Suggested program pathways for the Bachelor of International Public Health (BIPH) and Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) help you to effectively plan the order in which to complete your courses and electives. We've broken down the suggested courses for each term and year of your study, with three different plans depending on which term you commenced the program.
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Suggested Program Pathway
Year Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1
PHCM1002 Introduction to Public Health
PHCM1003 Global Health
SOMS1912 Human System 1
PHCM1004 Health Promotion
SOMS1913 Human System 2
PHCM1001 International Indigenous Health
UNSW General Education elective 1
2
PHCM2001 Epidemiology
PHCM2004 Communicable Disease
UNSW General Education elective 2
PHCM2002 Biostatistics
PHCM2006 Public Health Policy and Programs
PHCM2009 Global Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
PHCM2005 Principles of Prevention and Public Health Surveillance
PHCM2007 Health Leadership
Elective 1
3
PHCM3001 Ethics in Public Health
PHCM3005 Global Health Systems
Elective 2
PHCM3007 Applied Public Health Practice
Elective 3
Elective 4
PHCM3003 Public Health Capstone
PHCM3010 Environmental Health
** a selection of General Education electives are available in Summer Term
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Suggested Program Pathway
Year Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1 SOMS1912 Human System 1
PHCM1004 Health Promotion
UNSW General Education elective 2
SOMS1913 Human System 2
PHCM1001 International Indigenous Health
UNSW General Education elective 1
2 PHCM1002 Introduction to Public Health
PHCM1003 Global Health
PHCM2001 Epidemiology
PHCM2002 Biostatistics
PHCM2006 Public Health Policy and Programs
PHCM2009 Global Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
PHCM2005 Principles of Prevention and Public Health Surveillance
PHCM2007 Health Leadership
3 PHCM3005 Global Health Systems
PHCM2004 Communicable Disease
Elective 1
PHCM3007 Applied Public Health Practice
Elective 2
PHCM3010 Environmental Health
PHCM3003 Public Health Capstone
4 Elective 3
Elective 4
PHCM3001 Ethics in Public Health
** a selection of General Education electives are available in Summer Term
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Suggested Program Pathway
Year
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1
PHCM1001 International Indigenous Health
UNSW General Education elective 1
General Education elective 2
2
PHCM1002 Introduction to Public Health
PHCM1003 Global Health
SOMS1912 Human System 1
PHCM1004 Health Promotion
SOMS1913 Human System 2
PHCM2007 Health Leadership
3
PHCM2001 Epidemiology
PHCM2004 Communicable Disease
PHCM2002 Biostatistics
PHCM2006 Public Health Policy and Programs
PHCM2009 Global Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
PHCM3010 Environmental Health
PHCM3003 Public Health Capstone
PHCM2005 Principles of Prevention and Public Health Surveillance
4
PHCM3005 Global Health Systems
Elective 2
PHCM3001 Ethics in Public Health
PHCM3007 Applied Public Health Practice
Elective 3
Elective 4
** a selection of General Education electives are available in Summer Term
For the full BIPH and BPH program structure, university rules and requirements view the UNSW Handbook.
Student’s intending to enrol in the BIPH or BPH part-time, or converting to/from a full-time load to part-time load are encouraged to contact the Program Director for course progression advice.
For students who have taken ASU courses (not available from 2025): Conversion of ASU grades to UNSW grades - ASU uses a letter grading system (A, B, C, D, F) whereas UNSW uses Fail, Pass, Credit, Distinction and High Distinction. Grades received from ASU courses will be converted to an equivalent UNSW grade that appears on your transcript. The grade conversion table can be found on the PLuS Alliance website.