Bachelor of Public Health

University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)

The Bachelor of Public Health is designed for students who are interested in improving health outcomes and tackling health challenges among populations across the world. Studying public health focuses on preventing illness and disease while clinical practitioners focus on treating illness and disease in individuals.

This degree helps you to develop the practical skills and knowledge required to examine local and global public health problems, as well as the ability to design and implement innovative new approaches to emerging issues. This undergraduate degree gives you a solid understanding of the different health needs of communities, the social and environmental factors that influence health and how to reduce risks and inequities.

Public health is a multidisciplinary field that considers the economic, social and environmental factors that influence public health outcomes. It encompasses epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion, quantitative and qualitative research methods, health policy and health services management.

This three-year degree will expose you to a range of public health challenges designed to prepare you for a variety of roles within the field of public health, as well as support you to develop your skills in critical thinking, research, communication and leadership.