Program Overview

In this course, you will gain a strong understanding of the social, political, economic and environmental factors that influence health.

You’ll learn how to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion strategies such as health policy, advocacy, and community education and development.

In your first year, you’ll study the foundations of public health – including biostatistics, epidemiology and human biology – and health in social and cultural contexts.

In your second and third years, you’ll learn about social justice and how to improve the health of marginalised people. You’ll also participate in fieldwork and complete an on-campus health promotion project.

In your final year, you’ll undertake 100 hours of professional placement with a health promotion organisation, to develop and practise key industry competencies before you graduate.

You may also have opportunities to advance your expertise at the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health (CERIPH) – an internationally acclaimed centre at Curtin Perth – and through overseas study tours.

What you'll learn

• Apply health promotion concepts and practice to enhance the health and well-being of populations. Demonstrate an understanding of human health, illness and wellbeing from a biological and social context.
• Critically analyse issues relevant to health promotion. Think creatively to generate innovative solutions to promote health
• Access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information to develop sustainable health promotion programs
• Communication with professional and community members to promote health using effective written and oral communication. Communicate with individual and groups to advocate for improved health. Emphasise the significance of health promotion research to the scientific community using effective methods of communication
• Effectively use new and existing technologies to gather information, analyse data and communicate
• Take responsibility for own learning and professional development in the health promotion field
• Apply international perspectives and principles to healthy promotion
• Demonstrate understanding and respect for individual human rights and cultural diversity
• Work professionally and ethically across a range of settings. Demonstrate independence and leadership in project management