Understanding Health

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  By the end of this 12-week subject, you'll be able to:

  1. Explore key concepts and models of health and apply them to maintaining health and wellbeing for individuals and populations.
  2. Discuss core principles of Public Health and examine its role in improving community and global health outcomes.
  3. Outline the structure of Australia’s healthcare system, compare public and private sectors, and consider intersectoral strategies for addressing health challenges.
  4. Describe the social determinants of health and identify patterns of inequality and vulnerability in relation to health outcomes.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Torrens University Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TUA-HSM-DIP-2026 - Diploma of Health Science
• TUA-HSC-CTF-2026 - Undergraduate Certificate of Health Science (Pathway)
• TUA-HWB-DIP-2026 - Diploma of Health and Wellbeing

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.