Population Health and Statistics

UAC Code 757648

The double major in Population Health and Statistics enables students to pursue two options for their career or further study. The combination of majors is particularly relevant for students who may wish to work in the area of health surveillance, survey work, research or health services planning. This combination of study areas is unique to the University of Wollongong and reflects an area of high demand in the population health field.

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 an IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

Students should consult the information in the Informatics Faculty Handbook concerning 'Assumed Knowledge' and 'Recommended Studies' for entry into the Statistics major.

Double Major

The double major in Population Health and Statistics consists of a minimum of 144 credit points, which comprises all of the subjects in each of the individual majors. If students wish to undertake honours in statistics at the end of the double major degree, additional subjects are required.

Course Program

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
100 Level
POP 101	Population Health - current health issues and their determinants	Autumn	6
BMS 103	Foundations of Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise	Autumn	6
MATH187	Mathematics 1A Part 1	Autumn	6
STAT131	Understanding Variation and Uncertainty	Autumn	6
MATH188	Mathematics 1A Part 2	Spring	6
POP 103	Introduction to Health Behaviour Change	Spring	6
ABST150	Introduction to Aboriginal Australia	Spring	6
Plus one elective
200 Level
POP 201	Contemporary Population Health Issues	Autumn	6
POP 202	Promoting Healthy Lifestyles	Autumn	6
STAT231	Probability and Random Variables	Autumn	6
POP 203	Health Policy	Spring	6
POP 204	Epidemiology	Spring	6
STAT232	Estimation and Hypothesis Testing	Spring	6
Plus one elective
And at least one 200-level MATH subject (MATH201, MATH202, MATH203, MATH204, MATH212, MATH222, MATH291, MATH292, MATH293 or MATH294)
300 Level
POP 301	Project and Program Design, Management and Evaluation	Autumn	8
POP 302	Analysis and Interpretation of Evidence	Autumn	8
STAT304	Operations Research and Applied Probability	Autumn	6
POP 332	Population Health Project B	Spring	8
STAT333	Statistical Inference and Multivariate Analysis	Spring	6
STAT332	Multiple Regression and Time Series	Spring	6
and
STAT335	Sample Surveys and Experimental Design	Autumn	6
or
STAT355	Sample Surveys and Experimental Design (with project)	Autumn	8