Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion / Bachelor of Commerce |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2020. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 031151F Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | D388 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Major sequences
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Third party arrangements
- Other learning experiences
Course overview
Deakin’s Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce is a versatile course that allows you to take your business knowledge into the fast-growing health sector, or your health expertise into the business world. Examine approaches to improve health systems and outcomes, while gaining practical skills through field-based programs. You’ll also gain a complementary professional business qualification through your commerce studies.
The hands-on work experience you’ll undertake in a health-related agency will equip you with the skills needed to work in a public health or health promotion role. Build a foundation of robust business and personal skills, and pursue your passions by choosing to major in one of nine specialised areas of business.
Do you want a broad and highly transferable skill set that helps you contribute to the wellbeing of individuals and societies?
This combined course gives you a thorough understanding of the social and environmental factors that cause poor health, as well as those that create and sustain good health. Examine how health is created and influenced in our society, and explore the different approaches for improving the population’s health.
Through community engagement, program planning and evaluation, capacity building, research, policy development and health communication you’ll develop professional practices that can be applied to a range of settings and population groups. You’ll also gain a professional business qualification through your studies in the complementary discipline of Commerce.
As a graduate, you’ll be well-prepared for a broad range of career opportunities – from business, marketing and management roles within the health industry, to health promotion and public health roles within the government, corporate, private and public sectors, including:
- community development officer
- community engagement officer
- health promotion officer
- health public relations officer
- health researcher
- medical marketing manager
- partnerships coordinator
- project manager
- social marketing officer
- social planning officer.
Our multidisciplinary approach will enable you to broaden your knowledge across a variety of areas in health and business. Plus, with opportunities to learn and collaborate with likeminded students in multidisciplinary teams, you’ll be exposed to both complementary and alternative health streams. You’ll also develop an understanding of the expertise and roles of different health professionals, many of whom you may find yourself working alongside in your future career.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Health you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Graduates from the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion may be eligible to become members of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA). Commerce graduates may apply for membership of CPA, CAANZ, IPA and ACCA.
Students who complete the accounting major sequence are eligible to apply for admission to the:
CA Program of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
Associate membership for the CPA Program, CPA Australia
IPA Program of the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) - A limited number of exemptions may apply. Please refer to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for further information.
The Bachelor of Commerce (with a major in Financial Planning) is a course approved by the new financial planning standards body - the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). Graduates who complete the Financial Planning major sequence in the Bachelor of Commerce will satisfy the education standards prescribed by FASEA to be able to provide financial advice in Australia and be eligible for entry into the certification programs of the professional financial planning associations - the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Certification Program offered by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner designation offered by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).
Students who complete the marketing major are eligible for a one year credit reduction, off the five years, needed to become a Certified Practicing Marketer by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).
Note: All information regarding professional recognition is accurate at the date of publication. Enquiries regarding accreditation and professional membership should be directed to the School of Health and Social Development in order to ascertain the current status of accreditation at any future point in time beyond publication. Representations about accreditation apply only to the course, and the relevant professional body retains discretion as to who they admit as members of their association. Deakin University cannot exercise any control over membership of an external body.
Career opportunities
As a graduate of this course you may find employment in either of these professional areas and work with groups such as children, adults, the disadvantaged and employees. Knowledge of business and health issues assists with executive management positions within the health industry that have policy development, budget and staff management responsibilities.
As a graduate you may qualify to work in positions such as Health Promotion Officer, Community Development Officer, Social Planning Officer, Health Educator, Women’s Health Officer, Health Policy Developer, Planning Officer, Health Researcher, Partnerships Coordinator or Program Evaluator. You will be prepared for a diverse range of employment areas including but not limited to healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, social inclusion, chronic illness (such as asthma, arthritis, heart disease) and women’s health.
The opportunities available to you will be somewhat dependent on the major sequence you choose to undertake as part of your degree.
The degree is a foundation for Honours and postgraduate study that lead to a research career in public health and/or health promotion or commerce.
Participation requirements
The course contains core public health-health promotion unit HSH303 Public Health and Health Promotion Practicum that aims to provide students with an in-depth, working understanding of public health-health promotion principles and approaches in the field. Students are required to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency. In addition to developing a practical understanding of public health-health promotion, this experience will help students further develop the professional and personal skills required to work in a public health-health promotion role. The practicum component follows one seminar session covering: the expectations of the unit, and overview of project management; and an introduction to workplace organisation and context.Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community, may require a police check, working with children check or other check. Refer the relevant unit guide.Pathways
This course provides pathway to the Honours program and subsequently higher degree by research courses and other postgraduate coursework courses.Alternative exits
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313)
Bachelor of Commerce (M300)
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
See course entry for Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313) or Bachelor of Commerce (M300).
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce students must complete 32 credit points. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. In order to gain 32 credit points you will need to study 32 units (AKA 'subjects') over your entire degree. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 32 credit points, which must include the following:
- 3 foundation health units (these are compulsory)
- 13 core units in public health and health promotion (these are compulsory)
- 8 Bachelor of Commerce core units: MAA103, MAE101, MAF101, MIS171, MLC101, MMK101, MMM132 and MWL101 (these are compulsory).
- a prescribed Commerce major sequence
- a minimum of 4 credit points at level 3 which must be Faculty of Business and Law units course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree.
See course entry Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (H313) or Bachelor of Commerce (M300).
All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.
Major sequences
Course structure
Core Units
Level 1 - Trimester 1
| HAI010 | Academic Integrity (0 credit points) |
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HSH102 | Disease Prevention and Control |
Two commerce units
Level 1 - Trimester 2
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data |
| HSH103 | Health Protection |
Two commerce units
Level 2 - Trimester 1
| HSH112 | Local and Global Environments for Health |
| HSH208 | Health Communication |
Two commerce units
Level 2 - Trimester 2
| HSH113 | Social Perspectives on Population Health |
| HSH212 | Professional Practice |
Two commerce units
Level 3 - Trimester 1
| HSH205 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1 |
| HSH323 | Program Planning, Management and Evaluation |
Two commerce units
Level 3 - Trimester 2
| HSH216 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2 |
| HSH319 | Population Health: A Research Perspective |
Two commerce units
Level 4 - Trimester 1
| HSH302 | Politics, Policy and Health |
| HSH318 | Implementation and Evaluation |
Two commerce units
Level 4 - Trimester 2
| HSH303 | Health Practicum |
| HSH313 | Contemporary Health Issues |
Two commerce units
Work experience
Public Health and Health Promotion
The Public Health and Health Promotion Practicum requires you to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency. In addition to developing a practical understanding of public health-health promotion, this experience will help you further develop the professional and personal skills required to work in a public health-health promotion role.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Third party arrangements
Placement agreements are compliant with the Student Placement Procedure.
Placement partners establish and operate facilities with the capacity to educate Deakin students relevant to the partner’s core business (which is health and course related), supervising the development of industry skill-sets and training for each individual over 120 hours.
Quality assurance arrangements
External benchmarking with Curtin University has been completed.
Other learning experiences
Students are invited to participate in study tours – previous examples have included Cambodia and India.