Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion)

Health promotion aims to prevent health problems before they occur by developing skills and knowledge, community action, supportive environments, health public policy, and reorienting health services. This course enables you to develop knowledge and skills in the principles and processes of planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs in various settings. You can undertake professional practice placements at a range of government and non-government agencies in metropolitan and rural locations. You will study specialist health promotion areas of planning - working with the media, advocacy, strategies and methods for promotion and evaluation, as well as covering health issues such as alcohol and other drugs, injury control, cancer, nutrition, physical activity and mental health.