Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Business

with a major in Business Administration – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

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

  • 8 core Health Science units of study (100 credit points)
  • 8 core Business 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 Business discipline major in one of the following: Accounting; Business Administration; Economics; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Finance; Financial Planning; Human Resource Management; International Business; Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Management; Marketing; Sports Management (100 credit points)
  • Other Studies comprising a minor/s or electives as applicable (up to 50 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 and will not need to undertake other studies.
  • Students selecting the Psychology and Psychophysiology Major will be required to complete 500 credit points in this course and will not need to undertake other studies.

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 as part of this double degree.

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 Business 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 Business discipline major in one of the following: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain Managemen, Management, Marketing, Sports Management (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.

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 Business 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 Business discipline major in one of the following: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Sports Management (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 Business is 200 credit points (normally 16 units), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline