Undergraduate USA-HLTH3060-2023
Public Health
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Duration
10 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
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20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
23
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Subject details
By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of a public health framework and how it relates to community health practice.
- Explain how the distribution of health behaviours and outcomes are assessed and interpreted across populations.
- Establish skills in the appraisal of documents and policies that inform, educate, and empower communities on public health issues.
- Explore the role of key health workers in research and evaluation.
- Understand strategies to foster community partnerships and mobilise the healthcare workforce for taking public health action (e.g., infectious disease control, disability, waterborne outbreak, falls prevention, diabetes care, and food safety, quality, and security).
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- You’ll study the following topics:
- Epidemiology and public health data
- Determinants of health
- Health protection, and health and place factors
- Health promotion
- Program planning and evaluation
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Public health research and policy
- Working in public health
- Advocacy in public health
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
In this course, you’ll increase your current knowledge of the basic concepts of public health, including the role of epidemiology in public health, the determinants of health, health protection, and health promotion. Develop your understanding of program planning and evaluation concepts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, public health research and policy, roles and practice in public health, and advocacy in public health.
You'll have opportunities to reflect on your own experiences and will also get the chance to work on practical application of your knowledge, activities which focus on educating the community on specific public health issues.
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 third-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Public Health degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.
- Poster (40%)
- Porfolio (60%)
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