major

Public Health and Epidemiology

Major structure

Overview

Building on your core subjects in the Bachelor of Biomedicine you will study ethics and equity, epidemiology and health communication.

Your major structure

You can study this major in the Bachelor of Biomedicine

BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICINE

You will take 8 core subjects (125 points) across your degree that will build an understanding of the structure and function of the body and consideration of the determinants of health and disease, including genetic and environmental influences (4 in first year, 2 in second year and 2 in third year).

In your third year, you will complete 50 points (four subjects) of deep and specialised study in public health and epidemiology.

Throughout your degree you will also take elective and breadth (non-science) subjects.

Sample course plan

View some sample course plans to help you select subjects that will meet the requirements for this major.

BBmed - Start-year intake

A non-APAC-accredited 50-point sequence of Level 3 subjects is also available within the Bachelor of Biomedicine.

Accordion

Year 1

100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • Discovering Biomedicine – core – BIOM10001 – 12.5 pts
  • Foundational Biology: Life's Machinery – core – BIOL10008 – 12.5 pts
  • foundation elective – Foundation Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • Exploring Biomedicine – core – BIOM10002 – 12.5 pts
  • Chemistry for Biomedicine – other – CHEM10006 – 12.5 pts
  • foundation elective – Foundation Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Accordion

Year 2

100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • Introduction to Epidemiology – elective – POPH20002 – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Accordion

Year 3

100 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • Biomedicine: Molecule to Malady – core – BIOM30002 – 12.5 pts
  • Real World Epidemiology – major – POPH30003 – 12.5 pts
  • Ethics and Equity in Health and Medicine – major – POPH30004 – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Choice of Breadth and Elective – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • Frontiers in Biomedicine – core – BIOM30001 – 12.5 pts
  • Communicating for Health, not Harm – major – POPH30005 – 12.5 pts
  • major – Major elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Choice of Breadth and Elective – 12.5 pts
BBmed - Mid-year intake

A non-APAC-accredited 50-point sequence of Level 3 subjects is also available within the Bachelor of Biomedicine.Note: For students commencing in the mid-year intake full-time, students you must undertake PSYC30013 in their fourth semester before they can progress onto PSYC30021 due to prerequisite requirements of the subject.

Accordion

Year 1

100 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • Discovering Biomedicine – core – BIOM10001 – 12.5 pts
  • Exploring Biomedicine – core – BIOM10002 – 12.5 pts
  • foundation elective – Foundation Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • Foundational Biology: Life's Machinery – core – BIOL10008 – 12.5 pts
  • Chemistry for Biomedicine – core – CHEM10006 – 12.5 pts
  • foundation elective – Foundation Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Accordion

Year 2

100 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • core – POPH30002 – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • core – BIOM20008 – 12.5 pts
  • Chemistry for Biomedicine – major – CHEM10006 – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Foundation Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
Accordion

Year 3

100 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • Frontiers in Biomedicine – core – BIOM30001 – 12.5 pts
  • Communicating for Health, not Harm – major – POPH30005 – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Major Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Choice of Breadth and Elective – 12.5 pts
Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • Real World Epidemiology – core – POPH30003 – 12.5 pts
  • Ethics and Equity in Health and Medicine – major – POPH30004 – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Biomedical Elective – 12.5 pts
Accordion

Year 4

50 pts
Sem 1 · 50 pts
  • Biomedicine: Molecule to Malady – core – BIOM30002 – 12.5 pts
  • elective – Elective – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Breadth – 12.5 pts
  • breadth – Choice of Breadth and Elective – 12.5 pts