Bachelor of Public Health (Honours)

University of Technology Sydney

Extend your skills and understanding of the research process and develop skills in clinically focused research.

This course provides the opportunity for eligible graduates of the Bachelor of Public Health and Bachelor of Health Science to extend their skills and understanding of the research process and develop skills in clinically focused research.

The honours program places public health research within the professional, philosophical, historical, social, cultural and political contexts of health.

It's an opportunity to produce a substantial piece of , conduct research and/or explore research data in an area of interest in more depth and more independently than has been possible in previous undergraduate studies.

The honours program is regarded as a research apprenticeship and requires an extensive commitment.

It emphasises the reciprocal relationship between health research and the contexts of local and global health.

You’ll conduct research relevant to a health area in any of its dimensions. The course aims to develop your skills in using research designs and methodologies, and to reinforce your understanding of the crucial role of research in the evolution of heath. You'll also develop academic writing skills to produce a dissertation.