Bachelor of Health Science, Extended Major: Health Communications
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
For an extended major in Health Communication, students must successfully complete the following 12 courses:
Required courses (12):
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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CMN130 Business Law and Ethics | |||
CMN140 Design of Water Supply Systems | |||
CMN231 Design of Roads and Drainage | |||
CMN235 Planning and Environmental Law | |||
CMN248 Environmental and Resource Economics | |||
HLT326 Climate Change Adaptation | |||
HRM311 Applied Systems Modelling | |||
PUB210 Property and Asset Management | |||
PUB252 Challenges to Mental Health | |||
PUB271 Caring for the Older Client | |||
PUB351 Anatomy and Physiology | |||
PUB352 Nursing, Assessment and Technology |