BAppPH
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English
New South Wales
Prerequisites: 2 units of English (any).
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:
- 120 cp from Core Public Health units, one of which includes a requirement of relevant industry experience
- 60 cp from Interprofessional units
- 20 cp from Health Promotion units
- 20 cp from Research Statistics units
- 20 cp from University Core units.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200- or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Public Health Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
PUBH100 |
10 |
Foundations of Public Health |
PUBH101 |
10 |
Effective Communication |
PUBH200 |
10 |
Social and Economic Determinants |
PUBH201 |
10 |
Epidemiology and Applied Statistics |
PUBH202 |
10 |
Public Health Ethics |
PUBH203 |
10 |
Public Health Policy |
PUBH204 |
10 |
Public Health Economics |
PUBH300 |
10 |
Public Health Law |
PUBH301 |
10 |
Research Transfer in Public Health Practice |
PUBH302 |
10 |
Applying Public Health in Practice |
PUBH303 |
10 |
Communication in Public Health |
PUBH304 |
10 |
Leadership in Public Health |
PUBH305 |
20 |
Public Health Research Project (Integration Project) |
Interprofessional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
BIOL121 |
10 |
Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 |
10 |
Human Biological Science 2 (Pre: BIOL121) |
HLSC120 |
10 |
Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC122 |
10 |
Inquiry into Health Care
|
HLSC220 |
10 |
Health Care Ethics |
HLSC301 |
10 |
Community Engagement |
Health Promotion Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
EXSC295 |
10 |
Foundations of Health Promotion |
EXSC382 |
10 |
Health Program Planning |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
UNCC100 |
10 |
Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 |
10 |
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Research Statistics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|
PSYC104 |
10 |
Research Design Statistics 1 |
PSYC206 |
10 |
Research Design Statistics 2 (Pre: PSYC104) |
Page last updated:
2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/429524