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Bachelor of Health - Macquarie University

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Course Information:
College: College of Science and Technology
Division: Divison of Environmental and Life Sciences
Department(s): Department of Health and Chiropractic
Area Of Study: Medical, Health, Speech and Hearing and Chiropractic Studies
Course Type: Undergraduate
Degree Type: Bachelor Degree
CRICOS Code: 040597A
Key Features:
This degree provides an interdisciplinary overview and critical analysis of contemporary health issues in the developed and developing world. Students acquire an integrated awareness of the determinants, distribution and consequences of health and ill health across the globe. 
Suitable For:
Those interested in the political, economic, social and environmental contexts within which health issues arise and are maintained.  
Career Opportunities:
The Bachelor of Health in Community Health degree is designed to provide graduates with a flexible range of skills and knowledge relevant to a number of health-related occupations in government, business, the community sector, education and research. Health-care planning, social planning, community development, aged care planning, urban planning, health surveillance and market research, health advocacy and environmental health are all areas of possible employment. 
Requirements - 2009 :
Entry Requirements: No specific pre-requisites are required.
Course Quota: No
Work Experience Requirements: No work experience required.
English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS (Academic English only): Minimum 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in each section
  • TOEFL (paper based test): Minimum 580 overall, with 53 Listening, 52 Reading, 59 Structure/ Written Expression, 5.0 TWE
  • TOEFL (computer based test): Minimum 237 overall, with 19 Listening, 19 Reading, 25 Structure/Writing
  • TOEFL (internet based test): Minimum 92 overall, with 18 Listening, 17 Reading, 22 Writing, 22 Speaking
Course Entry Rank: 80

Course Commences: Semester 1 (February), Semester 2 (July), 2009 
Study Options: Full-Time
Minimum Course Duration: 3 Years
Minimum Course Credit Points: 0
Confirmed Per Credit Point Fee*: $912.00
Estimated Annual Fee*: $21,888.00
Annual Fee Notes: Fee based on 24 credit points in the first year.
Location: North Ryde (Sydney)
Subjects Per Year: 6-8

* This is a proposed fee only and is subject to change.For courses of more than one year’s duration: For units completed in 2009, the 2009 fee will apply. For units completed in 2010 (or 2011, depending on the duration of the course), you will pay the fee approved for the 2010 (or 2011) academic year respectively.

For students commencing in semester two, 2009: the 2009 fee listed will apply for your first semester of study only. The fee approved for 2010 will take effect from semester one, 2010.

All fees are in Australian Dollars (AU$), unless otherwise stated.
Sample Program:

This is a sample study program only. The units listed in this sample program may not be a true representation of what an official study program will look like for this course. This sample program shows an example of possible units which could be taken under this area of study.

YEAR 1 (CORE UNITS)
ANTH106 Drugs Across Cultures
BIOL108 Human Biology
DEM127 Demographic Fundamentals
GEOS111 Geographies of Global Change
YEAR 1 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
ANTH150 Identity and Difference: Introduction to Anthropology
BIOL115 The Thread of Life
SOC175 Australian and Global Societies
YEAR 2 (CORE UNITS)
DEM255 Topics in Demography*
GEOS219 Geographical Perspectives on Population*
SOC234 Methods of Social Research*
HLTH200 Contemporary Health Issues
ANTH274 Illness and Healing*
YEAR 2 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
GEOS215 Geographies of Development*
PHIL242 Practical Ethics*
YEAR 3 (CORE UNITS)
ANTH377 Culture, Health and Sexuality in the Developing World*
GEOS322 Population, Health and the Environment*
SOC372 Human Services: Organisations, Structures and Policy*
HLTH300 Health Placement*
YEAR 3 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
ANTH387 Anthropology of Forced Migration*
GEOS311 Asia-Pacific Development*

 
 

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