Bachelor of Public Health

Public health professionals develop and deliver health initiatives that focus on improving the health and wellbeing of whole populations locally and on a global scale. They may specialise in preventing the spread of disease promoting health services developing policies and practices that deliver fair and equitable health systems creating safer work environments investigating sustainable environmental practices advocating for minority groups or encouraging communities to adopt healthy lifestyle choices.

Combine two bachelor degrees into a single course of study. A double degree allows you to specialise in two fields and pursue different interest areas gaining a broader range of skills and knowledge and giving you a competitive advantage and greater career flexibility.

Consider the following double degrees with a Bachelor of Public Health:

• Nursing: develop your nursing career in clinical environments or non-clinical roles with a focus on public health areas such as Indigenous health community health risk factors for illness or implementing new policies and programs to improve population health.
• Human Services: develop and deliver support programs in government health and human services departments non-government organisations community and advocacy groups and not-for-profit organisations.
• Professional Communication: with your public health and communication knowledge you can implement strategies that help define and shape public health policy including effectively communicating healthy lifestyle choices or preventing the spread of disease. This course will allow you to work as a health communications specialist print and online editor or in health products promotion and marketing.

Many graduates work in local state or national health departments. Their role may focus on health education and promotion policy development epidemiology risk management and disease prevention. Graduates may also work in nongovernment and community organisations as project officers in international health agencies or even become social entrepreneurs.

By completing further study such as a graduate diploma or masters degree you can specialise in disease control; health promotion; health safety and the environment; or health management.

Graduates are eligible for membership of the Public Health Association of Australia the Australian Health Promotion Association and the International Union for Health Promotion and Education.

• Administrator
• Community health officer
• Community worker
• Epidemiologist
• Government officer
• Health educator
• Health promotion officer
• Home economist
• Information officer
• Manager
• Policy officer
• Project manager
• Public health officer
• Public health program manager
• Research assistant