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Bachelor of Public Health
| Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Total Credit Points: | 144 |
| Delivery Mode: | Face-to-face, on campus |
| Starting Session(s): | Autumn |
| Location: | Wollongong |
The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) course develops skills and knowledge of those students who desire to pursue a career promoting the health of the community. The degree is a 3-year flexible program that aims to train students in skills to obtain, review and analyse health information, to plan and manage health projects and to improve the health of populations. The course is built upon core subjects in first year and, as the degree progresses, it becomes increasingly flexible so that there are increasing opportunities for students to customise their program of study as they identify their areas of interest within Public Health.
Entry requirements: 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 entry pathways exist for mature age domestic students.
High achieving students will be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Public Health Honours, which is designed as an additional fourth year of study to provide students with skills to demonstrate excellence in research, and with a clear understanding of a research question.
| Course Structure | |||
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Delivery method(s) |
| YEAR 1 | |||
| Autumn Session | |||
| POP101 | Population Health: Current Issues & Their Determinants | 6 | On campus |
|
BMS103 |
Human Growth, Nutrition & Exercise | 6 | On campus |
|
PSYC101 OR PSYC121 OR ABST150 |
Introduction to Behavioural Science
Foundations of Psychology A (for students who wish to pursue further psychology electives) Introduction to Aboriginal Australia |
6
6
6 |
On campus
On campus
On campus |
| Plus a further 6 credit points of elective subjects | 6 | ||
| Spring Session | |||
| POP222 |
Current Issues in Food & Nutrition |
6 | On campus |
| Plus a further 18 credit points of elective subjects | |||
| YEAR 2 | |||
| Autumn Session | |||
| POP201 |
Contemporary Population Health Issues |
6 | On campus |
| POP202 |
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles |
6 | On campus |
| Plus a further 12 credit points of elective subjects | |||
| Spring Session | |||
| STAT251 |
Fundamentals of Biostatistics |
6 | On campus |
| Plus a further 18 credit points of elective subjects | |||
| YEAR 3 | |||
|
Autumn Session |
|||
| Code TBC |
Health Promotion Competencies |
8 | On campus |
| Plus a further 16 credit points of elective subjects | |||
| Spring Session | On campus | ||
| Code TBC | Epidemiology | 8 | On campus |
|
POP325 OR BMS310 OR POP332 |
Aboriginal Health Issues OR Community & Public Health Nutrition OR Population Health Project |
8 | On campus |
| Plus a further 8 credit points of elective subjects | |||
| YEAR 4 - Only for Bachelor of Public Health Honours students | |||
| POP401 | Honours | 48 | On campus |
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