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Public Health and Epidemiology

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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

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