Bachelor of Public Health

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Public Health will teach how you to connect with communities and work to develop innovative and evidence-based health strategies. The Bachelor of Public Health focuses on addressing health disparities experienced by population and communities at a local, national and global level.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

WPUBH1

Study Mode

Online, In person

About this course

The Bachelor of Public Health will teach how you to connect with communities and work to develop innovative and evidence-based health strategies.

The Bachelor of Public Health focuses on addressing health disparities experienced by population and communities at a local, national and global level. This qualification will prepare you to work in areas of health promotion, policy making, research and disease prevention.

Available to study online or on campus, you will graduate with a broad skill set enabling you the opportunity to work in public health across local, rural, remote and global health settings. The Bachelor of Public Health has diverse and relevant unit offerings encompassing topics such as epidemiology, cultural safety, social media, global and environmental health.

CDU offers a range of scholarships as well as opportunities to study abroad with international study tours.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements are met by one of the following:

Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 140.
Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course.
Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience.
Defence members with service of 1 year or more at the following ranks (or higher) meet the academic entry requirement for this course:
~Air Force: Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman, Corporal, Leading Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman
~Army: Corporal, Lance Corporal, Private
~Navy: Able Seaman, Leading Seaman, Seaman
Current School Leaver Pathways:
~Best of 3 Year 12 subject grades
~School recommendation program

* After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

Study locations

Casuarina

Online

What you will learn

The Bachelor of Public Health has 20 core units and 2 specialist electives with flexible online delivery and the option to attend internal classes. In the final year of study you will be supported by CDU academics to work with health agencies and complete your own community health project.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

73.5%

Overall satisfaction

82.4%

Skill scale

70.6%

Teaching scale

64.7%

Employed full-time

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