Bachelor of Health Science

Course Details

This program is designed to provide students with the flexibility and disciplinary foundations required to make an informed decision about a career pathway in the health sciences field at local, national and international level. This include working in the areas of health promotion; health and education, health administration; international health; research and various international community development programs; Graduates also have the opportunity to continue on with Masters of Public Health or to pursue postgraduate level studies in medical or allied health fields. Graduates of the Bachelor of Health Science could be expected to find employment in a number of public health and health science fields such as: Health Promotion: which involves evaluating the public's health needs and working to design, implement and evaluate programs. Programs could be designed from a community level through to the global level, and are conducted by organisations such as Government, NGO's, divisions of General Practice and Industry. Public Health Educator: specifically this role is to design and implement effective Health Education programs and strategies for organisations such as government departments, consumer advocacy organisations, Health Foundations (Heart, Cancer) and may work in the following settings, schools, community centres, workplaces. Public Health Administration: the focus of this area is usually on policy development and / or administration of Health programs. International Health: working with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in disease prevention and control in emerging nations. Epidemiology: involves recording the incident of disease and examining patterns of diseases to develop effective interventions. Public Health Research Programs: within Universities, Hospitals, Health Foundations, Government. As graduates have a breadth of skills they could also be employed in roles such Volunteer Coordinator, or marketing for voluntary health organisations, r

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: 288 credit points; 96 credit points First Year Core studies; 96 credit points of Public Health Major studies; Option A: 96 credit points of Indigenous Health Major studies or Option B: 96 credit points - two sets of Minor studies.

Students may be required to undergo a Victoria Police Check, Working with Children check, a medical check and a physical capacity test dependent upon units chosen.