Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health

The Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health is a first level degree for students interested in Indigenous health. The course leading to the award of Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health is a prescribed course. Students should seek approval from an academic adviser before enrolling in subjects in this program.

Note: many of these subjects will be provided through flexible delivery.

Aims and Objectives of the Course

The Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health provides:
Aboriginal primary health care workers with the knowledge and skills to effectively address Aboriginal community health issues.
Aboriginal health workers with professional accreditation, based on a competency based program.

At the completion of this course the graduate will have Community Development Skills in:

1. management;
2. advocacy
3. liaison with outside agencies;
4. negotiation, particularly at a community level;

and Health Professional Skills in:

1. health management;
2. health promotion;
3. health planning;
4. counselling;
5 inter-agency referral;
6. monitoring of the health status of the community.

Year 1

NURS140	Introductory Communication Studies	6
NURS141	Introductory Psychology for Health Care Workers	6
NURS142	Indigenous Family Studies 1	6
NURS143	Indigenous Health Patterns	6
NURS144	Indigenous Family Studies 2	6
PHN103	Introduction to Public Health	6

plus one (1) six (6) credit point subject from either the Health and Behavioural Sciences Schedule or the General Schedule, or from the electives below:

Year 2
NURS240	Current Services in Aboriginal Health	6
NURS241	Contemporary Indigenous Health Issues	6
NURS242	Functional Community Structures	6
NURS243	Special Topic	6
NURS330	Research in Nursing	8
PHN203	Current Issues in Food and Nutrition	6
SOC103	Sociology 1A: Aspects of Australian Society	6

plus one (1) six (6) credit point subject from either the Health and Behavioural Sciences Schedule or the General Schedule, or from the electives below:

Year 3
NURS343	Community Health Development: Theory and Practice	6
NURS344	Community Health: Theory, Research and Practice	6
NURS327	Health and Human Ecology	6
NURS328	Nursing Resources Management	6
NURS340	Aboriginal Health - New Directions	8
PHN320	Social Aspects of Health and Illness	8
NURS341	Special Topic	8

Electives
EDUC219	Adult Education and School Learning: Principles and Issues	6
ELS161	Introduction to English for Academic Purposes	6
ABST150	Introduction to Aboriginal Australia	6
ABST100	Introduction to Aboriginal Cultures	6
ABST200	Aboriginal History Since Invasion	8
ABST300	Indigenous Theories of De-Colonisation	8
ABST301	Research Issues and Methods in Aboriginal Studies	8

Students enrolling in these subjects will be exempt from co-requisites and pre-requisites applied to students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Major). Please see Arts Schedule for further subject information.