Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Science

Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn

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Overview

This double degree offers you the skills, knowledge and key theoretical insights required to work in a range of professional scientific environments and build a career promoting health and wellbeing.

With an ATAR of 95+ you’ll receive a scholarship. Learn more

You'll explore Australian and international health challenges. Examine the physical, psychological and social aspects of health in a variety of settings. And, learn about contemporary issues in health science, such as biomedical testing or health communication, and how to address them.

All Swinburne degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity, which could be a placement, internship or industry-linked project. In this degree, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your learning and work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams on an industry-linked project.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Applied mathematics, Biochemistry, Biomedical science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Clinical technologies, Environmental science, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Physics, Psychology and forensic science, Psychology and psychophysiology, Public health and health promotion.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include medical researcher, psychologist, data scientist, biomedical scientist, biologist, industrial chemist and environmental scientist.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer92.9094.75
Median rank to receive an offer67.2074.20
Lowest rank to receive an offer58.4065.80

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Swinburne University of Technology website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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