BB-HSCART · Swinburne University of Technology · Double degree
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Arts
Health
- Minimum ATAR
- 60
- Full time
- 5 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 400
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
The only thing certain about the future is that it’s uncertain. Strengthen your ability to cope with uncertainty with our Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Arts. Gain highly-transferable skills in digital literacy, analytical thinking, and communication. Examine the effects of climate change, equality, and discrimination on people's health and wellbeing. Help people live happier, healthier lives.
Impact the health of individuals and the world at large, our Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Arts will prepare for a rewarding career in the booming health industry. With core units across multiple fields of health science, explore contemporary how you can help people to live happier healthier lives. Plus, you'll have access to cutting-edge, industry-relevant tech in our campus labs, preparing you with the tech know-how the health industry needs.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- ART10002Technology and SocietyThis unit uses a multi-disciplinary lens to explore the relationship between scientific, technological and human development from the industrial revolution to the digital age and beyond. Students will be introduced to key conceptual framewo…
- BIO10004Anatomy and PhysiologyThis unit introduces students to fundamental concepts in human anatomy and physiology. It provides an introduction to anatomical structures and functions of organ systems in the human body, and examines these in normal and abnormal function…
- HEA10001Introduction to Health SciencesThis unit introduces students to the field of health science and provides them with the basic foundations to address complex health problems. It is a core unit and aims to teach students broad and coherent information with regards to Health…
- HEA10004Digital Health FoundationsThis unit introduces students to the changing world of health and health care in the context of the growing impact of information-communication technology (ICT). Students will familiarise themselves with various technologies that support wo…
- PSY10007Brain and BehaviourThis unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are also introduced as well as eth…
- STA10003Foundations of StatisticsThis unit of study enables students to develop the capacity to undertake independent statistical investigations, including the assumptions and limitations of their application. The unit will provide practical skills to allow students to mea…
- COS10022Data Science PrinciplesThis unit aims to introduce students to the key concepts and techniques in data science and Big Data analytics. Students will be introduced to different stages in data analytics and given the opportunity to plan and design data science proj…
- CHE10001Chemistry 1To provide a diverse range of students an appreciation and understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry enabling them to undertake further study in the chemistry, environmental science, biochemistry, and biotechnology majors.
And 25 more in the course structure below.
Course structure
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Core units
150 cpBachelor of Arts
50 cpBachelor of Health Science
100 cp- BIO10004Anatomy and Physiology12.5 cp
- HEA10001Introduction to Health Sciences12.5 cp
- HEA10004Digital Health Foundations12.5 cp
- PSY10007Brain and Behaviour12.5 cp
- STA10003Foundations of Statistics12.5 cp
- BIO20004Health and Disease Across the Life Course12.5 cp
- HEA20007Research Methods for Health Sciences12.5 cp
- HEA30001Health Sciences Project12.5 cp
Health Science majors and units
100 cpArtificial Intelligence and Digital Health
75 cp- COS10022Data Science Principles12.5 cp
- HEA20020Ethical and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare12.5 cp
- HEA30019Artificial Intelligence for Health Innovation12.5 cp
- HEA20021Artificial Intelligence for Health and Wellbeing12.5 cp
- MDA20030Communicating with AI12.5 cp
- HEA30012Applied Artificial Intelligence in Health12.5 cp
Biomedical Science
112.5 cp- CHE10001Chemistry 112.5 cp
- BIO10008Musculoskeletal Anatomy12.5 cp
- BCH20002Introduction to Biochemistry12.5 cp
- NTR20003Physiology in Medical and Health Sciences12.5 cp
- BIO20005Infections and Immunology in Health Sciences12.5 cp
- BIO30006Genes and Genomics12.5 cp
- BIO30007Body Function and Structure for Health Science12.5 cp
- BIO30008Pathophysiology12.5 cp
- HEA30001Health Sciences Project12.5 cp
Clinical Technologies
100 cp- NEU20006Neurophysiology12.5 cp
- MBP10001Technology and Data Acquisition12.5 cp
- MBP20010Therapeutic Product Development Process and Clinical Trials12.5 cp
- MBP20009Medical Imaging Systems12.5 cp
- MBP30007Physiological Signals in Health and Managing Disease12.5 cp
- NEU30009Neuropsychopharmacology12.5 cp
- MBP30003Biomedical Project12.5 cp
- MBP30009Cardiopulmonary and Renal Physiology12.5 cp
Health Economics
37.5 cpHealth Service Management
37.5 cpNeuroscience
100 cp- NEU10002Neuroscience12.5 cp
- NEU20006Neurophysiology12.5 cp
- NEU20007Neuroimaging12.5 cp
- NEU20005Sensation and Perception12.5 cp
- NEU20008Developmental and Molecular Neuroscience12.5 cp
- NEU30004Higher Cortical Function12.5 cp
- NEU30007Advanced Topics in Neuroscience12.5 cp
- NEU30009Neuropsychopharmacology12.5 cp
Nutrition
100 cp- CHE10001Chemistry 112.5 cp
- NTR10001Introduction to Nutrition12.5 cp
- NTR20003Physiology in Medical and Health Sciences12.5 cp
- NTR20001Food & Nutrition Science12.5 cp
- NTR20002Nutrition in the Life Course12.5 cp
- NTR30001Nutrition and Disease Prevention12.5 cp
- NTR30004Public Health Nutrition12.5 cp
- NTR30005Nutritional Biochemistry12.5 cp
Public Health and Health Promotion
100 cp- SOC10005Environment and Society: Problems and Solutions12.5 cp
- SPH10013Physical Activity, Health and Technology12.5 cp
- HEP20002Health Promotion and Disease Prevention12.5 cp
- STA20009Epidemiology12.5 cp
- HEA20006Indigenous Health12.5 cp
- HEP30003Health Communication12.5 cp
- NTR30004Public Health Nutrition12.5 cp
- HEA30010Leadership and Innovation in Health Promotion12.5 cp
Arts majors and units
100 cpClimate and Social Justice
100 cp- SOC10005Environment and Society: Problems and Solutions12.5 cp
- HIS10005Power and Protest: The History and Politics of Social Movements12.5 cp
- HIS20009History, Politics and Human Rights12.5 cp
- INS20004First Nations Resistance, Activism and Empowerment12.5 cp
- PHI20010Philosophical Perspectives on Nature and Science12.5 cp
- POL30019Conflict, Justice and Peace12.5 cp
- PHI30009Environmental Philosophy12.5 cp
- SOC30020Changing our Climate12.5 cp
Criminology
87.5 cpEthics and Technology
100 cp- SOC10014Popular Culture, Social Change and Technology12.5 cp
- PHI10008Introduction to Ethics12.5 cp
- POL20019Digital Justice12.5 cp
- SOC20003Technology, Intimacy and Family Life12.5 cp
- POL20020Work in a Globalised World12.5 cp
- PHI30011Thinking and Intelligence: Critical, Creative, Artificial12.5 cp
- PHI30012Planet B: Space and Extra-Terrestrial Ethics12.5 cp
- SOC30021Bodies, Health and Technology12.5 cp
Indigenous Studies
87.5 cp- INS10001Connecting with Culture: Indigenous Australian Experiences12.5 cp
- INS10002Unlearning the Past: Indigenous Australian History12.5 cp
- INS20004First Nations Resistance, Activism and Empowerment12.5 cp
- INS20002International Indigenous Perspectives12.5 cp
- INS30001Indigenous Enterprise And Entrepreneurship12.5 cp
- INS30002Indigenous Knowledges12.5 cp
- INS30004Indigenous Representations12.5 cp
Perspectives on Globalisation
100 cp- SOC10012Global Perspectives on Modernity12.5 cp
- HIS10003Global History12.5 cp
- SOC20013Race, Ethnicity and Migration12.5 cp
- POL20020Work in a Globalised World12.5 cp
- INS20002International Indigenous Perspectives12.5 cp
- SOC30013Global Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality12.5 cp
- POL30014Politics of the Pacific12.5 cp
- POL30022Borders, Security, and Belonging12.5 cp
Politics, Power and Technology
100 cp- PHI10007What is Power?12.5 cp
- HIS10006Propaganda12.5 cp
- POL20009Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics12.5 cp
- POL20016Contemporary Approaches to Security12.5 cp
- PHI20006Philosophy, Media, Culture12.5 cp
- PHI30010Philosophy, Politics and Society12.5 cp
- POL30010The Politics of Public Policy12.5 cp
- POL30020Critical Security Studies12.5 cp
Literature and Creative Writing
100 cp- LIT10002Writing Fiction12.5 cp
- LIT10003Reading and Writing Genre Texts12.5 cp
- LIT20002Diversity in Australian Writing12.5 cp
- LIT20004Exploring Iconic Texts12.5 cp
- LIT20003Prose Poetics12.5 cp
- LIT30005Reading, Writing and Criticism12.5 cp
- LIT30006Scripting for Screen and Beyond12.5 cp
- LIT30004Literary Industry Practice12.5 cp
Screen Studies and Popular Culture
100 cp- ART10004Introduction to Game Studies12.5 cp
- MDA10003Screen Studies: Movies, Television and Ourselves12.5 cp
- SOC10014Popular Culture, Social Change and Technology12.5 cp
- MDA20007Screen Franchising and Innovation12.5 cp
- MDA20018Popular Culture of the Asia Pacific12.5 cp
- MDA30016Screen Technology and Culture12.5 cp
- MDA30023Screen Audiences12.5 cp
- LIT30002Graphic Narratives: Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga12.5 cp
Work placement
100 cp- WEI20001Work Experience in Industry A25 cp
- HEA20003Integrated Professional Placement A - Health25 cp
- WEI20002Work Experience in Industry B25 cp
- HEA20004Integrated Professional Placement B - Health25 cp
- SOC20018Integrated Professional Placement A - Humanities25 cp
- SOC20019Integrated Professional Placement B - Humanities25 cp
Careers
- Medical researcher
- Health policy developer
- Healthcare consultant
- Community development officer
- Government relations coordinator
- Political correspondent