Unit Set Structure

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MAAAHV  Health Promotion Major  

This unit set is available in the following courses:
K97 BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE
Y83 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Y88 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

The health promotion major comprises 120 credit points (eight units) and is designed to prepare students for a role as a health promotion professional in a changing global environment. Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over their health, strengthening their skills and capabilities but also actions directed towards reducing inequalities in the community. Students will cover planning, development and implementation of health promotion policies and projects, for example Quit or Go for 2&5; using a variety of strategies, including e-health, mass media, community development and engagement processes, advocacy, social marketing, research and evaluation. Students undertake practical placements in the field to strengthen their opportunities in the workplace.

 

Bachelor of Health Science students substitute two units for HST1121 and HST1122. The substitute units may consist of HST2222 or HST2100 or HST3213 (or another HST unit approved by the Bachelor of Health Science course coordinator).

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
HST1121 Personal Health 15
HST1122 Health in Society 15
HST1120 Introduction to Health Promotion 15
HST1124 Health Communication 15
HST2120 Community Development in Health Promotion 15
HST2111 Health Promotion Strategies 15
HST3111 Applied Health Promotion 15
HST3200 Health Promotion Practicum 15
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014