Bachelor of Health
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Overview
Health is a social, political, cultural, economic and environmental issue in Australia and around the world.
This degree will provide you with a multidisciplinary view of health and an integrated awareness of the determinants, distribution and consequences of health and ill health in contemporary societies.
Key features
- Tailor a program to meet your career goals by incorporating electives such as Indigenous studies and gender studies.
- Opportunity for a health placement internship that provides practical, workplace-based learning in a health-related field and is appealing to employers.
Minimum course duration
3 years full-time / equivalent part-time
Location
North Ryde
UAC Code
300520
Suitable for
If you're interested in the political, economic, social and environmental contexts of health.
HECS Course fee
AUD $5,670.00 p.a.
Student amenities fee
Information on the Student services and amenities fee
Entry requirements
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
Notes:
Honours can be achieved in this degree.
What you will study
| General requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points for the degree | 68 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 38 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above | 18 |
| Completion of a designated People unit | |
| Completion of a designated Planet unit | |
| Completion of a designated Participation unit | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Specific requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this degree
| 100 level | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ANTH106 | Drugs Across Cultures | 3 | ||
| Required | BIOL108 | Human Biology | 3 | ||
| Required | DEM127 | Demographic Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Required | ENVG111 | Geographies of Global Change | 3 | ||
| 200 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | ANTH202 | Illness and Healing | 3 | ||
| Required | HLTH200 | Contemporary Health Issues | 3 | ||
| Required | ENVG219 | Geographical Perspectives on Population | 3 | ||
| Required | SOC224 | Methods of Social Research | 3 | ||
| 300 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | HLTH300 | C/P | Health Placement | 6 | |
| Required | one of | HLTH310 | Health Promotion | ||
| HLTH350 | Legal, Ethical and Policy Directions in Health | 3 | |||
| Required | 3cp from | ANTH units at 300 level | 3 | ||
| Required | ENVG350 | Geographies of Health | 3 | ||
| Required | SOC322 | Care and Human Services | 3 | ||
| Balance of credit points required (Electives) | 26 | ||||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this degree | 68 | ||||
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- Units marked with a P are Participation units.
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Careers
Career Opportunities
- community development and social planning
- health advocacy
- health policy and planning
- health promotion
- health research
- specialised areas of health such as multicultural and refugee health, environmental health, and early childhood health
Employers
- community-based organisations
- consultancy and market research firms
- government departments: local, state, and federal
- health care service providers
- health-related professional, employees and industry associations
- international aid, welfare, and development organisations
- not-for-profit organisations
Profiles
Our Expertise
Lindie Clark, Director of the Health Studies program
Lindie Clark is the Director of the Health Studies program at Macquarie University. Her research interests are in occupational, environmental, and public health regulation and the social determinants of population health. In 2008 Lindie was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for 'Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning'. Prior to joining Macquarie University she worked in a range of regulatory agencies in the health, employment and industrial relations fields. She also completed her Master of Public Administration at Harvard University.
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