Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion

Endeavor to make a difference in people’s lives on a broad scale through Deakin’s Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion. You’ll learn how to tackle health issues and improve the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and populations. Combined approaches involving community engagement, policy development, research, education, and the media will give you the expertise needed to address the causes of poor health and improve wellbeing throughout society.

Gain extensive practical experience throughout your course, including 120-hours of work experience in a health-related agency in your final year. You’ll be able to start building your own professional network 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’ll graduate confident and career-ready.

Interested in understanding key public health issues to improve the lives of others and contribute to a healthier community?

This course seeks to examine and act on the factors that cause poor health, as well as understanding those that create and sustain good health. You’ll work towards creating a healthier population by increasing health education, encouraging healthy practices, and influencing policy.

Build your expertise in health promotion and gain important skills in industry-recognized competencies, including:

• planning and evaluation
• health communication strategies
• epidemiology
• health research.

Work-integrated learning is a core component of this course and provides you with the chance to gain real-world experience to further develop your expertise while building your resume so that you can launch a successful career in the booming health sector.

Work Integrated Learning is a core feature of this course and is embedded within all units, which includes assignments that replicate work in the field. Another feature of this course is the capstone experience, a 120-hour practice education placement that provides you with an opportunity to transfer your knowledge and skills to a practical setting, where you can further your learning through realistic field experience. These placements enable you to consolidate your skills under the supervision of qualified practitioners, which assists you to be work-ready after graduation.