Bachelor of Health Sciences

Description

The Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHlthSci) prepares students for a rewarding career in the general health and community services sector. Designed to meet contemporary industry needs, the BHlthSci provides the knowledge and skills directly suited to working in health care, including an understanding of the health system, communication skills and a strong health science research focus. The BHlthSci also equips students with a portfolio of skills that are in demand throughout the wider community both locally and globally. With its flexible and multidisciplinary approach, the BHlthSci allows students to branch out in almost any direction, either through further studies or through employment opportunities.

The BHlthSci is recognised by the University of Sydney as a generic, foundation degree for a wide range of graduate programs. This means that students, after completing the BHlthSci with relevant majors, can apply for entry into right-of-practice health professional programs such as dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, health informatics, nuclear medicine technology, radiation therapy, radiography, occupational therapy, orthoptics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation counselling.

The BHlthSci offers flexibility and choice. The course is designed so that students can maximise their flexibility through two major sequences of study. All students will have a major in health sciences and will take another major in an area related to health. The double major structure allows students to tailor their degree to their own interests, needs and career plans.

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites for admission to this course. However, students who have taken chemistry at HSC level will find that this is advantageous.

Notes

An additional fourth-year honours program is available to students who have achieved a commendable standard in the first three years of the program. Students undertake a small number of specialised electives and conduct a research project under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Admission to the honours program is competitive; students must demonstrate a high level of performance throughout their studies and be judged to have the capacity to conduct a research project.