Bachelor of Applied Public Health/Bachelor of Global Studies
BAppPH/BGlobSt
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Melbourne, Victoria
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 to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
2. Requirements for Completion
To qualify for the Bachelor of Applied Public Health/Bachelor of Global Studies, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 180 cp from Public Health units, consisting of:
- 130 cp from Specified Public Health units;
- 50 cp from Inter-professional units;
- 120 cp from Global Studies units consisting of ;
- 30 cp of Global Studies Specified units;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C;
- 40 cp from Global Study Abroad (with at least 30 cp normally at advanced level); or Global Studies International Internship;
- 20 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete 100-level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Specified Public Health Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
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PUBH100 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health | Nil |
PUBH101 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health Communication | Nil |
PUBH102 | 10 | Foundations of Health Promotion | Nil |
PUBH103 | 10 | Epidemiology | Nil |
PUBH200 | 10 | Globalisation, Environment and Health | PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion (P) |
PUBH202 | 10 | Public Health Research Methods | PUBH103 Epidemiology (P) |
PUBH204 | 10 | Public Health Economics and Policy | PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion (P) |
PUBH205 | 10 | Public Health Emergency Response | PUBH103 Epidemiology AND EITHER PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion(P) |
PUBH222 | 10 | Public Health Community Engagement | PUBH103 Epidemiology AND EITHER PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion(P) |
PUBH303 | 10 | Applied Public Health Communication | PUBH103 Epidemiology AND EITHER PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion(P) |
PUBH304 | 10 | Public Health Advocacy | PUBH103 Epidemiology AND EITHER PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion(P) |
PUBH306 | 10 | Public Health Policy and Law | PUBH103 Epidemiology AND EITHER PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health OR PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion(P) |
PUBH311 | 10 | Contemporary Issues in Public Health | PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health, PUBH200 Globalisation, Environment and Health (P) |
Inter-professional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 | Nil |
BIOL122 | 10 | Human Biological Science 2 | BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1 (P) |
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture | Nil |
PSYC104 | 10 | Research Design and Statistics 1 | Nil |
PSYC206 | 10 | Research Design and Statistics 2 | PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1 (P) |
Global Studies Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GLST305 | 10 | Global Studies Research Project | At least 20 cp of specified Global Studies units (P) |
HIST115 | 10 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation | Nil |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations | Nil |
Global Studies Units (30 cp)
Consisting of:
10 cp of units from Global Studies List A
10 cp of units from Global Studies List B
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods | GEOG101 Global Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation (P); GEOG200 Development in South East Asia, GLST201 Global Change and Development (I) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History | Nil |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights | Nil |
POLS219 | 10 | Post-Colonial and Non-Western Politics | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or International Development Studies (P) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge | Nil |
POLS213 | 10 | Security, Terrorism and Human Rights | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or International Development Studies (P) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health | GLST200 Global Health (I) |
AND
10 cp of units from Global Studies List C
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
HIST230 | 10 | Life and Death in Pompeii | 10 cp in 100-level units in History (P) |
HIST308 | 10 | Making History | 20 cp in 200/300-level units in History (P) |
HIST327 | 10 | Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P); |
HIST341 | 10 | History and Memory: Uses and Abuses of the Past | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P) |
HIST342 | 10 | A History of the Present | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P); HIST330 Contemporary World History (I) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome | 10 cp from 200/300 level units in History or Geography (P) |
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice | 10 cp from 100-levels unit in Politics and International Relations (P) |
SOCS301 | 10 | Social Justice and the Economy | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Sociology or related discipline (P) |
Global Study Abroad or Global Studies International Internship (40 cp)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GLST300* | 40 | Global Studies International Internship | At least 100 cp of study from the Global Studies double degree (P) |
OR | |||
GLST301 | 10 | Global Study Abroad A | 120 cp of study (P) |
GLST302 | 10 | Global Study Abroad B | 120 cp of study (P) |
GLST303 | 10 | Global Study Abroad C | 120 cp of study (P) |
GLST304 | 10 | Global Study Abroad D | 120 cp of study (P) |
* At the discretion of the National Head of the School of Arts, a student who can demonstrate exceptional and ongoing personal circumstances beyond their control (eg. chronic illness) that prevent them from travelling overseas may be allowed to substitute study abroad or the international internship with GLST306 Global Studies Special Project. Where an ongoing risk applies to more than one student, eg (travel advisory bans; health pandemic etc) GLST306 may also be offered at the discretion of the National Head of School Arts).
Global Studies Electives (20 cp)
A unit cannot be double counted or fulfil two different roles within the Arts-Global Studies double degree. For example, a Global Studies elective unit cannot also be counted towards a student’s Arts Major or Minor.
Global Economics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST301 | 10 | Development Alternatives: Fair Trade | GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (P) |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics | Nil |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy | Nil |
Race, Rights and Ethics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development | 10 cp from 200-level units in International Development Studies (P) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History | Nil |
HIST327 | 10 | Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P) |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights | Nil |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives | Nil |
International Units
Asia
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods | GEOG101 Global Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation (P), GEOG200 Development in South East Asia, GLST201 Global Change and Development (I) |
HIST261 | 10 | The Rise of Asia in the Modern World | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P); HIST219 Modern South East Asia (I) |
POLS211 | 10 | The Dragon Awakens: China and the World | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions | THCT100 What Christians Believe or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
Europe and Britain
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL232 | 10 | Irish Literature | 10 cp from 100-level units in Literature or English (P) |
HIST208 | 10 | Fascism | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST209 | 10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST215 | 10 | Europe Divided and United, 1945-Present | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST260 | 10 | Keep Calm and Carry On: British History Since 1901 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
Middle East
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
POLS201 | 10 | Middle Eastern Politics | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
The Americas
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL204 | 10 | American Writing | Nil |
HIST225 | 10 | US Foreign Policy Since 1945 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolution in Latin America | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST263 | 10 | The Making of Modern America to 1945 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P); HIST224 Rise of the United States (I) |
HIST264 | 10 | From Truman to Trump: The US Since 1945 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P); HIST224 Rise of the United States (I) |
POLS203 | 10 | American Politics and Culture | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
Global Migration Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration | 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies (P) |
HIST214 | 10 | Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History | 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or Sociology (P) |
HIST267 | 10 | Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History | 10 cp from 100-level units in History (P); HIST329 Diasporas and Journeys: Immigration in World History (I) |
War, Peace and Security Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
HIST256 | 10 | War and Peace | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P); HIST110 War and Peace (I) |
POLS213 | 10 | Security, Terrorism and Human Rights | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or International Development Studies (P) |
Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites):
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL129 | 10 | Foundations of Ecology | Nil |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society | 10 cp from Communication or Global Studies units (P) |
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies | Nil |
DVST101 | 10 | Humanitarian Work and Development Aid | Nil |
DVST203 | 10 | Qualitative Research Methodologies for Development Projects | GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (P) |
DVST204 | 10 | Project Management | 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies (P) |
ENGL111 | 10 | Literature Across Time and Space | Nil |
ENGL333 | 10 | Global Literary Cultures | 10 cp from 200-level units in Literature or English (P) |
ENVR102 | 10 | Earth Science | Nil |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge | Nil |
GEOG206 | 10 | Climate Change: Past, Present and Future | Nil |
GEOG306 | 10 | Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability | 20 cp from 200–level units in Geography (P) |
HIST262 | 10 | Money and Power in the Western World | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST327 | 10 | Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P) |
HIST342 | 10 | A History of the Present | 10 cp from 200-level units in History (P); HIST330 Contemporary World History (I) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome | 10 cp from 100-level units in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Studies of Religion or Philosophy (P) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome | 10 cp from 200/300 level units in History or Geography (P) |
ITAN101 | 10 | Introductory Italian | Nil |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity | Nil |
PHIL107 | 10 | Philosophy of World Religions | Nil |
POLS214 | 10 | The Nature of Democracy | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS216 | 10 | Populism in the 21st Century: From Brexit to Trump and Beyond | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS218 | 10 | Authoritarianism in the 21st Century | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent (P) |
SOCS207 | 10 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies (P) |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or Youth Work or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World (P) |
SOCS237 | 10 | People Count: Researching Quantitatively | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent (P) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health | GLST200 Global Health (I) |
SPAN101 | 10 | Introductory Spanish | Nil |
THSR205 | 10 | Introducing Judaism and Islam | 40 cps in 100-level units (P); THSR101 Introduction to Judaism and Islam (I) |
Core Curriculum Units
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Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
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One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
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Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316000