Bachelor of Health Science

Want to help shape the future of health?

In this degree, you’ll learn about the current and future health issues facing communities, both locally and globally.

You’ll also develop the practical skills you need to improve population health and wellbeing through your choice of one of five extended majors, including Applied Health Promotion, Health Communication, Applied Environmental Health, Prosthetics and Orthotics, and Indigenous Health and Wellbeing.

In this program you will:

• Gain a strong foundation in health science
• Understand the current and future health needs of the community
• Develop the problem-solving skills you need to help tackle health issues
• Gain workplace experience in your area of specialisation

Career opportunities

• Health promotion officer
• Environmental health officer
• Clinical prosthetist and/or orthotist
• Health policy development
• Project development and management
• Health communication specialist
• Technician

Membership

As a Health Science student or graduate, you may be eligible to become a member/associate member of professional associations and bodies relevant to your extended major area of study. These include:

• Australian Health Promotion Association Public Health Association of Australia
• Environmental Health Australia
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association
• Rural Health Workforce Australia
• Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Inc.