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Indigenous Health
The course information on this page is for new students commencing their degree in 2016 only.
Students should follow the rules and requirements for the year that they commenced their course. The online course information for years prior to 2016 are available from the Archives link in the menu.
Students should also review current subject availabilities via the Subject Descriptions link in the menu.
Overview
The major in Indigenous Health is an ideal degree for those interested in working in public health careers and careers relating to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The core areas of study include understanding the health of indigenous populations; skills in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information; planning and managing a health program or project; and health promotion and indigenous community development.
In growing recognition of the need to 'close the gap' there is an increasing need to provide population health strategies to improve the health of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. This major is open to people from both Indigenous and non-indigenous backgrounds. Job opportunities include health workers and indigenous health officer in local and state government.
Subjects Required for Major
To qualify for award of the major Indigenous Health, Dean's Scholar students must complete a total of at least 144 credit points as specified in the table below. No more than 60 credit points in total may be taken at 100 level.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 130 | Social Determinants of Health | 6 | Autumn |
| MEDI110 | Human Growth Nutrition and Exercise | 6 | Autumn |
| INDS150 | Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn |
| Select ONE of the following TWO subjects: | |||
| PSYC101 | Introduction to Behavioural Science | 6 | Autumn |
| PSYC121 | Foundations of Psychology A | 6 | Autumn |
| Spring | |||
| MEDI150 | Fundamental Concepts in Food and Nutrition | 6 | Spring |
| HAS 233 | Leadership, Scholarship and Social Change | 6 | Spring |
| Select ONE of the following TWO subjects: | |||
| PSYC123 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | Spring |
| STAT251 | Fundamentals of Biostatistics | 6 | Spring |
| Plus ONE 6 credit point elective subject* | 6 | Spring | |
| Year 2 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 230 | Contemporary Public Health Issues | 6 | Autumn |
| HAS 231 | Health Promotion | 6 | Autumn |
| Plus 12 credit points selected from the Indigenous Health elective list | 12 | Autumn | |
| Spring | |||
| HAS 251 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 6 | Spring |
| Plus 18 credit points selected from the Indigenous Health elective list | 18 | Spring | |
| Year 3 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 349 | Research Skills in Public Health | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2017 |
| Plus 18 credit points of elective subjects at 200 or 300 level* | 18 | Autumn | |
| Spring | |||
| HAS 351 | Health Promotion Competencies | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| HAS 347 | Social Sciences Project** | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| HAS 350 | Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| Plus ONE 6 credit point elective subject at 200 or 300 level | 6 | Spring | |
* Elective subjects may be chosen from the General Schedule. Subjects from the Sciences or Social Sciences are recommended for this degree.
** High achieving students interested in undertaking a limited international work placement of three to four weeks in a public health related field during either the Summer or Winter recess periods have the option to complete HAS 335 in place of HAS 347 . To be eligible to undertake HAS 335 students must have a minimum credit grade in all core 200 level subjects. Students who wish to be eligible to apply for an OS-Help loan should undertake HAS 335 in Autumn session of the final year of the degree.
Indigenous Health Electives
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDI240 | Current Services in Indigenous Health | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |
| MEDI342 | Indigenous Community Development: Environmental Health Issues | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |
| MEDI341 | Research in Indigenous Health | 6 | Autumn |
| MEDI242 | Functional Structures in Indigenous Communities | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |
| MEDI243 | Comparative Indigenous Health Issues | 6 | Autumn |
| MEDI343 | Indigenous Community Development: Social and Emotional Wellbeing | 6 | Spring |
| MEDI344 | Indigenous Community Development: Health Promotion | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |