BAppPH/BBA

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 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.

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

StatePrerequisites

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

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

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 double degree, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:

  1. 120 cp from the Specified Units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Part A).
  2. 170 cp from the Schedule of Offerings of the Bachelor of Applied Public Health units, consisting of:
  3. 110 cp from Core Public Health units (Part B);
  4. 20 cp from Inter-professional units (Part C);
  5. 20 cp from Research Statistics units (Part D); and
  6. 20 cp from Health Promotion units (Part E).
  7. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part F)
  8. 10 cp from BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities (Part G).

Progression requirements

Students normally complete 100 level units before undertaking related 200 level units, and 200 level units before undertaking related 300 level units.

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 120 credit points from the following:

  • BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
  • BUSN104Money Matters10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN112Managing Markets10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
  • ENTR301Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation10 CP
  • HRMG204Organisational Behaviour10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ITEC200Data and Information Management10 CP
  • ITEC201Fundamentals of Information Technology10 CP
  • MGMT304Strategic Management10 CP
  • MKTG207Marketing Toolkit10 CP
  • BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP

Complete exactly 110 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
  • PUBH205Public Health Emergency Response10 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

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL121Human Biological Science 110 CP
  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • 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:

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP

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

  • Specified Units - Public Health Core UnitsPUBH100Foundations of Public Health10 cp
  • Specified Units - Inter-professional UnitsBIOL121Human Biological Science 110 cp
  • Specified Units - Public Health Core UnitsPUBH101Foundations of Public Health Communication10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC100Information Technology in Action

    (Inc: ISYS111, BUSN111, BUSD111, ITED100)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units - Health Promotion UnitsPUBH102Foundations of Health Promotion10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSN104Money Matters

    (Inc: ACCT100, BUSD104)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsBUSN112Managing Markets

    (Inc: MKTG100, BUSD112)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units - Public Health Core UnitsPUBH103Epidemiology10 cp

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

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Commencing Semester 2

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

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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