Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion

Deakin University - Melbourne Burwood Campus

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Overview

Make a difference to people's lives on a broad scale with Deakin's Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion. Graduates can register with the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), with Deakin being the only Victorian university to hold this accreditation. This course gives you the expertise needed to address the causes of poor health and to improve wellbeing, by combining approaches involving community engagement, policy development, research, education and the media.

Gain extensive practical experience throughout your course, including at least 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency in your final year. You will be able to start building professional networks while putting your knowledge and skills to use in a practical setting under the supervision of qualified practitioners. By combining a strong theoretical base with hands-on learning in the field, you will graduate confident and career ready.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 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 equivalent, see: www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

Disability and inclusion (Burwood, Online), Environmental health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Exercise science (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Family, society and health (Burwood, Online), Food studies (Burwood), Health, nature and sustainability (Burwood, Online), Medical biotechnology (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Nutrition (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds), Physical activity and health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Psychology for allied health (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds).

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates of this course often develop careers as agents of change, improving health from small-scale initiatives such as program planning through to larger scale health education campaigns and policy development. You can specialise in areas from women’s and men’s health, child and refugee health, Indigenous health, sustainability, as well as managing networks, partnerships and collaborations to build capacity for improving health at individual, community, national and international levels.

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 offer94.0598.50
Median rank to receive an offer66.6072.35
Lowest rank to receive an offer50.5560.15

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

Admission Criteria

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

Course Seeker

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