Bachelor of Health Sciences

Course overview

A rewarding career in health gives you the chance to reduce health disparities and help individuals and communities – in Australia and overseas – to lead fuller, healthier and happier lives. As a Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate, you can be confident you will have a solid grounding in a range of health-related fields. With over half a million new jobs in Health Care and Social Assistance projected in the next ten years*, you will graduate with the in-demand skills needed to join this booming sector.

Become a specialist in up to three major areas or broaden your knowledge and skill set through elective units.^ Combining your interests with multiple majors can increase your competitiveness for a variety of health roles while opening the door to further study. This course also offers valuable workplace learning opportunities, giving you the chance to apply your knowledge in real-world contexts and build professional networks in the health sector.

Are you looking for a flexible course that focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of people in local and global communities?

If you want a career that tackles the big issues in health, our degree gives you the opportunity to learn from leaders in their field and build genuine industry connections. You will get the chance to explore and combine your specific interests, while gaining unique expertise relevant to contemporary issues in health.

You will develop the foundational knowledge and skills you need to work as a successful health practitioner through six core units across the three years of your degree. These skills are then further built on in your specialised majors.

Choose from 13 diverse majors that will equip you with a sought-after and transferable skill set to launch a successful career in the booming health industry. Major study areas include:

• disability and inclusion
• environmental health
• exercise science
• family, society and health
• food studies
• health promotion
• health, nature and sustainability
• medical biotechnology
• nutrition
• physical activity and health
• psychological science
• psychology for allied health
• public health.

Depending on your majors, your health sciences degree can prepare you for work in the following roles and fields including:

• community engagement officer
• disability support planner
• environmental and sustainability officer
• exercise specialist
• health promotion coordinator
• international aid worker
• nutrition coordinator
• policy adviser
• sustainability coordinator.

This flexible degree allows you to combine study areas that you are passionate about and benefit from workplace learning to become a specialist in the thriving health sector. The possibility to undertake an elective Health Practicum offered in your final year gives you the option to complete 120-hours of work experience in a health-related organisation. This gives you the opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge in a real-word context, adding experience to your resume and developing your professional networks in the health sector.

Whatever your choice of majors, this is the degree to propel you into a rewarding career contributing to the promotion of health and wellbeing across society.

Are you a current Year 12 student? If you are interested in studying Deakin’s Bachelor of Health Sciences at our Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus or Warrnambool Campus, you may be able to secure your place through the Deakin Regional Access Scheme. This scheme offers an alternate pathway to undergraduate study at Deakin by looking at your skills, experience and achievements.~