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Health CommunicationMajor

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.

Extended major

Available in the Bachelor of Health Science

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
CMN120 Professional Experience: Connecting with Learning and Teaching
CMN207 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
CMN276 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
CMN231 Teaching Science in the Early Years
PUB210 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
PUB252 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
PUB271 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
PUB272 Earth's Surface Processes
CMN308 Learning in Australian Landscapes
PUB305 Discovering Science
PUB351 Individual Learner Needs