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Health Administration
UAC Code: 757650
The major in Health Administration is an ideal first degree for those interested in a career that enhances the health of the community, with core areas of study including planning and managing a health program or project; understanding the health of populations; skills in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information and health promotion. The Health Administration major provides knowledge and skill in the organisational processes and practice of complex health service and health policy/monitoring organisations. Job opportunities include program administrator for health projects, local team manager in local councils and government.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Public Health (Health Administration) requires the successful completion of 144 credit points of subjects in accordance with the course structure and recommended subject progression table below.
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Subject Code |
Subject Name |
Session |
Credit Points |
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Year 1 |
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Public Health-Current Issues & Their Determinants |
Autumn |
6 |
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Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise |
Autumn |
6 |
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Introduction to Indigenous Australia |
Autumn |
6 |
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Introduction to Behavioural Science Foundations of Psychology A |
Autumn Autumn |
6 6 |
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Fundamental Concepts in Food & Nutrition |
Spring |
6 |
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Theory Design & Statistics in Psychology |
Spring Spring |
6 6 |
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Introduction to Management |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
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Introductory Microeconomics |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
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Year 2 |
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Contemporary Public Health Issues |
Autumn |
6 |
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Health Promotion |
Autumn |
6 |
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Managing Human Resources |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
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Strategic Management |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
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Introduction to Epidemiology |
Spring |
6 |
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Management of Change |
Spring |
6 |
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Systems Thinking and Stimulation |
Spring |
6 |
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Plus a further 6 credit points of elective subjects* |
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Year 3 |
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Research Skills in Public Health |
Autumn |
8 |
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Plus a further 16 credit points of elective subjects* |
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Health Promotion Competencies |
Spring |
8 |
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Public Health Project |
Spring |
8 |
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Economics of Health and Health Care |
Spring |
8 |
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* Elective subjects may be chosen from the Social Sciences; Science, Medicine and Health or General Schedules.
OTHER INFORMATION
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