Faculty of Engineering, Health and Science/School of Health September 2010

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE/SCHOOL OF HEALTH

Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc)

WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT?
The BHSc is a three year, full time course that
provides students with the knowledge and skills
required to work in areas of Health Promotion,
Community Health Development, Indigenous
Health, and Health Services Management.
There is an emphasis on understanding the
challenges of working in the diverse contexts of
urban, rural and remote communities. The course
offers an ongoing pathway for VET graduates.
The course units also offer prerequisite
knowledge and skills for graduate programmes
such as the Master of Public Health and Master of
Remote Health Practice.

HOW CAN I STUDY THIS COURSE?
Students may reside in Darwin and study
internally at CDU or live in their hometown and
study externally via LearnLine.
WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THIS
COURSE?

Year 12 School leavers who are interested in
health promotion, remote health and
Indigenous health
VET graduates who have completed Level 4 or
5 health and community development related
courses
Indigenous health or community workers
Students currently enrolled in Health or Allied
Health courses who wish to transfer to the
BHSc
International students are also encouraged to
apply



Faculty of Engineering, Health and Science/ School of Health September 2010
WHAT ARE THE GRADUATE OUTCOMES FOR
THE COURSE?
At the completion of this course students
should be able to:

Understand the Australian health system and
broader systems that impact health
Critically appraise the social, political,
economic, environmental and cultural
determinants of health
Understand the history of colonization and the
impact on the health of indigenous Australians
Understand and implement indigenous
knowledge and practices to health service
delivery models
Negotiate safe and effective partnerships with
key stakeholders, health agencies and
communities, and health consumers
Critically appraise and apply evidence based
knowledge to the development of health policy
and health service management and delivery,
in diverse urban, rural, remote and very
remote locations
Plan, develop, and implement primary health
promotion projects in an effective and
culturally appropriate way
Design health project evaluations that
incorporate process, impact and outcome
measures
Apply fiscal policies and practices to the
management of health service delivery in an
ethical and equitable way

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES UPON
COMPLETION OF THE BHSc

Health Promotion Officer
Public health co-ordinator
Senior indigenous health promotion officer/
co-ordinator
Evaluation Co-ordinator
Strong Womens Co-ordinator
Sexual Health Educators
Smoking Cessation Co-ordinators
Community Development Officer
Health Project Managers
Health Policy Officers
Aboriginal Health Centre Management
Aboriginal Male Health Co-ordinator
Sport & Recreation Officers (local government)


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
T. 1800 061 963
E. courses@cdu.edu.au
W. changeyourworld.com.au