Foundations of Health and Wellbeing

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 1020
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Course ID
203764
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Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of AH & HP
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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University-wide elective course
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No

Course overview

Students will examine key theories underpinning concepts in contemporary health and wellbeing. Students will investigate the complex range of interactions that influence the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations. As health is a dynamic concept, students will identify and discuss the social, environmental and individual determinants of health and wellbeing within an Australian and global context.

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the key perspectives and theories, including an Aboriginal view of health and wellbeing.
  • Identify and explain the determinants of health, including social determinants of Indigenous health, and how they influence health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations.
  • Discuss the contemporary issues of health and wellbeing in an Australian and global context.
  • Analyse the role of allied health in health care systems and health promotion to facilitate optimal health and wellbeing.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed HLTHSC1402 Foundations of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Adelaide

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