Bachelor of Public Health

Public health professionals develop and deliver health initiatives that focus on improving the health and wellbeing of whole populations, locally and on a global scale. They may specialise in preventing the spread of disease, promoting health services, developing policies and practices that deliver fair and equitable health systems, creating safer work environments, investigating sustainable environmental practices, advocating for minority groups, or encouraging communities to adopt healthy lifestyle choices.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Kelvin Grove

Full-time - 3 years

Part-time - 6 years

N/A70

Online

Online/Off-campus - 3 years

Full-time - 3 years

Part-time - 6 years

N/A70

Structure

Total credit point: 288

Subjects

  • Public health

Entry requirements

  • Year 12 or equivalent
  • Assumed knowledge: English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Recognition

Graduates are eligible for membership of the Public Health Association of Australia, the Australian Health Promotion Association and the International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

Study Pathways

Completion of the course may lead on to postgraduate studies in: Environmental health; Health promotion; Health services management; Occupational health and safety; Risk management.