Bachelor of Applied Public Health

Entry Requirements

• An ATAR score of at least 70;
• Studied at another university with a GPA of 3.5 in a scale of 7;
• A Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) rank of 155;
• Completion of an Australian Year 12 ATAR score of 70, or a qualification deemed equivalent. Torrens also accepts students with previous studies at the post-secondary level.  

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS 6.5, with no sub score less than 6.0
• TOEFL 79
• CAE 58
• PTE 60

Curriculum

Core Courses:

• Foundations of Public Health4
• Social and Political Determinants of Health
• Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases and Disease Control
• Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Advocacy
• Public Health Policy and Politics
• Health Informatics and e-Technologies
• Health Systems, Healthcare Financing and Economics
• Public Health Program Development, Implementation and Evaluation
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Principles of Epidemiology

Optional Courses:

• Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Global Health
• Health Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Health, Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
• Management and Leadership for Public Health
• Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis in Public Health
• Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
• Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Health and the Environment
• Health Issues Across the Lifespan
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Health and Health Care
• Industry Placement