CC59 Bachelor of Public Health (Specialisation)

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 12 Total credit points: 72



Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH11027 Foundations of Health
ENVH11001 Health and the Environment
SCIE11022 Introductory Science
PBHL11001 Public Health Data and Measurement
PBHL11002 Public Health and Chronic Disease
PBHL12001 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
PBHL12002 Public Health Initiatives
HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology
PBHL13001 Public Health and Environmental Sustainability
PBHL13003 Public Health in Practice A
PBHL13002 Public Health Disaster Management
PBHL13004 Public Health in Practice B

Environmental Health Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

The environmental health profession in New South Wales often includes significant duties relating to building surveying. Students considering working in this jurisdiction should consider the Built Environment minor when planning their study.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
AINV11003 Introduction to Investigative Methods
ENVH12002 Environmental Health Law
MBIO19012 Microbiology
ENVH12001 Food Safety
ENVH12003 Environmental Toxicology
ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management

Health Promotion Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles
HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts
INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface
HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment
HLTH12030 Drugs in Society
HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
HLTH13035 Health in all Policies

Nutrition Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students majoring in Public Health Nutrition are strongly recommended to enrol in the Health Promotion Minor.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11006 Food, Nutrition and Health
HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment
NUTR12001 Human Nutrition
NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice
ENVH12001 Food Safety
NUTR13001 Public Health Nutrition
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

Built Environment Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BLAR11050 Residential Construction
BLAR11051 Construction Legislation 1
BLAR11033 Building Materials 1
BLAR11043 Building Systems and Services 1

Environmental Health Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students will be required to attend compulsory residential schools for ENVH12001 Food Safety and ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management.

Students majoring in Environmental Health are not eligible to complete this minor.

Students studying Nutrition cannot choose ENVH12001 as it is already core to their major.

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
ENVH12001 Food Safety
ENVH12002 Environmental Health Law
ENVH12003 Environmental Toxicology
ENEV12002 First Nations and Community Engagement
ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management

Environmental Science Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Environmental Health majors cannot choose ENVR1101.

Health Promotion majors cannot choose GEOG19021.

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring
ENEV12002 First Nations and Community Engagement
EVST11001 Development and Environmental Policy
LAWS13024 Law and the Environment
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19023 Water Resource Management
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History
EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems

Exercise Science Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Students enrolled in the Nutrition major complete Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 as core, so should choose three units from the optional list.

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health
ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology
ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
ESSC12007 Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology
ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics
ESSC13006 Applied Skill Acquisition and Movement
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

Health Promotion Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Students majoring in Health Promotion are not eligible to complete this minor.

Students majoring in Nutrition are recommended to take this minor. As HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment is already a core unit for these students, they should choose HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles.

Students majoring in Environmental Health should choose HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment, as HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles is already a core unit in the Environmental Health major.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts
HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning
HLTH13035 Health in all Policies
Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment
HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles

Indigenous Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

INDG11006 is already core for Health Promotion students. These students should enrol in the remaining four units in this list.

Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface
INDG11015 Contemporary Indigenous Issues
INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface
INDG19015 Aboriginal Cultures and Country
ENEV12002 First Nations and Community Engagement

Management and Human Resources Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation

Nutrition Science Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Students majoring in Nutrition are not able to take this minor. 

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11006 Food, Nutrition and Health
NUTR12001 Human Nutrition
NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice
NUTR13001 Public Health Nutrition

Occupational Health and Safety Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
OCHS13018 Safety Systems

Elective

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Students can select four electives from any Units offered by the University, provided prerequisites are met.