The Bachelor of Health Promotion is for students wanting to pursue a career in health-related fields with a particular focus on health promotion. Studies in health promotion are personally rewarding and future focused. Unlike other careers in the health sector, graduates of health promotion will work with both individuals and the broader community to impact their health and bring about positive change.
The Bachelor of Health Promotion is an integrated qualification of three years’ full-time study comprising discipline studies in core health, health science, health promotion and professional skills. Students develop not only a strong theoretical knowledge of health promotion principles but also practical health promotion skills through industry placement. Graduates will be job ready and have networks within industry upon graduation.
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The Bachelor of Health promotion is divided into 4 core study areas
The health promotion stream is designed to give students the core knowledge of the health promotion discipline. Particular attention is given to health promotion as a combination of education, organisation, and economic and political actions. Health promotion skills such as assessing the need for a health promotion initiative and the design and evaluation of health promotion initiatives are also developed.
The core health stream is designed to give students an understanding of the social model of health, determinants of health and key concepts in global health.
The health science units are included on the premise that the study of physical activity, psychology, nutrition and social development are integral to understanding key lifestyle behaviors for good health and therefore fundamental to the development of preventive health strategies.
Professional skills and work integrated learning units provide structured and guided placements to develop practical skills and experience to ensure job readiness upon graduation. Students have the option to develop an area of interest based on the placement opportunities.
The Bachelor of Health Promotion degree can be completed in three years of full-time study. The degree program is divided into six semesters.
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