Program Overview

Bachelor of Applied Public Health

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Applied Public Health is a 3-year full-time or equivalent part-time course that requires the completion of 240 credit points. The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of public health principles, practices, and policies.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:

• English Standard (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 3) in New South Wales
• Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English in Victoria

International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the degree, students must complete 240 credit points consisting of:

• 140 credit points from specified Public Health units (Part A)
• 50 credit points from Inter-professional units (Part B)
• 20 credit points from Health Promotion units (Part C)
• 20 credit points from Core Curriculum units (Part D)
• 10 credit points from elective units (Part E)

Course Structure

The course is structured into five parts:

Part A: Public Health Specified Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following units:

• PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health
• PUBH101 Foundations of Public Health Communication
• PUBH103 Epidemiology
• PUBH200 Globalisation, Environment and Health
• PUBH202 Public Health Research Methods
• PUBH204 Public Health Economics
• PUBH205 Public Health Emergency Response
• PUBH222 Public Health Community Engagement
• PUBH302 Applied Public Health 1
• PUBH303 Applied Public Health Communication
• PUBH304 Public Health Advocacy
• PUBH305 Applied Public Health 2
• PUBH306 Public Health Policy and Law
• PUBH311 Contemporary Issues in Public Health

Part B: Inter-professional Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following units:

• BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
• BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
• HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture
• PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics I
• PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics II

Part C: Health Promotion Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:

• PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion
• PUBH312 Applied Health Promotion

Part D: Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:

• UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society
• PHCC102 Being Human
• PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life
• UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World
• PHCC320 The Just Society

Part E: Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following units:

• DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies
• DVST200 Refugees and Forced Migration
• GEOG101 Global Human Environments
• GEOG204 Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge
• SOCS243 Global Health
• GEOG207 Political Geography: Borders, Migration and Conflict
• DVST101 Humanitarian Work and Aid

Course Map

The course map outlines the recommended sequence of units for students commencing in Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students should follow the course map to ensure they complete the required units in the correct order.

Commencing Semester 1

• Year 1, Semester 1:
  • PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health
  • PUBH101 Foundations of Public Health Communication
  • BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
  • HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture
• Year 1, Semester 2:
  • PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion
  • PUBH103 Epidemiology
  • Core Curriculum Unit 1
  • PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics I
• Year 2, Semester 1:
  • PUBH204 Public Health Economics
  • PUBH202 Public Health Research Methods
  • BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
  • PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics II
• Year 2, Semester 2:
  • PUBH200 Globalisation, Environment and Health
  • PUBH205 Public Health Emergency Response
  • Elective Unit
  • PUBH222 Public Health Community Engagement
• Year 3, Semester 1:
  • PUBH304 Public Health Advocacy
  • PUBH306 Public Health Policy and Law
  • Core Curriculum Unit 2
  • PUBH302 Applied Public Health 1
• Year 3, Semester 2:
  • PUBH303 Applied Public Health Communication
  • PUBH311 Contemporary Issues in Public Health
  • PUBH312 Applied Health Promotion
  • PUBH305 Applied Public Health 2

Commencing Semester 2

• Year 1, Semester 2:
  • PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion
  • PUBH103 Epidemiology
  • Core Curriculum Unit 1
  • PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics I
• Year 1, Semester 1:
  • PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health
  • PUBH101 Foundations of Public Health Communication
  • BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1
  • HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture
• Year 2, Semester 2:
  • PUBH200 Globalisation, Environment and Health
  • PUBH205 Public Health Emergency Response
  • BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2
  • PUBH222 Public Health Community Engagement
• Year 2, Semester 1:
  • PUBH204 Public Health Economics
  • PUBH202 Public Health Research Methods
  • PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics II
  • PUBH302 Applied Public Health 1
• Year 3, Semester 2:
  • PUBH303 Applied Public Health Communication
  • PUBH311 Contemporary Issues in Public Health
  • PUBH312 Applied Health Promotion
  • PUBH305 Applied Public Health 2
• Year 3, Semester 1:
  • PUBH304 Public Health Advocacy
  • PUBH306 Public Health Policy and Law
  • Elective Unit
  • Core Curriculum Unit 2