Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
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Bachelor of Public Health

Bachelor of Public Health Honours

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Public Health
Bachelor of Public Health Honours

Abbreviation:

BPubHlth
BPubHlth(Hons)

Home Faculty:

Health and Behavioural Sciences

Duration:

3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent (Honours)

Total Credit Points:

144
48 (Honours)

Delivery Mode:

On-campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1833
1834 (Honours)

UAC Code:

757650

CRICOS Code:

068536F
068537E (Honours)

Overview

The Bachelor of Public Health is an ideal first degree for those interested in a career that enhances the health of the community. Students are given the opportunity to understand key issues affecting the health of populations; develop skills in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information; planning and managing a health program or project; and improving the health of the population.

Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least 2 units of English at HSC level.

International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in all bands of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Other acceptable entry qualifications include a relevant completed 2 year TAFE Diploma.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Public Health requires the successful completion of 144 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table set out under each major. Elective subjects are chosen from the Health and Behavioural Sciences, Science or General Schedules.

Students may undertake no more than 60 credit points of 100-level subjects.

Honours

High achieving students will be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Public Health (Honours) which is designed as an additional fourth year of study to provide students with skills to demonstrate excellence in research with a clear understanding of the research question. Entry into the Bachelor of Public Health (Honours) requires the student to have attained at least a credit average in subjects undertaken during their undergraduate degree. The School of Health Sciences Honours Coordinator together with the prospective supervisor will determine whether a student's 300-level subjects are appropriate for entry into the Honours program. In addition, admission to the Bachelor of Public Health (Honours) will be dependent upon the availability of an appropriate supervisor, who must be identified by the applicant before applying for entry.

The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1. For further information refer to http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058680.html (General Course Rules Section 8)

Major Study Areas

Minor Study Areas

    • Introduction to Public Health

Non-public health students can complete a minor study in Introduction to Public Health. A minor in Introduction to Public Health will consist of at least 26 credit points in subjects with the prefix 'SHS' from the course structure of the Bachelor of Public Health degree, and must include SHS130, SHS230, SHS231 and either SHS330 or SHS331. Subjects in the minor may not be cross counted towards any other minor or major study.

The Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences also offers minor studies in:

English Language and Linguistics Elective Subjects

The Faculty of Arts offers a number of English Language and Linguistic (ELL) subjects in both Autumn and Spring sessions for both English-Speaking Background students and Non-English Speaking Background students.

Contact Information

Dr Deanne Condon-Paoloni
Course Coordinator
+61 2 4221 4597
deannecp@uow.edu.au

Other Information

Other information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/