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Bachelor of Health Science

This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The Bachelor of Health Science course comprises 360 credit points (24 units). While all students are required to complete core units and and a major unit set, the balance between the number of core and major units will vary depending upon which major unit set is studied. For example, students completing the Addiction Studies; Health Promotion; or Occupational Health and Safety major are required to complete 14 core units, eight major units, and two electives. Students completing the Environmental Health major are required to complete nine core units and 15 Environmental Health major units. Students completing the double major in Addiction Studies and Youth Work are required to complete 12 Addiction Studies units and 12 Youth Work units. To specialise in nutrition students select either the 16-unit or the 8-unit Nutrition major. Students who wish to work as a corporate or community nutritionist must select the 16-unit Nutrition major. Likewise, students who wish to apply for entry into postgraduate nutrition and dietetics courses must select the 16-unit Nutrition major. The specific units required to complete each of the specialist majors, are listed below.



Core Units
The core units in the Bachelor of Health Science are centered on population health research and practice.

UnitDescription Points
HST1111Population Health 15
HST1121Personal Health 15
SCH1143Systems Physiology 15
NUT1112Nutrition and Public Health 15
HST1122Health in Society 15
HST1152Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety 15
ADS1151Addiction Studies: Fundamental Concepts 15
HST1109Epidemiology 15
MAT1114Introductory Statistics 15
HST2220Health Promotion Planning and Administration 15
HST2122Health Research Methodology 15
IAS3100Indigenous Health 15
HST3501Health Research Project 15
HST3502Health Sciences Professional Practices 15