Bachelor of Health (Health Promotion, Health Education) CQ24

Program at a glance

Duration: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
Mode & Location: Yr 1 internal - BDG/MKY/ROK, external
Courses/Units of Credit: 24 courses/144 units of credit
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Health & Sciences
Entry: QTAC (more info)
Accreditation: not applicable
Residential School: There is a one week compulsory residential school if first year science courses SCIE11019, BIOH11004 and HMSC11005are studied externally. A residential school is conducted in Rockhampton for each course.
Practicum/Work placement: Some fieldwork/work placement may be required in some courses. Details of the placement are in the course profiles, which are available at the commencement of each term.
Exit awards: not applicable
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Program Advisor - 07 4930 9862 or email ahs-program2@cqu.edu.au
International students: not applicable
CRICOS program codes: not applicable

Program aim

This program aims to prepare graduates to fulfil a crucial role in the community in health promotion and education.

Students will complete core courses related to health promotion and health education and undertake a second plan, or area of study, that will allow specialisation in a specific area of interest, such as occupational health and safety, human movement science, welfare, environmental science, health management, professional communication, journalism, marketing, psychology, biomedical science, human resouce management, health informatics or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies.

Career options

health promotion/education program manager, health promotion coordinator/officer, health educator

Program structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 24 courses or 144 units of credit as outlined below. Students must complete a sequence of compulsory courses plus six elective or second plan courses.

Students may select a second plan from any undergraduate program, or select undergraduate courses as electives which may be selected from undergraduate courses offered through any faculty.

Suggested plans include:

Note: Students must enrol in at least four Advanced Level courses as part of their second plan.

Recommended study schedule

The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in four courses per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs The normal study load for part-time students is two courses per term or 12 units of credit per term.

Level 1 - Term 1 (T1)

Course Code Course Title
Level 1 - Term 1 (T1)
HMSC11006 Physical Activity Fitness & Health
COMM11101 Health Communication
LAWS11045 Law and Welfare of Society A
SCIE11019 Introductory Bioscience
Level 1 - Term 2 (T2)
JOUR11001 Public Relations & the Media
NURS11114 Holistic Health Assessment
HMSC11005 Human Anatomy
BIOH11004 Human Physiology
Level 2 - T1
NURS11145 Indigenous and Cross Cultural Health Care
HMSC12026 Teaching, Learning and Health Promotion
  1 x second plan or elective
  1 x second plan or elective
Level 2 - T2
HLPB12002 Epidemiology
NUTR19001 Nutrition
  1 x second plan or elective
  1 x second plan or elective
Level 3 - T1
WELF19005 Working with Groups
HLTH13028 Population Health
NURS12128 Drugs in Society
  1 x second plan or elective
Level 3 - T2
WELF19007 Working with Communities
NURS13117 Research in Health Care
HLTP12001 Effecting Health Change
  1 x second plan or elective

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Application for credit transfer

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies undertaken equivalent in content and depth to the CQU program has been successfully completed. Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption. For more information about credit transfer contact the program advisor.