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Health single units

Work in communities you care about and develop the personal and professional skills to help others lead healthier, happier lives.

Gain the expertise to transform people's lives

Want to help improve community health, wellbeing and inclusiveness? Grow your understanding of health concepts or open up new communication and collaboration opportunities by learning Auslan, and make a difference in the lives of others. Plus, every unit is available on our premium online learning platform, allowing you to study when and where it suits you.

Single units available for study

  • Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing (undergraduate)

    Single unit

    This undergraduate unit provides an introduction to Auslan and issues relevant to the Australian deaf community. In weekly practical sessions, you will learn Auslan vocabulary for conversation and communication, with a focus on health, wellbeing and relevant environments.

  • Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing (postgraduate)

    Single unit

    This postgraduate unit provides an introduction to Auslan and issues relevant to the Australian deaf community. In weekly practical sessions, you will learn Auslan vocabulary for conversation and communication, with a focus on health, wellbeing and relevant environments.

  • Understanding Health

    Single unit

    Explore the complex factors and issues that impact health and wellbeing across a wide range of demographics. You’ll gain an understanding of the determinants of selected health issues in urban and rural Australia, as well as in global contexts.

  • Health Information and Data

    Single unit

    Be equipped with the necessary skills to be a consumer and provider of health research information. You’ll be introduced to qualitative research practices and will learn how to critically analyse population health research.

  • Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology

    Single unit

    Gain an understanding of how you can better meet the mental health needs of culturally diverse clients. In this unit, you’ll examine theoretical perspectives from cross cultural and Indigenous psychology, while exploring the role of culture on adaptation, as well as individual and group behaviours. The Indigenous content has been developed in collaboration with experts in Indigenous knowledges and includes the examination of the social, political, and historical determinants relevant to the mental health of Indigenous Australians.

  • Health Psychology (Behaviour Change)

    Single unit

    Explore a wide range of health behaviour issues and their impact on individual health and wellbeing. Specifically, you will examine how factors such as individual’s self-confidence and personal control can be positively influence to enhance behavioural change and goal achievement.

  • Health Economics 1

    Single unit

    This unit will introduce you to basic concepts underpinning health economics. You will explore the Australian healthcare system's structure, funding, and international comparisons, with a focus on current policy developments.

  • Economic Evaluation 1

    Single unit

    Gain an introduction to the basic concepts and applications of economic evaluation in the healthcare sector. You’ll explore analytical methods related to cost-minimisation, effectiveness and utility, while gaining a practical understanding of how economic evaluations aids decision making.

  • Principles and Practice of Public Health

    Single unit

    Learn how the many disparate areas of public health connect to promote and protect community health at a local and global level. You’ll explore evidence-based approaches to public health problems, their causes, and solutions, while being encouraged to position yourself within public health debates.

  • Health Promotion

    Single unit

    Discover health promotion concepts and approaches in how they relate to contemporary health issues in Australia and worldwide. You will learn how key developments within the discipline have contributed to current understandings of health, its determinants, as well as the discipline of health promotion practice.

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