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Population and Environment
UAC Code: 757650
Course Description
The major in Population and Environment is an ideal first degree for those interested in a career that enhances the health of the community, with core areas of study including health promotion; population studies, planning and managing a health program or project; understanding the health of populations; and skills in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information. The population and environment major will have growing importance in an era where we are increasingly aware of population health and sustainability. Job opportunities include environmental health and community health project worker.
Course Requirements
The Bachelor of Public Health (Population and Environment) requires the successful completion of 144 credit points of subjects in accordance with the course structure and recommended subject progression table below.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Year 1 | |||
Public Health-Current Issues & Their Determinants | Autumn | 6 | |
Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise | Autumn | 6 | |
Introduction to Indigenous Australia | Autumn | 6 | |
Introduction to Behavioural Science Foundations of Psychology A | Autumn Autumn | 6 6 | |
Fundamental Concepts in Food & Nutrition | Spring | 6 | |
Theory Design & Statistic in Psychology Fundamentals of Biostatistics | Spring Spring | 6 6 | |
The Human Environment: Problems & Change | Spring | 6 | |
Climate Change | Spring | 6 | |
Year 2 | |||
Contemporary Public Health Issues | Autumn | 6 | |
Health Promotion | Autumn | 6 | |
Population Geography: a global perspective on people and place | Autumn | 6 | |
Plus a further 6 credit points from the following electives: | |||
Introduction to Epidemiology | Spring | 6 | |
Introductory Spatial Science | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Social Spaces: Rural & Urban | Spring | 6 | |
Environmental Impact of Societies | Spring | 6 | |
Year 3 | |||
Research Skills in Public Health | Autumn | 8 | |
Spaces, Places & Identities | Autumn | 8 | |
Plus 8 credit points from the following electives: | |||
Health Promotion Competencies | Spring | 8 | |
Public Health Project | Spring | 8 | |
Plus 8 credit points from the following electives: | |||
Geographic Information Science | Spring | 8 | |
Environment & Heritage Management | Spring | 8 | |
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | Spring | 8 | |
Other Information
Further information is available at:
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Email: ssc@uow.edu.au