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Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Course Content
Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin
0 credit point compulsory unit completed in first study period
Understanding Health
Level 1 core unit, Trimester 1
Health Information and Data
Level 1 core unit, Trimester 2
Australian Health Care System
Level 2 core unit, Trimester 1
Population Health: A Research Perspective
Level 2 core unit, Trimester 2
Program Planning, Management and Evaluation
Level 3 core unit, Trimester 1
Integrated Learning for Practice
Level 3 core unit, Trimester 2. Involves interdisciplinary teams working to develop responses to real-world problems for presentation to a professional audience.
Health Practicum
Optional 120 hour field education placement unit providing opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills to a practical setting.
Common Questions
You can choose from 13 diverse majors including disability and inclusion, environmental health, exercise science, family society and health, food studies, health promotion, medical biotechnology, nutrition, physical activity and health, psychological science, psychology for allied health, public health, and sustainability and planetary health. You may also be able to select a minor to complement your chosen majors, including the Indigenous Knowledges minor. Note that completing three majors is not possible if a student selects the psychological science major.
Yes, work-integrated learning is incorporated within this course. A core third-year unit, HSH324 Integrated Learning for Practice, involves interdisciplinary teams working to develop responses to real-world problems for presentation to a professional audience. Students also have the option to complete a 120 hour field education placement unit (HSH303 Health Practicum) that provides an opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills to a practical setting under the supervision of qualified practitioners.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences is available at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, and Online. Trimester 1 (March) and Trimester 2 (July) are available at all four locations. Trimester 3 (November) is available at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), and Online, but not Warrnambool.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences provides a pathway to higher degree by research courses and other postgraduate coursework programs including the Master of Public Health, Master of Health Promotion, Master of Health Economics, Master of Health Management, and Master of Human Nutrition. There is also a range of graduate diploma or graduate certificate options available in these fields. Articulated courses include the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Honours), Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Honours), and Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion (Honours).
The estimated tuition fee is $11,039 for 1 year full-time as a Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS). This is provided as a guide only and represents the typical first-year tuition fees. The actual cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the time it takes to complete your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning you have.
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