Bachelor of Public Health Bachelor of International Studies
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
| 2024-08-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Public Health, combined with International Studies, equips graduates to improve individual and population health. It emphasizes the social model of health, offering specializations in Indigenous health, health promotion, and global health. Graduates are prepared for careers in health promotion, advocacy, research, and other health-related fields, including physiotherapy and pharmacy (pathways).
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Public Health is a flexible and innovative degree that equips graduates with qualifications to help improve the health of individuals and populations. It is a broad field of practice, based on the application of scientific principles in governmental and non-governmental health services and the wider industry. Combined with the Bachelor of International Studies, the course offers the flexibility and innovation of public health with immersion in another language and culture, enhancing professional education and career options. This combined degree is characterized 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 organizations. Students who complete this course with the required pathway and grade point average also meet current entry criteria for the UTS Master of Physiotherapy.
Objectives:
- To produce graduates who are engaged, adaptive thinkers with a solid understanding of health and health systems in a global and cultural context.
- To equip graduates to contribute to health-related activities that reduce inequity and promote social justice in local and global contexts.
- To prepare graduates for a master's degree in orthoptics, speech pathology (pathway), and physiotherapy (pathway) at the UTS: Graduate School of Health.
Outline:
The typical course program is shown below for students commencing in Autumn session with the German Language and Culture major, and completing the Language, Culture & the Professional World pathway or the International Honours pathway. It is recommended that students who elect to complete the Language, Culture & Global Exchange pathway complete 999781 International Research Methods in Year 3 Autumn, so that they can undertake their Exchange session during Year 4 Autumn.
Year 1:
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | Arguments, Evidence and Intuition | 6 | | Interpersonal Communication | 6 | | Introduction to Public Health | 6 | | Introduction to Health Systems | 6 |
Spring Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | Introduction to Health Statistics | 6 | | Introduction to Epidemiology | 6 | | Psychosocial Perspectives in Health | 6 | | Principles of Primary Health Care | 6 |
December Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | Intercultural Communication | 8 |
Year 2:
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | German Language and Culture 1 | 8 | | Transdisciplinary Electives | 6 | | Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management | 6 | | Contemporary Germany | 8 |
Spring Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | German Language and Culture 2 | 8 | | Health Project Management | 6 | | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | 6 |
Year 3:
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | German Language and Culture 3 | 8 | | Health Promotion and Advocacy | 6 | | Indigenous Health and Wellbeing | 6 | | Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | | Electives | |
Spring Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | German Language and Culture 4 | 8 | | Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | | Electives | |
Year 4:
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | International Research Methods | 8 | | Select 16 credit points from the following: | 16 | | Pathway Options (Germany) | |
Spring Session
| Subject Code | Credit Points | |---|---| | Select 24 credit points from the following: | 24 | | Pathway Options (Germany) | |
Honours
Careers:
Career options include positions in health promotion, advocacy, health education, e-health, health data and information management systems, planning and policy, project management and evaluation, community development, research, and consultancy across both public and private health sectors, physiotherapy (pathway), and pharmacy (pathway).
