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Applied Health PromotionMajor

If you’d like to work directly with communities to identify issues (such as nutrition or sexual health) and develop strategies that meet their needs, then look no further than a career in health promotion.

You’ll study the science of contemporary health promotion at the individual, group and population levels; development of health promotion; design, implementation and evaluation of health policies and programs; health promotion settings, populations and issues; environmental health; epidemiology; and research.

You’ll also get practical experience through a work placement in your final year of study, helping you to be job-ready.

The program meets national and international health promotion competency standards and prepares you for a career in health promotion, health policy development or disease prevention.

Extended major

Available in the Bachelor of Health Science

To complete the extended major in Applied Health Promotion, students must successfully complete 11 courses:

Required courses (11)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SCS110 Indigenous Australia and the State
HLT242 Social Research
PUB210 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
PUB252 Health and Mental Health in Australia
PUB262 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
PUB271 Understanding Cultural Diversity
PUB272 Gender and Culture
PUB351 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
PUB361 Indigenous Wellbeing Practice
INT370 Concepts of Epidemiology
PUB305 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning