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)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
CMN120 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication |
| 12 | |
CMN207 Podcasting and Radio News |
| 12 | |
CMN276 Social Media Communication |
| 12 | |
CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning |
| 12 | |
PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology |
| 12 | |
PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning |
| 12 | Anti: PUB705 |
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles |
| 12 | |
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy |
| 12 | Anti: PUB704 and PUB742 |
CMN308 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement |
| 12 | |
PUB305 Public Health Practicum |
| 24 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and enrolled in SC344, SC354, SC367, SC373 or SC375 Anti: WPL310 or WPL311 or WPL320 or HLT326 or PUB352 or PUB332 |
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation |
| 12 |