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Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Science

ProviderSwinburne University of Technology
Course code: VTAC3400211041UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

This double degree offers you the skills, knowledge and key theoretical insights required to work in a range of professional scientific environments and build a career promoting health and wellbeing.

With an ATAR of 95+ you’ll receive a scholarship. Learn more

You'll examine the physical, psychological and social aspects of health in a variety of settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation and aged care. Plus, learn about contemporary issues in health science, such as biomedical testing or health communication, and how to address them.

Bolster your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs – a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. This double degree includes the opportunity to apply your learning and work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams on a health-industry linked project, and three science-industry linked projects.

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Entry requirements

Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

Current Year 12 graduates

ATAR

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.

Guaranteed ATAR: If you receive an ATAR of 65.00 or higher and complete all the requirements for this course, you will be guaranteed an offer.

Regional Adjustments

Swinburne offers a regional adjustment for applicants from outer regional and remote communities.

These applicants will automatically receive regional adjustment factors if they:

  • apply for a course for which assessment is based on ATAR
  • are currently studying Year 12, or Year 12 is their highest level of study

Swinburne will automatically apply regional adjustment factors to an applicant's aggregate score based on location.

Applicants are not required to apply for this consideration.

Educational history

Applicants will be assessed based on their entire academic history, including ATAR results, VET qualifications, and any higher education studies, for entry into this course.

Subject adjustment

A study score of 25 in Health and Human Development, any Mathematics, Physical Education, any Science or Sociology equals 2 aggregate points per study.

A study score of 30 in Health and Human Development, any Mathematics, Physical Education, any Science or Sociology equals 3 aggregate points per study.

Overall maximum of 10 points.

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS).

Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, a SEAS application may provide support for your course application.

For further information go to Swinburne University of Technology SEAS information and the Swinburne University of Technology website

Recent Year 12 graduates

Applicants with Higher Education study

Entire academic record

This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can fulfill this requirement by taking the STAT Written English test.

Additionally, applicants without an ATAR, that do not meet the mathematics prerequisites or whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered for entry based on their STAT Multiple Choice test results.

To be eligible for admission through the STAT, applicants must be at least 19 years old and must not have completed a Year 12 qualification within the last two years.

For more information or to register for the STAT, visit the STAT website here .

Note : STAT results are valid for two years.

An applicant's entire academic history from the past 7 years, including ATAR results, will be considered for entry into this course.

Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies at undergraduate level i.e. bachelor and above, will be considered for this course.

Also considered are incomplete undergraduate studies and complete and/or incomplete VET studies undertaken within the last 7 years.

Mathematics prerequisites older than 5 years are not considered to have met course requirements.

Applicants with VET study

Applicants with complete and/or incomplete post-secondary studies at the VET level within the last 7 years will be also considered.

Applicants with work and life experience

An applicant's ATAR results from the last 7 years will be considered for entry into this course.

English requirement
IELTS Academic 6

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesBrunei Darussalam
Common pathwayHigh school background
Target levelBachelor degree
Offer fieldsBiomedical Science
1
Brunei DarussalamHigh school background
Bachelor of Biomedical ScienceBachelor degree · Biomedical Science · Offshore
ib guessIB 35.0/45.0mid band · approx. top 20-25%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

Refer to the institution course handbook.