Diploma of Health Science (Unilink)

Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn

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Overview

Discover an alternative pathway into a Swinburne bachelor degree – study an eight-month UniLink Diploma and get up to eight units' credit towards your degree.

Learn about concepts, theories, practices and evidence relating to health science in today’s world. Develop an understanding of the professional and ethical behaviours required in health care. Discover how to use industry-relevant technologies to build a successful career. This diploma will prepare you for further study in the health care sector.

On successful completion of the Diploma of Health Science (Unilink), you can move straight into a Bachelor of Health Science majoring in biomedical science, clinical technologies, neuroscience, nutrition or public health and health promotion, adding no additional time or money to your studies

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

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

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Health and disease, Health science 1, Introduction to anatomy and physiology, Introduction to critical thinking and research methodology, Introduction to digital health, Psychology fundamentals, Statistics 101.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers the Bachelor of Health Science leads to may include community worker, health policy developer, clinical technologist, laboratory technician, healthcare consultant, fitness specialist, health communication officer, or nutritionist.

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 offer69.3576.25
Median rank to receive an offer49.5053.95
Lowest rank to receive an offer37.6537.85

<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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