Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)

Course Details

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program equips students with the knowledge and practical skills needed to produce high-quality research.  Gain an in-depth understanding of an aspect of your field and make a meaningful contribution to the field of knowledge. An honours degree can also launch a fulfilling career in research and academia and provides a common pathway to a PhD.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Honours)

Course structure: Credit points 48

Practical experience: A minimum of 800 hours of clinical and practical workplace experience is undertaken during the course. Placements are organised in acute hospital environments, mental health and community health facilities, primary care and regional and rural settings. Students also learn in clinical simulation laboratories. Students may have the opportunity to undertake an overseas clinical placement during the final semester. They will need to cover the related costs of this placement. Career opportunities: Examples include registered nurse working in aged care, cancer care, clinical trials, community health, critical care, disaster management, education and health promotion, emergency, health policy, hospitals, immunisation, mental health, pharmaceutical industries, public health, remote area health.