Bachelor of Arts (Population Health)

Population Health (UAC Code 757649)

The Bachelor of Arts (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, useful skills are developed that can be used in a variety of jobs, such as analysing information, researching with people, developing policy, project management and writing for a range of purposes, including 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, economics or politics.

Major Study

The Population Health major consists of 88 credit points of subjects, as outlined in the course structure below, together with other subjects which may be selected from the Health & Behavioural Sciences, Arts or General Schedules, to make up the 144 credit points required for the degree.

Honours
The degree of Bachelor of Arts (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 research 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 project title and 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.  The total duration of the honours year is no less than one year full-time and no more than 1.5 years full-time.

Requirements are specified in the Honours Bachelor Degree Rules.

Course Program

Other Information

Subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points must be selected from the Health and Behavioural Sciences or Arts Schedules.  Subjects to the value of 144 credit points are required for the degree.