Bachelor of Health Sciences

Deakin University - Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

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Overview

A rewarding career in health gives you the chance to reduce health disparities and help individuals and communities – in Australia and overseas – to lead fuller, healthier and happier lives. As a Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate, you can be confident you will have a solid grounding in a range of health-related fields. You will graduate prepared for a successful career in the largest and fastest growing employment sector in Australia, with employment in Health Care and Social Assistance projected to grow by 15.8% by 2026.^

Become a specialist in up to three major areas or broaden your knowledge and skill set through elective units.* Combining your interests with multiple majors can increase your competitiveness for a variety of health roles while opening the door to further study. This course also offers valuable workplace learning opportunities, giving you the chance to apply your knowledge in real-world contexts and build professional networks in the health sector.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

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

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent, see: www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

Disability and inclusion (Burwood, Online), Environmental health (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Exercise science (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds), Family, society and health (Burwood, Online), Food studies (Burwood), Health promotion (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds), Health, nature and sustainability (Burwood, Online), Medical biotechnology (Burwood, Waurn Ponds), Nutrition (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool), Physical activity and health (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds), Psychological science (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool), Psychology for allied health (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool), Public Health (Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds).

Potential Career Outcomes

This flexible degree enables diverse career options depending on your majors. You may find employment in the booming health care and social assistance sector. Diverse roles include wellbeing services advisor, policy advisor, microbiologist, sustainability advisor, environmental health officer, women’s health. sport and recreation or disability support officer, counsellor, researcher, food product developer, community health education officer, project officer, nutrition educator, health planner.

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 offer99.2599.45
Median rank to receive an offer65.6073.65
Lowest rank to receive an offer50.1555.15

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Deakin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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