The Bachelor of Health Science is a flexible and innovative degree that equips graduates with qualifications to help improve the health of individuals and populations.
It’s a broad field of practice, based on the application of scientific principles in governmental and non-governmental health services and the wider industry.This transdisciplinary degree is characterised by a strong emphasis on the social model of health and combines health-specific content with a mix of professional and scientific subjects.
In majors, students can gain an in-depth understanding of Indigenous health or health promotion.
Alternatively, students can develop their knowledge of global and international health priorities to contribute to overseas health initiatives and aid organisations.
Students who complete this course with the required pathway and grade point average also meet current entry criteria for the UTS Master of Physiotherapy.
The course comprises 144 credit points. Students choose a major in Health Promotion, Global Health, Human Structure and Function, Indigenous Health or Pharmacology, or can choose the no specified major option.
Industrial training/professional practice
A professional placement is undertaken in Year 3.
Course completion requirements
|
course
|
credit
|
|
CBK91909 Major choice
|
144cp
|
|
Total
|
144cp
|
Course diagram
Course program
Typical full-time and part-time course programs are shown below.
No major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
Select 18 credit points from the following:
|
18cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 18 credit points from the following:
|
18cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
No major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK92008 Electives
|
|
Global Health major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
|
95748 Global Human Rights and Health Equity
|
6cp
|
|
95743 Diversity and Culture
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
95749 Global Population Health
|
6cp
|
|
95745 First Nations Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91908 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95750 Strengthening Global Health Systems
|
6cp
|
|
95751 Global Sexual Health
|
6cp
|
|
95752 The Environment, Health and Sustainability
|
6cp
|
Global Health major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95741 Health Promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contexts
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91908 Electives
|
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95745 First Nations Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
|
95746 Research and Evaluation in Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95747 Public Health Practice for Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
|
013992 Aboriginal Sydney Now
|
6cp
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91908 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91908 Electives
|
|
Human Structure and Function major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
92511 Structural Anatomy
|
6cp
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
92521 Functional Anatomy
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
92512 Biomechanics of Human Motion
|
6cp
|
|
91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement
|
6cp
|
|
92533 Exercise Physiology
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
91706 Neuroscience
|
6cp
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK91907 Electives
|
|
Human Structure and Function major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
Select 12 credit points from the following:
|
12cp
|
|
CBK91907 Electives
|
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
92511 Structural Anatomy
|
6cp
|
|
91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95752 The Environment, Health and Sustainability
|
6cp
|
|
92521 Functional Anatomy
|
6cp
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
92533 Exercise Physiology
|
6cp
|
|
92512 Biomechanics of Human Motion
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
91706 Neuroscience
|
6cp
|
Health Promotion major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95740 Ethics and Theories of Health Promotion
|
6cp
|
|
95741 Health Promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contexts
|
6cp
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95742 Communication and Technology
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95743 Diversity and Culture
|
6cp
|
|
95744 Intervention Design in Health Promotion
|
6cp
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Indigenous Health major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
|
95741 Health Promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contexts
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
95745 First Nations Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
|
95746 Research and Evaluation in Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95747 Public Health Practice for Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
|
013992 Aboriginal Sydney Now
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91906 Electives
|
|
Indigenous Health major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95741 Health Promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Contexts
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK92002 Electives
|
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95745 First Nations Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
|
95746 Research and Evaluation in Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95747 Public Health Practice for Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
|
013992 Aboriginal Sydney Now
|
6cp
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK92002 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK92002 Electives
|
|
Public Health major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
|
|
95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95732 Introduction to Digital Health
|
6cp
|
|
95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
|
6cp
|
|
95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
|
6cp
|
|
95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95736 Health Project Management
|
6cp
|
|
95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
|
95740 Ethics and Theories of Health Promotion
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91907 Electives
|
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95738 Professional Placement
|
6cp
|
|
95749 Global Population Health
|
6cp
|
|
95746 Research and Evaluation in Indigenous Health
|
6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
|
6cp
|
|
CBK91907 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95752 The Environment, Health and Sustainability
|
6cp
|
|
26101 Health Economics and Evaluation
|
6cp
|
|
95750 Strengthening Global Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Public Health major, Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
|
6cp
|
|
95726 Introduction to Public Health
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95728 Introduction to Health Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
95729 Introduction to Epidemiology
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95725 Interpersonal Communication
|
6cp
|
|
95727 Introduction to Health Systems
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health
|
6cp
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95731 Principles of Primary Health Care
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6cp
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Year 3
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management
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6cp
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95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy
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6cp
|
Spring session
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course
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credit
|
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95736 Health Project Management
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6cp
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95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
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course
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credit
|
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95732 Introduction to Digital Health
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6cp
|
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95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
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6cp
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Spring session
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course
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credit
|
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95740 Ethics and Theories of Health Promotion
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6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
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CBK92003 Electives
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|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95749 Global Population Health
|
6cp
|
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95746 Research and Evaluation in Indigenous Health
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6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95752 The Environment, Health and Sustainability
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6cp
|
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26101 Health Economics and Evaluation
|
6cp
|
Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
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95738 Professional Placement
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6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
|
|
CBK92003 Electives
|
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
95739 Sustainability in Public Health
|
6cp
|
|
95750 Strengthening Global Health Systems
|
6cp
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Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
