Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Science

with a major in Applied Mathematics – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Science, students must complete 400-500 credit points comprising:  

  • 8 core Health Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 core Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from a Health Science discipline major in one of the following: Biomedical Science, Clinical Technologies, Health Promotion, Neuroscience, Nutrition (100 credit points)
    or 12 units of study in the Psychology and Forensic Science major (150 credit points)
    or 16 units of study in the Psychology and Psychophysiology  major (200 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one of the following Science majors: Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics (100 credit points)

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Professional Placement.

Please note that due to government regulations, international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

Note:

  • Students selecting the Psychology and Forensic Science Major will be required to complete 450 credit points in this course
  • Students selecting the Psychology and Psychophysiology Major will be required to complete 500 credit points in this course.

Due to government regulations, international students holding an international student visa are not able to undertake the Psychology and Forensic Science major or the Psychology and Psychophysiology major.

Students must not complete more than 200 credit points (normally 16 units) at Introductory level. 

A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative. Where there are no available units, students will be required to complete an alternative approved cognate unit.

Professional Placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 500 credit points comprising:  

  • 8 core Health Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 core Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from a Health Science discipline major in one of the following: Biomedical Science, Clinical Technologies, Health Promotion, Neuroscience, Nutrition (100 credit points)
    or 12 units of study in the Psychology and Forensic Science  major (150 credit points)
    or 16 units of study in the Psychology and Psychophysiology major (200 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one of the following Science majors: Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics (100 credit points)
  • 4 units of study from the Professional Placement co-major (100 credit points)

Note:

  • Students selecting the Psychology and Forensic Science major will be required to complete 550 credit points in this course.
  • Students selecting the Psychology and Psychophysiology major will be required to complete 600 credit points in this course.

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 450 credit points comprising:

  • 8 core Health Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 core Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from a Health Science discipline major in one of the following: Biomedical Science, Clinical Technologies, Health Promotion, Neuroscience,; Nutrition (100 credit points)
    or 12 units of study in the Psychology and Forensic Science major (150 credit points)
    or 16 units of study in the Psychology and Psychophysiology major (200 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from a Science discipline major in one of the following: Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics (100 credit points)
  • 2 units of study from the Professional Placement minor (50 credit points)

Note:

  • Students selecting the Psychology and Forensic Science major will be required to complete 500 credit points in this course.
  • Students selecting the Psychology and Psychophysiology major will be required to complete 550 credit points in this course.

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Science is 200 credit points (normally 16 points), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline