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Global Public HealthExtended major

Do you want to improve health and health equity around the world? This undergraduate program explores today’s major public health challenges like pandemics, climate-related health priorities, and infectious/non-infectious diseases through the lens of epidemiology and evidence-based practices. You will build skills in collaborative, cross-sector partnerships and culturally safe health promotion practice, while gaining real-world experience through a placement that prepares you to lead public health action in diverse global settings.

Extended major

Available in the Bachelor of Health Science

Only students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science are eligible to undertake the Global Public Health Extended Major.

For an extended major in Global Public Health, students must successfully complete the following 11 courses:

Required courses (11)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
HLT242 Indigenous Wellbeing Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2
  • Online: Trimester 2
12Pre: Completed 48 units which must include HLT150 or SCS130 or OCC102
NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Trimester 2
12Pre: (NUT211 or NUT102) and PUB112
PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 1
12Pre: Must have completed 48 units of any program
PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 1
12Pre: Must have completed 48 units of any program
Anti: PUB705
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Trimester 2
12Pre: Must have completed 48 units of any program
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 1
12Pre: Must have completed 48 units of any program
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2
12Pre: Must have completed 48 units of any program
Anti: PUB704 and PUB742
PUB300 Global Public Health Governance and Leadership#
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Must have completed 96 units of any program
PUB305 Public Health Practicum
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2, Session 4
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and enrolled in SC344, SC354, SC367, SC373 or SC375
Anti: WPL310 or WPL311 or WPL320 or HLT326 or PUB352 or PUB332
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 2
  • Online: Trimester 2
12Pre: Must have completed a minimum of 96 units from any program
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Trimester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Trimester 1
12Pre: Completion of 96 units which must include SCI110