Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHlthSc)
Information valid for students commencing 2012
Duration
3 Years full-time (or part-time equivalent)
Commencing 2012
Semester 1 (27 Feb, 2012)
Semester 2 (23 Jul, 2012)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
48
Program code
2252
Faculty
Teaching Location
Ipswich
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Year 12 or equivalent English. It is highly recommended that students undertake one of Year 12 or equivalent Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Multistrand Science.
Fees for Australian students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre.
Closing Date
Please refer to the QTAC website (www.qtac.edu.au) for details of closing dates for the submission of applications, documentation and changes of preference.
How to applyEnquiries for Australian students
Di Poke
Email: bachelorhealthsciences@uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3381 1487
Duration
3 Years full-time
Commencing 2012
Semester 1 (27 Feb, 2012)
Semester 2 (23 Jul, 2012)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
48
Program code
2252
Faculty
Teaching Location
Ipswich
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Year 12 or equivalent English. It is highly recommended that students undertake one of Year 12 or equivalent Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Multistrand Science. View the equivalent qualifications for international students.
CRICOS Code: 055897K
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6.
view the English proficiency policy.View the entry requirements for international students.
Fees for International students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the UQ International.
Closing Date
To commence study in semester 1 - November 15 of the previous year for Category 1 and 2 countries; October 15 of the previous year for Category 3 and 4 countries.
How to applyEnquiries for International students
International Student Advisor
Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980
Why study the Bachelor of Health Sciences?
The Bachelor of Health Sciences provides a broad overview of health care and is particularly suited to students who intend to enrol in a postgraduate professional degree (e.g. medicine, allied health, public health, dietetics) or who wish to enter the non-clinical health workforce (e.g. health promotion, health management) planning and delivering efficient quality health care.
Students seeking a clinical career may initially enrol in this Program and then, following graduation, pursue a clinical postgraduate or graduate entry degree of choice dependent upon academic performance.
For students within the Year 12 Provisional Entry quota for Medicine, the dual degree Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is available. This program provides graduate medical practitioners with a solid grounding in preventive health and is considered one of the preferred pathways to a medical career.
Some courses are only available at the St Lucia campus.
For more information, see the Bachelor of Health Sciences
What you can study
Courses and requirements
See the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Health Sciences.
Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.
Majors/Specialisations
Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.
Bachelor of Health Sciences
- Health Promotion and Population Health Major
- Health Services Management Major
- Indigenous Health Major
- Nutrition Major
Placement courses
HLTH3001 Practicum in Health Sciences has been developed to provide final year Health Science students with hands-on experience in a health-related work environment. The placement uses the student's accumulated knowledge and skill base and prepares them for future employment within the health care industry. The placement delivers important vocational skills and provides students with complementary workplace-based experience. Students are required to hold a Blue Card (Working with Children Check) and a HepB vaccination (Queensland Health request).
Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Health Sciences
Honours
Honours is available as an additional year of study.
Study options
Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:
How to apply
Entry requirements for Australian students
Prerequisites
Year 12 or equivalent English. It is highly recommended that students undertake one of Year 12 or equivalent Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Multistrand Science.
Entry requirements for International students
View the entry requirements for international students.
Prerequisites
Year 12 or equivalent English. It is highly recommended that students undertake one of Year 12 or equivalent Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Multistrand Science. View the equivalent qualifications for International students.
Visa requirements
CRICOS Code: 055897K
English proficiency
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6.
View the English proficiency policy.How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the UQ International.
Click here for application procedures for International students.
Closing date
To commence study in semester 1 - November 15 of the previous year for Category 1 and 2 countries; October 15 of the previous year for Category 3 and 4 countries.
What it costs
Fees for Australian students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
Fees for International students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
What you can do with a Bachelor of Health Sciences
Careers
Graduates may work in both the public and private health care sector dealing with health issues as varied as anti-smoking campaigns, communicable disease, drug and alcohol use, Indigenous health, chronic disease and women's health.
Those students seeking non-clinical careers in health care will find employment in the broad areas of health promotion or health services management and will be at the front-line in improving health care delivery through their roles as health promotion officers, health managers, nutritionists and health researchers. As with most 3-yr University degrees, employment prospects and remuneration will be enhanced with the addition of at least one further year of study in the non-clinical area of choice.
The addition of a postgraduate professional degree program (e.g. medicine, public health, dietetics) enhances vocational outcomes, including remuneration and responsibility, upon graduation.
Completion of an Honours year and a PhD program may lead to an academic career in the university sector.
More information on career outcomes.
To find out more about where a career in Health Sciences can take you, visit the www.uq.edu.au/health/careers
Program rules for the Bachelor of Health Sciences
To complete the Bachelor of Health Sciences
To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Health Sciences, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.
A student is required to obtain #48 from the BHlthSc List, comprising -
(a) for students undertaking the nutrition major:
(i) All of Part E compulsory courses (#28); and
(ii) All courses in Part B for the Nutrition major (#12); and
(iii) the balance (#8) from a minor (Part C) or elective courses (Part D).
(b) for students undertaking other majors:
(i) All of Part A compulsory courses (#28); and
(ii) All courses in Part B for the selected major (#12); and
(iii) the balance (#8) from a minor (Part C) or elective courses (Part D).
Refer to BHlthSc rules for further information.
Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.
