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Health Communication

Extended major

Available in the Bachelor of Health Science

If you’re creative and love to communicate, then a career in health communication could be for you. You’ll study the role and use of behavioural science and communication strategies to promote public health and improve the delivery of health care; the connections between health and the behaviour of people; health education and behaviour change theories, frameworks and strategies; health promotion; and the use of media to communicate health information.

You’ll also get practical experience through a work placement in your final year of study, helping you to be job-ready.

This extended major will prepare you for a career in health communication, behavioural science research, health education, health promotion, public health, health media and public relations in health.

Career opportunities

Health communication specialist, health writers, health education officer, health promotion officer, health marketer, health editor, health public relations officer/manager

Membership

Australian Health Promotion Association; Public Health Association of Australia; International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Extended major lead

Dr Rachel Cole

Extended Major (11)

For an extended major in Health Communication, students must successfully complete the following 11 courses:

Required courses (11)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN108 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
CMN207 Introduction to Practice Competencies in Nursing
CMN231 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
CMN276 Drug Therapy
PUB210 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration
PUB252 Preparation for Practice 2
PUB271 Nursing Practice 2
PUB272 Health, Law and Ethics
CMN308 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
PUB351 Preparation for Practice 3
PUB305 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety