If your career goal is to improve the health of the population, either within Australia or internationally, and you’re keen to gain knowledge and skills in public health, then this course is a great choice. A highly flexible multidisciplinary degree, you can broaden your qualification even further by complementing your public health studies with other areas, such as sports science, psychology, counselling, marketing, management, international studies, human nutrition, community studies and biology. The full-time or part-time course provides an effective overview and foundation of public health for a variety of disciplines, such as physiotherapy, nutrition, dietetics, exercise science, Indigenous health, occupational therapy, nursing and medicine. You’ll be taught by a diverse team of academics with professional experience across the public health spectrum and exceptional teaching expertise. They’ll help you explore the breadth of the public health arena with the view to choosing a career path that’s right for you. Upon graduation, you’ll be ready to work in a range of local, national and international settings, including public and private sectors, government health departments, population health units, community health centres, divisions of general practice, non-governmental health organisations, advocacy groups and health agencies. If you’d prefer to take part in further study, this course is excellent grounding for the postgraduate Public Health course offered by UC’s Faculty of Health. Study a Bachelor of Public Health at UC and you will: deepen and broaden your knowledge of public health demonstrate high-level understanding of public health principles and practices understand key issues affecting the health of populations learn how to obtain, review and analyse health information plan, manage and evaluate public health programs or projects specialise in a variety of health fields. Work Integrated Learning Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is integral to this course, with students able to choose between undertaking an internship placement in a public health area of interest or a research project. If you select the work experience option, you’ll complete 80 hours of professional placement. Previous Public Health students have undertaken internships with organisations including Queanbeyan Health Service, the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Belconnen Community Service, IRT Group, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Healthy Schools Network ACT, the Australian Breastfeeding Association, the Heart Foundation ACT, the Physical Activity Foundation, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health and the University of Canberra’s Faculty of Health. Career opportunities Public health officer Community health officer Health policy officer Health project officer Health program officer Health educator Epidemiological officer Healthy lifestyle project officer Public health communications officer Policy officer Advocacy officer