School of Public Health
The School of Public Health was established on 1 December 1997. We are committed to achieving excellence in public health research and postgraduate research training, and to developing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses of relevance to a changing society and recognised by professional bodies and accreditation authorities.
The School's distinctive socio-ecological approach integrates public, environmental and occupational health concerns with policy and service management considerations.
What is the Bachelor of Public Health?
The Bachelor of Public Health is a multi-disciplinary three-year program that provides the knowledge and skills to work in a wide range of public health professions.
The program integrates knowledge and practice from a range of fields such as environmental health, health promotion, and nutrition and dietetics.
This program focuses on the systems and practices that shape the health of nations, communities and individuals and the environments in which they live, work and take their leisure. Issues that help determine quality of life are investigated, such as globalisation, technology, environmental degradation and population trends, lifestyle and nutrition, control of existing and emerging communicable diseases, industry pollution management, food and drug safety. If you major in Nutrition and achieve an appropriate grade point average you will be eligible to enter the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Bachelor of Public Health (Nutrition) has been designed to fully prepare you for this postgraduate professional study, including the necessary pre-requisites and coursework requirements.
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