Overview

The Bachelor of Health Science (Professional) prepares you for a career promoting physical, psychological and social aspects of health and wellbeing.

You'll have access to the latest technology and facilities at Swinburne – we’re the only university in Australia with MRI and MEG labs on campus.

Plus, all Professional degrees feature a built-in 12-month paid work placement.

Your major

Prepare for the future of health tech. Learn about anatomy and physiology using cutting-edge med-tech in our Clinical Technologies major. Learn to use point-of-care, industry-standard devices to medically monitor cardiopulmonary, renal and neurophysiology systems. Gain multidisciplinary lab time with biomedical engineering students. Go on to become a clinical physiologist, or biomedical scientist, with postgraduate study.

Your industry experience

All our bachelor degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity. This Professional Degree features a mandatory 12-month paid professional work placement. You'll benefit from Swinburne’s unique industry partnerships, gain invaluable full-time work experience and earn credit towards your degree.

Skills you’ll learn

• Medical monitoring data acquisition
• Physiological monitoring
• Medical data analysis
• Medical device understanding
• Systems physiology

Your career opportunities

• Hospital scientist
• Cardiac technologist
• Clinical neurophysiologist
• Respiratory technologist
• Sleep technologist