Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion major)

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Course aims

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion major) offers a program of study where students major in the emerging area of Health Promotion. It draws upon the foundation core topics within the Bachelor of Health Sciences and is also complemented by relevant topic offerings from other faculties. It is designed to develop graduates’ abilities to contribute to the development of social, ethical and cultural sensitive solutions to complex problems within a Health Promotion framework, underpinned by the Ottawa Charter. It aims to develop graduates to work effectively within a Health Promotion Profession and multi-discipline team environments and improve their practice through critical reflection and learning.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, graduates should be able to:

apply a contextual social health perspective within a Health Promotion framework.
use critical analysis and problem solving skills to develop, plan and implement innovative solutions within a Health Promotion profession.
discuss ethical and legal concepts for, and implications to, professional Health Promotion practice.
synthesise information and communicate effectively, succinctly and sensitively with the health profession community, co-workers, government agencies, investors, and the broad public.
apply judgment and initiative to propose and prioritise work strategies in consultation with co-workers to achieve timely completion of a Health Promotion project.
work in a multidisciplinary team and incorporate the views of all stakeholders including Indigenous groups.
use self-awareness and consultation to understand their Health Promotion professional role within a group and how they can best contribute to the group.
articulate a conscious understanding of their own values and demonstrate respect for the values of others and the ability to view an ethical or social health dilemma from multiple view points within Health Promotion.
inform society of impending social health developments and take an advocacy role within Health Promotion and/or supporting the Ottawa Charter.
incorporate an understanding of the impact of the social determinants of health of Indigenous groups
incorporate an understanding of the impact of the social determinants of health on other cultural groups.

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion major) a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the following program of study.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Except with the permission of the Course Committee, a student may not proceed to higher year core topics unless they have satisfactorily completed the previous years core topics.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

HLPE1541  Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
HLTH1003  Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (4.5 units)
HLTH1004  Human Bioscience (4.5 units)
HLTH1101  Health Promotion for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
HLTH1304 Interpersonal and Interprofessional Communication (4.5 units)
HLTH1305 Australian Healthcare System(s): Concepts and Controversies (4.5 units)
HLTH1306 Contemporary Health Issues in Australia (4.5 units)
NURS1007 Dimensions of Physical and Mental Health (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

31.5 units comprising:

HLPE2540  Theories and Practices of Health Promotion (4.5 units)
HLPE3540  Drugs, Politics and Public Health (4.5 units)
HLTH2101  Critical Social Analysis of Health (4.5 units)
HLTH2102 Indigenous Health for Health Sciences (4.5 units)
HLTH2105  Health: A Psychological Perspective (4.5 units)
HLTH2106  Project Management for Health Promotion (4.5 units)
ENVS2712 Environmental Change and Human Health (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 2 topics

Plus 4.5 units of elective topics. Electives may be chosen from any topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.

Core - Year 3 topics

22.5 units comprising:

HLTH3102  Qualitative Methods for Social Health Research (4.5 units)
HLTH3105  Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research (4.5 units)
HLTH3106  Health Work Internship (4.5 units)
HLTH3107  Managing Chronic Conditions (4.5 units)
PHCA3506  Evaluation in Primary Health Care (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 3 topics

Plus 13.5 units of elective topics. Electives may be chosen from any topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.