La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Sciences introduces you to the physical, social and environmental aspects of health and science. Learn about the role of health professionals and factors that influence health both locally and around the world.

This flexible course gives you a broad understanding of the health sciences field and lets you pursue up to two specialised areas including:

• Health and medical sciences (Melbourne (Bundoora) only)
  • Gain practical skills and knowledge in relation to the physiological and anatomical principles of the human body.
• Public health
  • Learn the skills needed for public health research and develop strengths in health policy, law and ethics.
• Health promotion
  • Acquire the practical skills and knowledge needed to promote people's health.
• Rehabilitation counselling
  • Understand how the counselling process helps people achieve personal, career and independent living goals.
• Health, wellbeing and performance (Melbourne (Bundoora) only)
  • Apply cognitive behavioural techniques to improve athlete performance, concentration, motivation, fitness and health.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.