公共卫生学士-B公共卫生（MEDPP6）

您将学习在世界各地担任公共卫生职务所需的知识和技能。您将学习如何在许多人群（例如原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民，年轻人，老年人和工作场所等环境中）解决主要的健康问题，包括慢性疾病，性健康，营养，HIV / AID，身体活动，毒品和酒精。医院和学校。在最后一年，您将通过在公共卫生组织中的专业实习将学术研究付诸实践。展示位置可以位于本地或国际位置。有关详细信息，请访问Placement Essentials。
You will develop the knowledge and skills needed to work in public health roles around the world. You will learn how to address major health issues including chronic disease, sexual health, nutrition, HIV/AIDs, physical activity, drugs and alcohol within many populations such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, youth, seniors and in settings such as workplaces, hospital and schools. In the final year, you will put your academic studies into practice through professional placements in public health organisations. The placements can be in either local or international locations. Visit Fit for Professional Practice for details. Honours is available through an additional year of study.<br><br>As a graduate you will be qualified to find work as a public health officer or a health promotion officer tackling our most pressing health issues. You could work on intervention programs or policies in teams at an international level with organisations such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations or UNICEF or with federal, state or local governments or at the community level. You will be prepared for a range of contemporary issues such as mental health, women's and men's health, epidemics and pandemics, alcohol and drugs, and child and adolescent health.