Bachelor of Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Health Sciences provides graduates with the skills they need to work in the Health Industry. This course combines health-related topics with specialised studies in 1 of 5 streams: Management: fills the niche between learning about business and studying the healthcare system - the mix you need to run modern health organisations. Health Education and Promotion: suits people interested in working for community health groups, self-help groups and hospital-based health promotion units. Life Sciences: includes topics in neuroscience, biochemistry and genetics, and can lead on to postgraduate studies and laboratory work. Disability Studies: suits people interested in working in human resource management, administration and management, policy advice, community development, welfare and advocacy. Nutrition: can lead to work as a nutritionist in governmental and non-governmental health promotion agencies or to postgraduate studies in Dietetics or lateral entry into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics. The flexible course caters for a wide range of careers, yet equips graduates with transferable, generic industry skills.