science
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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| POP103 |
Introduction to Health Behaviour Change |
6 |
| 200-Level |
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| POP201 |
Contemporary population health problems |
6 |
| POP202 |
Promoting healthy lifestyles |
6 |
| POP203 |
Health policy and service structure |
6 |
| POP204 |
Epidemiology |
6 |
| 300-Level |
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| POP301 |
Project and program design, management and
evaluation |
8 |
| POP302 |
Analysis and interpretation of evidence |
8 |
| POP331 |
Population Health Project A |
24 |
| * Students taking a joint major with another
specialisation should take POP332 Population Health Project
B, 8 credit points. 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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| POP222 |
Current Issues in Food and Nutrition |
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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.
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