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Applied Health PromotionMajor

If you’d like to work directly with communities to identify issues (such as nutrition or sexual health) and develop strategies that meet their needs, then look no further than a career in health promotion.

You’ll study the science of contemporary health promotion at the individual, group and population levels; development of health promotion; design, implementation and evaluation of health policies and programs; health promotion settings, populations and issues; environmental health; epidemiology; and research.

You’ll also get practical experience through a work placement in your final year of study, helping you to be job-ready.

The program meets national and international health promotion competency standards and prepares you for a career in health promotion, health policy development or disease prevention.

Extended major

Available in the Bachelor of Health Science

To complete the extended major in Applied Health Promotion, students must successfully complete 11 courses:

Required courses (11)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SCS110 Human Anatomy
HLT242 Cell Biology
PUB210 Foundations in Medical Science
PUB252 Chemistry
PUB262 Introduction to Pharmacology
PUB271 Systemic Physiology II
PUB272 Molecular Biology
PUB351 Systemic Physiology I
PUB361 Biochemistry
INT370 Microbiology
PUB305 Introduction to Mathematics