Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health

The Discipline of Behavioural and Community Health Sciences involves teaching and research in health and healthcare from a social science perspective.  Academic staff have expertise in sociology, psychology, education, demography, epidemiology and research methods.  They contribute to teaching in most of the undergraduate and postgraduate program, including research degrees, offered to local and international students by the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Discipline has a twofold role within the Faculty of Health Sciences:

• To teach Behavioural and Social Science to all students undertaking the courses within the Faculty. This involves providing students with knowledge of human behaviour, particularly within the context of health services and the social environment. Behavioural and Social Science includes the areas of Psychology, Sociology, Research Methods, and Statistics.
• To provide a range of professional practice courses at the Graduate and Undergraduate level. Graduate programs are offered in Behavioural Health Science, Education, Child and Adolescent Health, and Gerontology.