Bachelor of Public Health (Specialisation)

Central Queensland University

About

Public health refers to a collection of disciplines that share a common aim - to prevent disease, promote health and improve wellbeing among the population as a whole rather than focusing on individuals.

Some of the most important advances in health internationally over the last century have been public health interventions - including the eradication of smallpox, improvements in workplace safety, reduced morbidity from cholera and decreased trends in tobacco smoking.

Students of the Bachelor of Public Health will develop an understanding of evidence-based strategies to address existing, evolving and re-emerging health risks and achieve higher standards of health and wellbeing.

A strong emphasis on participation, prevention and partnership with the community is threaded throughout the curriculum.

Each of these concepts is explored and developed within the core public health units, resulting in graduates who internalise and integrate the notions of theory, research and practice as the basis of their work.

You will also be able to confidently articulate your own vision of a socio-ecological model of public health, develop and maintain community and industry partnerships in promoting public health and participate in the political process to advocate for health, social justice and equity through contributions to public policy and decision-making.

You will choose to major in health promotion, environmental health or nutrition.

Students majoring in health promotion will learn to initiate, manage and evaluate a health promotion project by applying relevant theoretical knowledge and strategies.

Graduates will have the capacity to practise as an entry-level health promotion practitioner in accordance with Australian and international health promotion competencies.

Students majoring in environmental health will learn to assess, monitor and evaluate environmental health issues and facilitate conflict resolution between agencies, regulated parties and the community through the application of law, provision of information and problem solving.

Graduates will be recognised to practise as an entry-level environmental health practitioner in accordance with the enHealth Skills and Knowledge Matrix.

Students majoring in public health nutrition will learn to develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate a range of food and nutrition interventions through working with local, state, national and international government, non-government and community-based organisations.

Graduates will have the capacity to practise as entry-level public health nutritionists.

All students will gain crucial lifelong learning and transferable generic skills, such as critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving, applicable to a range of employment opportunities and life situations.

The Bachelor of Public Health will also enable you to gain entry into a variety of postgraduate and vocationally oriented courses offered by CQUniversity or other institutions.

You can tailor your own course to enhance your employability or satisfy a personal interest by taking a minor unit of study in health promotion (for environmental health majors), environmental health (for health promotion majors), occupational health and safety, nutrition (for health promotion majors), environmental science, built environment, exercise science or management and human resources.

Alternatively, you can elect to take up to four units selected from any the University has to offer, provided any pre-requisites are met.

Structure

Core Environmental Health Major Health Promotion Major Nutrition Major Built Environment Minor Environmental Health Minor Environmental Science Minor Exercise Science Minor Health Promotion Minor Indigenous Studies Minor Management and Human Resources Minor Nutrition Science Minor Occupational Health and Safety Minor Elective

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Core Structure

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Number of units: 12 Total credit points: 72
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Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH11027 Foundations of Health -->
--> ENVH11001 Health and the Environment -->
--> SCIE11022 Introductory Science -->
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Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> PBHL11001 Public Health Data and Measurement -->
--> PBHL11002 Public Health and Chronic Disease -->
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Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> PBHL12001 Communicable Diseases and Public Health -->
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Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> PBHL12002 Public Health Interventions -->
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Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology -->
--> PBHL13001 Public Health and Environmental Sustainability -->
--> PBHL13003 Public Health in Practice A -->
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Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> PBHL13002 Public Health Disaster Management -->
--> PBHL13004 Public Health in Practice B -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Environmental Health Major

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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.

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Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles -->
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Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues -->
--> AINV11003 Introduction to Investigative Methods -->
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Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ENVH12002 Environmental Health Law -->
--> MBIO19012 Microbiology -->
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Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ENVH12001 Food Safety -->
--> ENVH12003 Environmental Toxicology -->
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Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Health Promotion Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48
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Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles -->
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Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts -->
--> INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface -->
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Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment -->
--> HLTH12030 Drugs in Society -->
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Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning -->
--> GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems -->
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Year 3 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH13035 Health in all Policies -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Nutrition Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students majoring in nutrition are strongly recommended to undertake the Health Promotion Minor.

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Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 -->
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Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 -->
--> BMSC11006 Food, Nutrition and Health -->
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Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment -->
--> NUTR12001 Human Nutrition -->
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Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice -->
--> ENVH12001 Food Safety -->
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Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> NUTR13001 Public Health Nutrition -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Built Environment Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24
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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 -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Environmental Health Minor

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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.

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Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ENVH12001 Food Safety -->
--> ENVH12002 Environmental Health Law -->
--> ENVH12003 Environmental Toxicology -->
--> ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Environmental Science Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Environmental Health majors cannot choose ENVR11011 or ENVR11012.

Health Promotion majors cannot choose GEOG 19021,

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Available units
Students must complete 4 from the following units:
--> ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues -->
--> ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring -->
--> EVST19023 Water Resource Management -->
--> EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy -->
--> EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment -->
--> EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems -->
--> EVST19015 Australian Environmental History -->
--> EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions -->
--> EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments -->
--> GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems -->
--> LAWS11046 Law and the Environment -->
--> ENEV12002 Community and Indigenous Engagement -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Exercise Science Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24
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Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
--> ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology -->
--> ESSC12002 Exercise and Sport Management -->
--> ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology -->
--> ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics -->
--> ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology -->
--> ESSC12006 Applied Exercise and Sport Management -->
--> ESSC12007 Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology -->
--> ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics -->
--> ESSC13006 Applied Skill Acquisition and Movement -->
--> ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health -->
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Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement -->
--> BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Health Promotion Minor

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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, replace with HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts.

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

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Indigenous Studies Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Health Promotion major students will need to select an alternative elective.

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Available units
Students must complete from the following units:
--> INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface -->
--> INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface -->
--> INDG19015 Aboriginal Cultures and Country -->
--> INDG19016 Contemporary Indigenous Issues -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Management and Human Resources Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24
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Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> HRMT11011 Human Resource Management -->
--> MGMT11109 Introduction to Business -->
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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 -->
--> MGMT19103 Logistics Management -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Nutrition Science Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Environmental Health majors should choose HLTH11031.

Health Promotion Majors should choose ENVH12001.

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

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Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> NUTR12001 Human Nutrition -->
--> NUTR13001 Public Health Nutrition -->
--> NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice -->
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Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
--> HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles -->
--> ENVH12001 Food Safety -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Occupational Health and Safety Minor

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24
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Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
--> OCHS11026 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety -->
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Available units
Students must complete 3 from the following units:
--> OCHS12018 Safety Science -->
--> OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law -->
--> OCHS12019 Human Factors -->
--> OCHS13016 Advanced Occupational Health -->
--> OCHS13018 Safety Systems -->
--> OCHS13019 Prevention Through Design -->
--> OCHS13017 Resilient Organisations -->
--> AINV11002 Socio-technical Systems -->
--> OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management -->

Course Structure

--> In order to complete this course, you must:

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

Elective

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Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students can select from one Minor or choose any four units offered by the University, provided prerequisites are met.

Entry requirements

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Entry Scores

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Rank Threshold SR 60 | ATAR 60
Rank Cut-Off OP 17 | SR 65 | ATAR 59.9

Entry Requirements

English Language Proficiency Requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:

  • A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
  • An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:

  • An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
  • An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

International Students should visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information.

Each student will be assessed individually.

Security Requirements

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Health Requirements

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Assumed Knowledge

Senior English and a Science subject OR Associate Degree in Public Health OR relevant VET Certificate or Diploma.

Fees and Charges

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Learning outcomes

Core Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Environmental Health Learning Outcomes

  • 1.
  • Integrate socio-ecological systems thinking into professional public health practice
  • 2.
  • Initiate and maintain professional public health partnerships in industry and communities
  • 3.
  • Integrate theory and research into everyday public health practice
  • 4.
  • Engage in the political process to advocate for health, social justice and equity
  • 5.
  • Assess, monitor, and evaluate environmental health issues in a professional and ethical manner
  • 6.
  • Facilitate conflict resolution between agencies, regulated parties and the community
  • 7.
  • Demonstrate an ability to practise as an entry level environmental health professional in accordance with the enHealth Skills and Knowledge Matrix.
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  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning --> --> --> --> -->
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge --> --> -->
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas --> --> -->
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence --> --> --> -->
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas --> --> --> --> -->
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship --> --> -->
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts --> --> --> --> -->
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters --> --> --> --> -->

Health Promotion Learning Outcomes

  • 1.
  • Integrate socio-ecological systems thinking into professional public health practice
  • 2.
  • Initiate and maintain professional public health partnerships in industry and communities
  • 3.
  • Integrate theory and research into everyday public health practice
  • 4.
  • Engage in the political process to advocate for health, social justice and equity
  • 5.
  • Initiate, manage and evaluate a health promotion project in an ethical manner as an entry level health promotion practitioner
  • 6.
  • Evaluate and apply relevant health promotion theoretical knowledge to health promotion projects and situations
  • 7.
  • Practise in accordance with Australian and International health promotion competencies.
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  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning --> --> --> --> --> -->
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge --> --> -->
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas --> --> -->
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence --> --> -->
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas --> --> --> --> -->
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship --> --> --> -->
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts --> --> --> --> --> -->
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters --> --> --> --> -->

Nutrition Learning Outcomes

  • 1.
  • Integrate socio-ecological systems thinking into professional public health practice
  • 2.
  • Initiate and maintain professional public health partnerships in industry and communities
  • 3.
  • Integrate theory and research into everyday public health practice
  • 4.
  • Advocate for health equity, social justice and equity
  • 5.
  • Initiate, manage and evaluate a public health project in an ethical manner as an entry level public health nutritionist
  • 6.
  • Evaluate and apply relevant public health nutrition theoretical knowledge to public health projects and situations
  • 7.
  • Practice in accordance with Australian and International nutritionist competencies.
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  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning --> --> --> --> --> -->
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge --> --> -->
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas --> --> --> -->
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence --> --> -->
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas --> --> --> --> -->
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship --> --> --> -->
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts --> --> --> --> --> -->
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters --> --> --> --> -->

Built Environment Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Environmental Health Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Environmental Science Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Exercise Science Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Health Promotion Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Indigenous Studies Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Management and Human Resources Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Nutrition Science Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Occupational Health and Safety Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes

Institution