Health and Society

• • Measuring and monitoring population health
  • Evidence, risk and causality in health research
  • Determinants of health: biomedical and behavioural determinants
  • Determinants of health: socioeconomic determinants
  • Determinants of health: environmental factors
  • Determinants of health: Aboriginal peoples’ health
  • Determinants of health: Aboriginal peoples’ health
  • Challenges to health and the health care system in Australia
  • Health promotion principles and interventions

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Study the social, cultural and environmental determinants of health, with a specific focus on the health of Aboriginal people and disadvantaged populations.

Cover common measures of health such as morbidity, birth/death rates and burden of disease. Identify risk factors, current and future challenges to health and health care system, and explore principles and interventions in health promotion.

As part of your studies, you’ll have the chance to advance your Microsoft Excel skills where you’ll use real health data to practice descriptive data analysis, create graphs and interpret your results. 

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. 

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Community Health degree.

• Portfolio (50%)
• Assignment (50%)