Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce

Deakin’s Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce is a versatile course that allows you to take your business knowledge into the fast-growing health sector, or your health expertise into the business world.

Examine approaches to improve health systems and outcomes, while gaining practical skills through field-based programs.

You’ll also gain a complementary professional business qualification through your commerce studies.The hands-on work experience you’ll undertake in a health-related agency will equip you with the skills needed to work in a public health or health promotion role.

Build a foundation of robust business and personal skills, and pursue your passions by choosing to major in one of nine specialised areas of business.Do you want a broad and highly transferable skill set that helps you contribute to the wellbeing of individuals and societies?

To complete the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce students must complete 32 credit points. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. In order to gain 32 credit points you will need to study 32 units (AKA 'subjects') over your entire degree. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters each year.

The 32 credit points comprises 3 foundation health units, 13 core units in public health and health promotion, 8 Bachelor of Commerce core units and a prescribed Commerce major sequence

See course entry Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313) or Bachelor of Commerce (M300).

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.

If you are currently studying Year 12 in 2020 or completed Year 12 in 2018 or 2019 and have not attempted higher education or VET study since, your selection is based on the following.

Prerequisite subjects

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

ATAR

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection consideration

Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee selection. Our Admission Criteria and Selection Policy outlines the principles of selection.

Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.