Bachelor of Health Sciences

Bachelor's degree

In Canberra (Australia)

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  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

COURSE VIDEO Find out about future careers post Bachelor of Health Sciences 2:20 This degree provides a pathway to many careers in healthcare. You can major in a range of professional fields, with a thorough grounding in health and health systems at the local, national and global level. Some of the majors include: management, marketing, anatomy and histology, movement science, hearing and speech, psychology, industrial relations, human relations management, information systems, sociology and a number of different language studies. Graduates can expect to move directly into health or industries supporting health in the private or public health sector. The broad, detailed understanding of health is also invaluable for future careers in specialist health professions.



The Bachelor of Health Sciences has been designed by leading health experts with input from industry and employers who are calling out for graduates with a broad range of skills and understanding of health.



Students complete two majors in this three-year degree. In the Health Sciences major, students learn the latest in health, including multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches to the design and delivery of health services. Students look at the political, social, behavioural, environmental, economic and international contexts of health systems and delivery of health services and how these impact on individual and community access to healthcare and their health.



A choice of ten second majors enables students to complement their knowledge of health with a range of professional fields relevant to healthcare, the many sectors supporting the healthcare system and industries beyond.



You will gain high level analytical, critical thinking, communication and research skills. Coupled with your knowledge of health at local and international levels, e-health and leadership, you will be ready to contribute to a sector which is changing and adapting to new and emerging...

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Credit
  • Healthcare
  • Systems
  • Skills and Training
  • Management
  • IT Management
  • International
  • Psychology

Course programme

http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/health_sci/undergraduate/b_health_sciences_unit_of_study_table.shtml 

Study plan

Completion of two majors is a requirement of the course. Except as specified in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Table of units of study, units counted towards one major may not count towards any other major completed.

The Health Sciences Major comprises 60 credit points of units of study, including:

·         18 credit points of Junior core units, as listed in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Table;

·         6 credit points of a core Psychology unit, as listed in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Table;

·         6 credit points of a Junior Biology unit, chosen from Science Table 1; and

·         6 credit points of a core Intermediate unit, as listed in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Table; and

·         24 credit points of Senior units, chosen from the Bachelor of Health Sciences Table, including a minimum of 6 credit points of Senior Research units chosen from the Bachelor of Health Sciences Senior Research unit list.

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Bachelor of Health Sciences

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