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Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
IBHP

SATAC Code
414501 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 70.00 (for 2024)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 70.00 (for 2025)
TAFE/RTO (Guaranteed): DIP
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The program prepares graduates with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute as dynamic and forward-thinking professionals to improving population health and wellbeing. The program aims to prepare graduates for Public Health Practitioner roles within health administration and policy; health protection and promotion; health monitoring and surveillance; community and non-government organisations; and research.

Content & Structure

The program includes courses in public health and health promotion, health systems and policy, biological
sciences, Aboriginal culture and health, project management and evaluation, and health research methods and
statistics. In addition, students complete a minor from the list of University majors and minors.

The degree requires successful completion of courses comprising 108 units.

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What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Introduction to Public Health HLTH 1038 4.5
Health Systems and Services HLTH 1040 4.5
Aboriginal Health: Culture, Community and Country HLTH 1063 4.5
Physiology Essentials 100 BIOL 1051 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Health Promotion Concepts HLTH 1041 4.5
Introduction to Evidence Based Practice and Research in Health Sciences HLTH 1049 4.5
Human Anatomy 100 HLTH 1020 4.5
UO First Peoples' Health HLTH 1051 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Marketing for Health and Wellbeing MARK 2031 4.5
Evaluation in Public Health HLTH 2045 4.5
Sociological Perspectives in Public Health HLTH 1042 4.5
Building Healthy Public Policy HLTH 2040 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Designing and Managing Health Projects HLTH 2023 4.5 Rule(s): 1
Science and Politics of Preventive Health HLTH 2041 4.5
Aboriginal Public Health Practice and Research HLTH 2039 4.5
Minor Course 1 or Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 2
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Epidemiological Principles and Methods HLTH 3046 4.5
Public Health and Wellbeing Practice HLTH 3048 4.5
Minor Course 2 or Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
Minor Course 3 or Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Applied Public Health Practice and Research HLTH 3072 9
Public Health Ethics HLTH 3086 4.5
Minor Course 4 or Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1

Professional accreditation and recognition

This program provides a qualification that is recognised as the basis for initial registration of graduates by the International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), as internationally recognised competent Health Promotion Practitioners. Accreditation recognises that education and training undertaken by graduates of this program covers all domains of the IUHPE Core Competencies Framework, and that their learning outcomes relate to the performance criteria defined in the IUHPE Professional Standards, preparing graduates to be competent Health Promotion Practitioners as defined by the IUHPE (the international program accrediting body).

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