Bachelor of Health Sciences

You'll learn about the public health challenges facing our society today, how to influence health factors and the best techniques to improve health and wellbeing. You will focus on promoting the principles of health to communities, developing policies for healthy living and providing advice for health policy. You'll also learn the psychological, ethical and legal aspects of health to set you up for your future career.

Academic entry requirement

Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or overseas equivalent.

English language requirement

Entry IELTS band score of 6.0 with no individual band less than 6.0; OET Level B; TOEFL 550 with a TWE of 4; TOEFL IBT 79-80 with minimum of 19 in all sections; Pearson 52 (no band less than 50); Cambridge-CAE/CPE 169 (no band less than 169)

Year 1

Semester 1

UNDERSTANDING UNIVERSITY LEARNING 
ATSGC1369, 15 credit points

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1 
HEALT1111, 15 credit points

COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 
HEALT1113, 15 credit points

LEGAL & ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN PERSON-CENTRED CARE 
NURBN1001, 15 credit points

Semester 2

KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALS 
ATSGC1370, 15 credit points

BRAINS AND BEHAVIOUR 
BEHAV1002, 15 credit points

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 2 
HEALT1112, 15 credit points

INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES 
HLTSC1000, 15 credit points

Year 2

Semester 1

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 
HEALT1104, 15 credit points

Elective Courses

  ELECTIVES  BFGGC1300 Money and Capital Markets (15 credit points)BFGGC2210 Personal Finance and Decision Making (15 credit points)BFGGC2631 Financial Management (15 credit points)BFGGC3210 Financial Planning (15 credit points)BIOGC3712 Case Studies in Animal Management (15 credit points)BMAGC1901 Human Structure and Function 1 (15 credit points)BMAGC1912 Human Bioscience in Nursing (15 credit points)BSDES3003 Contemporary Design Issues (15 credit points)BSDES3190 Applied Design Concept (15 credit points)BSDES3191 Applied Design Skills (15 credit points)BSDES3192 Legal Issues for Designer (15 credit points)BSHSP1010 Occupational Health and Safety (15 credit points)BSHSP1011 Quality Customer Service (15 credit points)BSHSP1012 Finance Fundamentals (15 credit points)BSHSP1013 Staff Supervision (15 credit points)BSHSP1014 Commercial Cookery Principles (15 credit points)BSHSP1015 Food and Beverage Service Principles (15 credit points)BSHSP1016 Accommodation Service Principles (15 credit points)BSHSP1017 Events Management Principles (15 credit points)BSHSP2001 Organisational Relationships (15 credit points)BSHSP2002 Budget Fundamentals (15 credit points)BSHSP2003 Managing Diversity (15 credit points)BSHSP2004 Business and Operational Planning (15 credit points)BSHSP2005 Hospitality Law and Compliance (15 credit points)BSHSP2006 Managing Financial Operations and Assets (15 credit points)BSHSP2007 Engaging and Retaining Staff (15 credit points)BSHSP2008 Hospitality Marketing (15 credit points)BSHSP3003 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 credit points)BSHSP3004 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (15 credit points)BSHSP3005 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (15 credit points)BSHSP3291 APPLIED HOSPITALITY PROJECT (30 credit points)BSMAN1001 PRINCIPLES OF CUSTOMER SERVICE (15 credit points)BSMAN1002 INTRODUCTION TO BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING (15 credit points)BSMAN1003 FUNDAMENTALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (15 credit points)BSMAN1004 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (15 credit points)BSMAN1005 PRINCIPLES OF RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND INDUCTION (15 credit points)BSMAN1006 INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (15 credit points)BSMAN1007 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT (15 credit points)BSMAN1008 FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS PLANNING (15 credit points)BSMAN2001 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE (15 credit points)BSMAN2002 INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING (15 credit points)BSMAN2003 INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING (15 credit points)BSMAN2004 PRINCIPLES OF PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (15 credit points)BSMAN2005 FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15 credit points)BSMAN2006 PRINCIPLES OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS (15 credit points)BSMAN2007 FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP (15 credit points)BSMAN2008 PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (15 credit points)BSMAN2009 PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING (15 credit points)BSMAN2010 FUNDAMENTALS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY (15 credit points)BSMAN2011 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (15 credit points)  Elective 
There are more electives than can be shown here.

Year 2 Major Streams Elective (2)

  ELECTIVES  BUHRM2603 Staffing Organisations (15 credit points)BUMGT2606 Managing People at Work (15 credit points)BUMGT2615 Designing Effective Organisations (15 credit points)BUMGT2621 Business Communications (15 credit points)EXSCI2001 MOTOR LEARNING & PERFORMANCE (10 credit points)EXSCI2002 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY (10 credit points)EXSCI2003 Physiological Bases of Human Movement 2 (10 credit points)HEALT2004 NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points)PHSED2102 Sociological Foundation of Human Movement (10 credit points)PSYCB2101 Introduction to Research Methods (15 credit points)PSYCB2102 Lifespan Development Psychology (15 credit points)PSYCB2103 Personality (15 credit points)PSYCB2104 Social Psychology (15 credit points)  Elective 

  ELECTIVES  BUHRM2603 Staffing Organisations (15 credit points)BUMGT2606 Managing People at Work (15 credit points)BUMGT2615 Designing Effective Organisations (15 credit points)BUMGT2621 Business Communications (15 credit points)EXSCI2001 MOTOR LEARNING & PERFORMANCE (10 credit points)EXSCI2002 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY (10 credit points)EXSCI2003 Physiological Bases of Human Movement 2 (10 credit points)HEALT2004 NUTRITION FOR HEALTH (15 credit points)PHSED2102 Sociological Foundation of Human Movement (10 credit points)PSYCB2101 Introduction to Research Methods (15 credit points)PSYCB2102 Lifespan Development Psychology (15 credit points)PSYCB2103 Personality (15 credit points)PSYCB2104 Social Psychology (15 credit points)  Elective 

Semester 2

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION 
HEALT1706, 15 credit points

THE HEALTH AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FIRST AUSTRALIANS 
HEALT2114, 15 credit points