Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor

Deakin's Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce combined course allows you to take your commercial knowledge into the fast-growing health sector, or your health expertise into the commercial world.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time

Course Code

D388, 031151F

About this course

Deakin's Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce combined course allows you to take your commercial knowledge into the fast-growing health sector, or your health expertise into the commercial world. Graduates can register with the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), with Deakin being the only Victorian university to hold this accreditation.

You will also gain a globally recognised commerce qualification and entry into professional commerce careers by learning to solve real commercial challenges alongside industry leaders.

The hands-on

experience

you will

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 commercial and personal skills and pursue your passions by choosing to major in one of eight specialised areas of commerce.

You will

graduate ready to tackle a career with great scope in the booming health sector, the business sector or where the two intersect.

Do you want a broad and highly transferable skill set that helps you contribute to the wellbeing of individuals and societies?

This combined course gives you a thorough understanding of the social and environmental factors that cause poor health, as well as those that create and sustain good health. Examine how health is created and influenced in our

society, and

explore the different approaches for improving the population's health.

Through community engagement, program planning and evaluation, capacity building, research, policy development and health communication you will develop professional practices that can be applied to a range of settings and population groups. You will also gain a professional business qualification through your studies in Commerce.

As a graduate, you will be well-prepared for a broad range of career paths - from business,

marketing

and management roles within the health industry, to health promotion and public health roles within the government, corporate, private and public sectors, including

:

community development officer
community engagement officer
health promotion officer
health public relations officer
health researcher
medical marketing manager
partnerships coordinator
project manager
social marketing officer
social planning officer.

You will have opportunities to learn and collaborate with likeminded students in multidisciplinary teams, you will be exposed to both complementary and alternative health streams. You will also develop an understanding of the expertise and roles of different health professionals, many of whom you might find yourself working alongside in your future career.

Career pathways

As a graduate of this course you may find employment in either of these professional areas and work with groups such as children, adults, the disadvantaged and employees. Knowledge of business and health issues assists with executive management positions within the health industry that have policy development, budget and staff management responsibilities.

As a graduate you may qualify to work in positions such as:

Health Promotion Officer
Community Development Officer
Social Planning Officer
Health Educator
Women's Health Officer
Health Policy Developer
Planning Officer
Health Researcher
Partnerships Coordinator
Program Evaluator

You will be prepared for a diverse range of employment areas including but not limited to healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, social inclusion, chronic illness (such as asthma, arthritis, heart disease) and women's health.

The opportunities available to you will be somewhat dependent on the major sequence you choose to undertake as part of your degree.

The degree is a foundation for Honours and postgraduate study that leads to a research career in public health and/or health promotion or commerce.

Course structure

To complete the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce students must attain 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 course comprises a total of 32 credit points, which must include the following:

16 core units in public health and health promotion (these are compulsory)
8 Bachelor of Commerce core units: MAA103, MAE101, MAF101, MIS171, MLC101, MMK101, MMM132 and MWL101 (these are compulsory).
a prescribed Commerce major sequence
a minimum of 4 credit points at level 3 which must be Faculty of Business and Law units course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree.

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

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete

Academic Integrity Module DAI001

Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.

Note: Food and Agribusiness major is offered to students who commenced prior to 2022 only.

Credit for prior study or work

The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.

You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Deakin University.

85.6%

Overall satisfaction

87.3%

Skill scale

67.1%

Teaching scale

69%

Employed full-time

$60.4k

Average salary

Data source