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Curtin University

  • 28% international / 72% domestic

Public Health Honours Major (BSc Health Hons)

  • Non-Award

The Public Health Honours is a specialised year of study focusing on advanced health research under expert supervision, aimed at students with high academic achievement in their undergraduate degree. It emphasizes originality, independence, and advanced training in contemporary health research approaches.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Course Code
MJRH-PHLTH, 093502G

About this course

Overview

The Public Health Honours is a specialised year of study for those students who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement in their undergraduate degree.

The honours year is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a research topic under the expert guidance of an academic supervisor, providing you with advanced training in contemporary approaches to health research. The completion of an honours year shows that you have persistence, the ability to apply yourself to achieving a complex goal, and are able to manage your time when presented with a large task to complete independently.

Public Health Honours develops originality and independence of thought and trains students in research. Project topics are developed in conjunction with a potential supervisor, and cover a large array of potential fields of research.

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

  • Writing: 6
  • Speaking: 6
  • Reading: 6
  • Listening: 6
  • Overall band score: 6.5

Students with an outstanding performance and completion of an appropriate Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) course will be considered for entry to the honours program.

What you will learn

Overview

The Public Health Honours is a specialised year of study for those students who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement in their undergraduate degree.

The honours year is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a research topic under the expert guidance of an academic supervisor, providing you with advanced training in contemporary approaches to health research. The completion of an honours year shows that you have persistence, the ability to apply yourself to achieving a complex goal, and are able to manage your time when presented with a large task to complete independently.

Public Health Honours develops originality and independence of thought and trains students in research. Project topics are developed in conjunction with a potential supervisor, and cover a large array of potential fields of research.

Credit for prior study or work

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

How to apply

This major sits within the Health Sciences (Honours) degree. To apply for this major, you will apply for the Health Sciences (Honours). In step 3 of the application process, you will be asked to confirm the major you wish to study.