Bachelor of Community Health
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
This course has been discontinued - this course is closed for new enrolments, the information on this page is provided for continuing students.
The Bachelor of Community Health is structured as an ‘integrated’ degree, providing an opportunity for students to receive an Associate Degree of Health and Community Care. The focus of the course is understanding and improving the health status of individuals and communities in different social settings.
The first two years comprise the Associate Degree - year one includes units in policy, communication and counselling; year two includes units in community care. The third year of the course focuses on high-level community health engagement, including evaluating environmental health services, public and environmental health, policy and sociological models relevant to health.
Start dates
Hawthorn campus
- Semester 1 - 2 March 2020
- Semester 2 - 3 August 2020
VTAC codes
- 3400234881 (CSP)
- 3400234883 (IFP)
Course details
- Course structure, work integrated learning and career opportunities.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Community Health includes the introduction of a nested Associate Degree of Health and Community Care, comprising the first two years of study within the existing Bachelor of Community Health program.
The Bachelor of Community Health is a three-year full-time or six-year part-time course* requiring the successful completion of 300 credit points. Students will normally be enrolled in the Recommended Study Sequence (see 'Units of study' section).
The Associate Degree Health and Community Care consists of a total of 16 units of study (200 credit points). The Bachelor of Community Health consists of a total of 24 units of study (300 credit points) and units normally carry 12.5 credit points.
In each year, eight units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points.
In their first year, students will complete eight specialisation units in Community Services Work. In their second and third year, students will be able to choose from prescribed units of study, subject to prerequisite studies being met. Students will also be able to take one elective unit within the area of sociology.
Students who successfully complete the second year of the program with a 'credit' average may be eligible to apply for transfer to a specialised tagged outcome degree program, subject to Faculty approval or apply to undertake their final year of the award, Bachelor of Community Health.
Please note: Students will be required to attend more than one campus. Some units may only be offered in online mode. Onshore international students are subject to restrictions with the number of online units that can be undertaken during the program.
* Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on-campus.
Units of Study
First year units
Semester 1
COH10002 Understanding Community Development
COH10008 Principles of Health and Community Care Policy
COH10006 Partnership in Health and Community Care
SOC10004 Sociological Foundations
Semester 2
COH10005 Health and Safety in Health and Community Care
COH10003 Managing Communication in the Health Care Industry
COH10007 Personal and Professional Development in Health and Community Services
PEH10001 Sustainable Health Policy and Planning
Second year units
Semester 1
MGT10001 Introduction to Management
COH20001 Facilitating Change in Health and Community
COH20003 Managing Quality in Health and Community Care
ACC10007 Financial Information for Decision Making
Semester 2
COH10004 Counselling Skills for Health and Community Care
COH10001 The Sociological Context of Health and Community Care
COH20002 Investigative Project
COH20004 Work Based Experience
Third year units
Semester 1
PEH30002 Evidence and Evaluation in Health Contexts
SOC20003 Families, Relationships and Sexuality *
PEH10002 Philosophy and Practice of Public and Environmental Health
SOC30001 Qualitative Research Methods*
Semester 2
SOC30010 Sociology of Health*
PEH20004 Built and Sustainable Communities*
SOC30008 Research Project*
Plus one elective:
Elective units
Choose one of the following:
SOC20005 Sport and Australian Society
SOC20013 Race, Ethnicity and Migration
SOC20004 Sociological Perspectives
SOC20012 Sociology of Young People*
* Outcome units
Matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.
Career opportunities
Occupational roles may include assessor, case worker, case coordinator or manager, child protection worker, client services assessor, community health worker, community services worker, drug and alcohol worker, early intervention worker, family services worker, group coordinator, homelessness worker, juvenile justice worker, mental health support worker, migrant resource and support worker, pastoral care counsellor or manager, program coordinator or manager, senior youth officer, social welfare worker, support facilitator, welfare worker, youth and family support worker.
Fees
Find out more about fees.
Scholarships
At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students.
How to enter this course
- Entry requirements, credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.