Bachelor of Science (Public Health)

• Program Overview
• Career Outcomes
• Professional Membership
• Program Structure
• Program Requirements and Notes

Program Overview

Public health examines the complex interaction of behaviours and conditions that impact on or influence the health and well-being of the community. These include the natural and built environment, and the social, cultural, organisational, political and economic conditions in which people live.

One of only three public health undergraduate programs in Australia, the Bachelor of Science (Public Health) is unique as it is the only one based in a science faculty.

The public health undergraduate program gives you all the benefits of a flexible Science degree, with a specific emphasis on public health.

Career Outcomes

If you choose to enter the workforce rather than proceed to graduate studies you may obtain employment in the following fields:

• community health promotion
• community liaison
• community safety
• disease prevention
• environmental health
• epidemiology
• food hygiene and safety
• health hazard and risk assessment
• health promotion
• health surveillance and monitoring
• immunisation and communicable disease
• indigenous and ethnic health
• injury prevention
• policy coordinator
• prevention and early detection of disease
• project facilitating
• public health practice or research
• road safety

Professional Membership

Depending on their study specialisations, graduates may become members/associate members of various Australian professional bodies including:

• The Australian Health Promotion Association
• The Public Health Association of Australia
• The International Union for Health
• Promotion and Education

Program Structure

Core Courses

Code	Units	Title
2 required courses:
COR109	12	Communication and Thought
COR110	12	Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship*

Introductory Courses

Code	Units	Title
2 required courses:
SCI109	12	Environment and Health
SCI110	12	Research Design and Data Analysis
Plus - choose 4 courses from:
SCI102	12	Biodiversity and the Environment
SCI103	12	Cell Biology
SCI104	12	Cell Metabolism
SCI105	12	Chemistry
SCI107	12	Physical Processes
	12	Choose up to 2 courses from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences or Business

Advanced Courses

Code	Units	Title
7 required courses:
PUB251	12	Public Health Perspectives
PUB252	12	Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB262	12	Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB351	12	Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
PUB352	12	Public Health Project
PUB361	12	Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI202	12	Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
Plus - choose 5 advanced courses from the Faculty of Science

Electives

Choose 4 introductory or advanced courses from any Faculty (Science, Arts and Social Sciences, or Business)

Program Requirements and Notes

1. Both Core Courses must be completed within the first two years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) enrolment.

2. A minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 introductory courses may be completed, including Core Courses, in the BSc(PublicHlth).

3. A minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 introductory Science courses (100 level) are to be included in the BSc(PublicHlth).

4. A minimum of 14 and maximum of 18 advanced courses (200 and 300 level courses) are to be included in the BSc(PublicHlth).

5. A minimum of 5 of the advanced courses included in the BSc(PublicHlth) must be completed from the Faculty of Science 300 level (third year) courses.

6. A maximum of 6 courses from outside the Faculty of Science (72 units), other than core courses, may be included in the BSc(PublicHlth).

7. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.

8. Refer to the Academic Rules.

9. Refer to Explanation of Terms.

* Subject to final approval.

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