Overview

Our Bachelor of Health Science leads to a range of rewarding jobs in the fast-growing health industry. 

You’ll prepare for a real career with cutting-edge, industry-relevant tech in our campus labs, or lay the foundation for specialised postgraduate study.  

Select a major that aligns with your interests and aspirations and study for a career that champions good health for all.

Your major

Empower people to live their healthiest lives by harnessing the power of digital technology through our Public Health and Health Promotion major. This innovative major leads to high-demand graduate careers in health education and promotion, research, policy, women’s health and community development.

Learn to use social media to communicate health messages, use a gamified platform to develop a pandemic action plan, explore contemporary industry challenges and lead public health campaigns.

Your industry experience

Build up your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning program, a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. In this degree, depending on your major, the Health Science Project (HEA30001) or the Psychology Project (PSY30003) gives you the opportunity to explore a student-led project with potential links into the industry.

Skills you’ll learn

• Develop health communication skills
• Analyse health data
• Project management skills
• Knowledge about health needs
• Learn how diseases spread

Your career opportunities

• Community developer
• Health education and promotion officer
• Policy developer
• Government officer
• Community officer
• Project officer