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Health Promotion

UAC Code: 757650

Course Description

The major in Health Promotion is an ideal first degree for those interested in a career that enhances the health of the community, with core areas of study including understanding the health of populations; skills in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information; planning and managing a health program or project; and health promotion. The Health Promotion major is a foundation area of study for work and research that identifies health needs, targets and strategies at an individual, community and population level. Job opportunities include health promotion officer with government or non-government organisations.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Public Health (Health Promotion) 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
SHS130	Public Health - Current Issues & Their Determinants	Autumn	6
SHS110	Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise	Autumn	6
INDS150	Introduction to Indigenous Australia	Autumn	6
PSYC101 Or PSYC121	Introduction to Behavioural Science Foundations of Psychology A	Autumn Autumn	6 6
SHS 150	Fundamental Concepts in Food & Nutrition	Spring	6
PSYC123 Or STAT251	Theory Design & Statistics in Psychology Fundamentals of Biostatistics	Spring Spring	6 6
PSYC116	Psychology of Physical Activity and Health	Spring	6
Plus 6 credit points of elective subjects*
Year 2
SHS230	Contemporary Public Health Issues	Autumn	6
SHS231	Health Promotion	Autumn	6
MARK101 Or MARK213	Marketing Principles Marketing Principles	Autumn/Spring Autumn/Spring	6 6
Plus 6 credit points of elective subjects*
SHS 251	Introduction to Epidemiology	Spring	6
MARK320	Social Marketing	Spring	6
Plus 12 credit points of elective subjects*
Year 3
SHS334	Research Skills in Public Health	Autumn	8
Plus 16 credit points of elective/major subjects*
SHS330	Health Promotion Competencies	Spring	8
SHS333	Public Health Project	Spring	8
SHS331	Social Determinants of Indigenous Health	Spring	8

* Elective subjects may be chosen from the Social Sciences; Science, Medicine and Health or General Schedules.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
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Email: ssc@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 14 January, 2014