Bachelor of Public Health

Monash University - Caulfield

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Overview

Step outside the clinic to play a leading role in the promotion of health and management of disease with Public Health.

This course focuses on populations and communities rather than individuals, and spans the spectrum from promoting good health, through to preventing disease and managing illness and disability.

An interdisciplinary field applying scientific approaches to the study and improvement of health, it includes health promotion, epidemiology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, social sciences, health data management and global health.

You will learn to develop, implement and evaluate programs and policies to promote health and prevent disease and injury; to undertake public health and clinical research; and to examine and understand health challenges in both Australian and international healthcare system.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 (or Year 12 equivalent).

Majors

Epidemiology, Global Health, Health and Human Development, Health promotion, Health sciences, Public health, Public health science, Social science, Sociology.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include Public health research, Health promotion, Disease prevention, practice and policy, Health planning and management, Global health, Communication, Government services, Non-government organisations.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer97.9099.75
Median rank to receive an offer84.7093.30
Lowest rank to receive an offer69.4078.70

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Monash University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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