2017 Undergraduate Courses
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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)
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.

Last reviewed: 1 November, 2016