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Health Communication

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):

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
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