The course develops through four themes of: personal and professional development; population, communities, health and illness; the scientific basis of health care; and applied practice.
- A. Personal and professional development
These studies will develop your understanding of the roles, personal and responsibilities and expectations of health professional personal and professional attributes you will need in the workplace. These include communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, critical thinking, ethical and legal issues, and reflective practice. You will also learn about research methodologies and the application of research to the field of health.
- B. Population, communities, health and illness
The focus of these studies is the social, environmental and behavioural contexts of ill health, disease and injury and broad societal issues such as health promotion, the application of epidemiology and statistics in the assessment of health risk in populations, public health, community diversity, population and global health. You will also develop a sound understanding of evidence-based practice.
- C. Scientific basis of health care practice
These studies provide the foundation scientific knowledge of human systems including; physical, biomedical, mathematical and behavioural sciences.
- D. Professional practice skills
This theme addresses competencies for practice within the field of public health including programs to promote health and prevent disease. There will a focus on the incorporation of the best available research evidence with the clinical reasoning skills of assessment, management, evaluation and health care across the lifespan and across a spectrum of environments and circumstances.
