Why Study / Key Benefits

The Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, combines health science with artificial intelligence, data science and digital-health technologies. Swinburne states that students can learn to apply AI and digital health across areas such as health management, diagnostics, medical imaging, monitoring and personalised care, without requiring prior programming experience.

Key benefits include:

• Interdisciplinary study combining healthcare, AI, data science and emerging technologies.
• No prior programming experience is required for the major.
• Practical understanding of AI applications in healthcare.
• Exposure to digital health systems, health data and health informatics.
• Study of the ethical and legal implications of AI in healthcare.
• Development of human-centred design and co-creation skills.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between health and technology disciplines.
• Guaranteed Work Integrated Learning across Swinburne bachelor degrees; for this degree, the Health Sciences Project can provide a student-led project with potential industry links.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The 300-credit-point degree is structured around:

• 8 core units = 100 credit points
• 8 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health major units = 100 credit points
• 8 units of other study/electives = 100 credit points.

Core units

1. BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology – 12.5 credit points
2. HEA10001 Introduction to Health Sciences – 12.5 credit points
3. HEA10004 Digital Health Foundations – 12.5 credit points
4. STA10003 Foundations of Statistics – 12.5 credit points
5. PSY10007 Brain and Behaviour – 12.5 credit points
6. BIO20004 Health and Disease Across the Life Course – 12.5 credit points
7. HEA20007 Research Methods for Health Sciences – 12.5 credit points
8. HEA30001 Health Sciences Project – 12.5 credit points, for non-psychology majors.

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health major

The major comprises 100 credit points across eight units:

1. EAT10024 Artificial Intelligence for Industry 4.0 – 12.5 credit points
2. COS10022 Data Science Principles – 12.5 credit points
3. MDA20030 Communicating with AI – 12.5 credit points
4. HEA20014 Artificial Intelligence Transformation of Health – 12.5 credit points
5. HEA20015 Health Data and Information Management – 12.5 credit points
6. HEA30011 Ethics and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence – 12.0 credit points
7. HEA30013 Health Informatics – 12.5 credit points
8. HEA30012 Applied Artificial Intelligence in Health – 12.5 credit points.

The 12.0-credit-point value for HEA30011 is specifically how it is currently displayed in Swinburne's handbook; it should not be rounded to 12.5 when calculating the published unit values.

Indicative study sequence

Year 1 includes:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Introduction to Health Sciences
• Digital Health Foundations
• Foundations of Statistics
• Brain and Behaviour
• Artificial Intelligence for Industry 4.0
• Elective study.

Year 2 includes:

• Data Science Principles
• Communicating with AI
• Health and Disease Across the Life Course
• Artificial Intelligence Transformation of Health
• Health Data and Information Management
• Elective study.

Year 3 includes:

• Research Methods for Health Sciences
• Ethics and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence
• Health Informatics
• Health Sciences Project
• Applied Artificial Intelligence in Health
• Elective study.

Disciplines / Specialisations

The selected specialisation is:

• Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

Swinburne currently lists other Bachelor of Health Science majors including:

• Biomedical Science
• Clinical Technologies
• Health Economics
• Health Service Management
• Neuroscience
• Nutrition
• Public Health and Health Promotion.

For this requested qualification, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health is the selected major.

The major focuses on:

• Artificial intelligence
• Digital health
• Data science
• Health data management
• Health informatics
• AI transformation of healthcare
• AI applications in healthcare
• AI ethics and law.

Programme Highlights

• 3-year Bachelor of Health Science.
• Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health major.
• 300 credit points.
• Eight core health-science units.
• Eight specialist major units.
• Eight units of other study/electives.
• AI applications in healthcare.
• Digital health systems and health informatics.
• Health data and information management.
• AI transformation of healthcare.
• AI ethics and legal considerations.
• Applied AI in health.
• Health Sciences Project with potential industry links.
• No prior programming experience required for the major. 

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies the following career opportunities for the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health major:

• Digital health analyst
• Health data scientist
• AI health solution consultant
• Clinical informaticist
• Digital health program coordinator
• Health AI entrepreneur.

Potential professional areas include:

• Digital healthcare
• Health analytics
• Health informatics
• AI-enabled healthcare solutions
• Health data management
• Digital health programme coordination
• Healthcare technology implementation
• AI governance and responsible technology.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course code: BA-HSC1.
• Current CRICOS code: 077669G.
• 2027 starts: 1 March 2027 and 2 August 2027.
• 2027 application deadlines: 24 February 2027 and 28 July 2027.
• Standard duration: 3 years full-time.
• Standard course volume: 300 credit points.
• The indicative curriculum currently published is based on Semester 1, 2026 and may change.
• The major does not require prior programming experience.
• International students holding a Student visa cannot undertake professional placement within this Bachelor of Health Science under the stated government-regulation restriction. Students interested in a professional-placement pathway would need to investigate whether they can transfer to another eligible course.
• Credit/RPL arrangements are subject to Swinburne assessment.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students studying this on-campus bachelor degree in Australia generally require the Australian Student visa (subclass 500).

Key requirements and conditions include:

• Students must first enrol with the Australian education provider and obtain a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
• The Student visa allows study at an Australian education provider and generally permits a stay for the duration of the course, up to a maximum of five years.
• Students must maintain adequate health insurance for the duration of their stay.
• Students must remain enrolled and maintain satisfactory course attendance and progress.
• Students must notify their education provider of their residential address within 7 days of arrival.
• Student visa holders can generally work up to 48 hours per fortnight while their course is in session.
• During scheduled course breaks, students can generally work unlimited hours, subject to their visa conditions.