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Health Administration (Dean's Scholar) | 2017
Overview
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.
Subjects Required for Majors
To qualify for award of the major Health Administration, 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) |
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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, Summer 2017/2018 |
PSYC121 | Foundations of Psychology A | 6 | Autumn |
Spring | |||
MEDI150 | Fundamental Concepts in Food and Nutrition | 6 | Spring |
MGNT110 | Introduction to Management | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2017/2018 |
ECON102 | Economics and Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
Select ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
PSYC123 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | Spring |
STAT251 | Fundamentals of Biostatistics | 6 | Spring |
Year 2 | |||
Autumn | |||
HAS 230 | Contemporary Public Health Issues | 6 | Autumn |
HAS 231 | Health Promotion | 6 | Autumn |
MGNT206 | Managing Human Resources | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
MARK213 | Marketing Principles | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
Spring | |||
HAS 251 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 6 | Spring |
MGNT311 | Management of Change | 6 | Spring |
OPS 256 | Systems Thinking and Simulation | 6 | Spring |
HAS 233 | Leadership, Scholarship and Social Change | 6 | Spring |
Year 3 | |||
Autumn | |||
MGNT314 | Strategic Management | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
HAS 349 | Research Skills in Public Health | 6 | Autumn |
Plus 12 credit points of elective subjects at 200 or 300 level* | |||
Spring | |||
HAS 347 | Social Sciences Project** | 6 | Spring |
HAS 351 | Health Promotion Competencies | 6 | Spring |
ECON318 | Economics of Health and Human Resources | 6 | Spring |
Plus one 6 credit point elective subject at 200 or 300 level* |
* 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.