BAppPH

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

English Standard (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 3)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:

  1. 140 cp from specified Public Health units (Part A)
  2. 50 cp from Inter-professional units (Part B)
  3. 20 cp Health Promotion units (Part C)
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part D)
  5. 10 cp from elective units (Part E)

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

  • PUBH100Foundations of Public Health10 CP
  • PUBH101Foundations of Public Health Communication10 CP
  • PUBH103Epidemiology10 CP
  • PUBH200Globalisation, Environment and Health10 CP
  • PUBH202Public Health Research Methods10 CP
  • PUBH204Public Health Economics10 CP
  • PUBH205Public Health Emergency Response10 CP
  • PUBH222Public Health Community Engagement10 CP
  • PUBH302Applied Public Health 110 CP
  • PUBH303Applied Public Health Communication10 CP
  • PUBH304Public Health Advocacy10 CP
  • PUBH305Applied Public Health 210 CP
  • PUBH306Public Health Policy and Law10 CP
  • PUBH311Contemporary Issues in Public Health10 CP

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL121Human Biological Science 110 CP
  • BIOL122Human Biological Science 210 CP
  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP
  • PSYC104Research Design and Statistics I10 CP
  • PSYC206Research Design and Statistics II10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • PUBH102Foundations of Health Promotion10 CP
  • PUBH312Applied Health Promotion10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • DVST100Introduction to International Development Studies10 CP
  • DVST200Refugees and Forced Migration10 CP
  • GEOG101Global Human Environments10 CP
  • GEOG204Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge10 CP
  • SOCS243Global Health10 CP
  • GEOG207Political Geography: Borders, Migration and Conflict10 CP
  • DVST101Humanitarian Work and Aid10 CP

A student may undertake other elective units drawn from ACU undergraduate programs or by cross-institutional study, with prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Commencing Semester 1

  • Public Health Specified UnitsPUBH100Foundations of Public Health10 cp
  • Public Health Specified UnitsPUBH101Foundations of Public Health Communication

    MULTI-MODE.

    10 cp
  • Inter-professional UnitsBIOL121Human Biological Science 110 cp
  • Inter-professional UnitsHLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture

    MULTI-MODE.

    10 cp
  • Health Promotion UnitsPUBH102Foundations of Health Promotion

    MULTI-MODE.

    10 cp
  • Public Health Specified UnitsPUBH103Epidemiology

    MULTI-MODE.

    10 cp
  • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details10 cp
  • Inter-professional UnitsPSYC104Research Design and Statistics I10 cp

All units are delivered in On Campus mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Commencing Semester 2

All units are delivered in On Campus mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

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