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Population Health and Indigenous Health

UAC Code 757648

Students must complete at least 72 credit points in the Population Health major and at least 72 credit points in the Indigenous Health major for a total of at least 144 credit points.

This double major in Population Health and Indigenous Health provides an opportunity for students undertaking the Population Health major to complete a second major in Indigenous Health. An in-depth understanding of Indigenous Health issues and the development of public health programs that are appropriate for indigenous Australians is important for those working in public health generally. The health of Aboriginal people is a major challenge for public health in Australia. The Population Health program offers Indigenous Health program students with an interest in working in the Aboriginal community additional skills in epidemiology, evidence-based approaches, project managements, and health promotion.

Entry Requirements / 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 and IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking

Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

Course Program

100 level

POP 101

Population Health - Current Health Issues & and Their Determinants

Autumn

6

BMS 103

Human Growth Nutrition and Exercise

Autumn

6

ABST150

Introduction to Aboriginal Australia (or Spring for students undertaking EDUF111)

Autumn

6

NMIH101

Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships

Autumn

6

STAT151

Introduction to the Concepts & Practice of Statistics

Spring

6

POP 103

Introduction to Health Behaviour Change

Spring

6

Plus 12 credit points of elective subjects chosen with advice of Indigenous Health coordinator.

Students considering Graduate Diploma in Education should complete-:-

EDUF111

Education I

Autumn

6

EDUF212

Education II

Spring

6

       

200 level

POP 201

Contemporary Population Health Issues

Autumn

6

POP 202

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Autumn

6

ABST200

Aboriginal History Since Invasion

Autumn

8

POP 203

Health Policy and Service Structure

Spring

6

POP 204

Epidemiology

Spring

6

And either

NURS242

Functional Community Structures

Autumn

6

or

NURS240

Current Services in Aboriginal Health

Autumn

6

plus

     

ARTS211

Social Science Perspectives on Health and Illness

Spring

6

NURS243

Comparative Indigenous Health Issues

Spring

6

300 level

POP 301

Project and program design, management and evaluation

Autumn

8

POP 302

Analysis and interpretation of evidence

Autumn

8

NURS341

Research in Indigenous Health

Autumn

6

POP 332

Population health project B

Spring

8

POP 325

Indigenous Health Issues

Spring

8

ABST300

Indigenous Theories of De-colonisation

Spring

8

Plus one of the following subjects:-

NURS327

Health and Human Ecology

Spring

6

NURS343

Community Health Development: Theory, Research and Practice

Spring

6

 
   

Last reviewed: 7 November, 2007 

 
   
 
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