Bachelor of Health Science for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

With a Bachelor of Health Science, you will find rewarding opportunities in health research, promotion, policy development and management in government and non-government organisations, including community health organisations.

You will also be well prepared for further study as a health science researcher.

Why study Bachelor of Health Science?

Are you passionate about health and social justice on a local and global scale?

This multidisciplinary degree puts health care in a social context and you in a position to pursue a variety of career paths, including promoting, developing or implementing public and general health programs and policies.

It also opens doors to health science research and postgraduate clinical programs in medicine, social work, nursing or allied health.

Delivered on our Caulfield campus over three years full time or six year's part time, the course encompasses the biomedical and social aspects of health.

You will gain a thorough understanding of the challenging public health issues facing communities in Australia and the rest of the world, and how they are being addressed.

You will learn to identify, investigate, analyse and evaluate health issues and programs through your knowledge of physiology, epidemiology, health care systems, health promotion, policy analysis and health sociology.

You will soon realise just how many social factors can influence health and how modifying them could improve people's lives. Best of all you will learn how to bring about change through effective evidence gathering and advocacy.

You can undertake optional fieldwork or research placements, and apply to study some units at our South Africa campus or participate in programs with such organisations as the Brotherhood of St Laurence or overseas institutions.

You will learn from passionate teachers, who are experts in real-world public health challenges such as disease prevention, obesity, and problem gambling.

Our research units and links to researchers and health professionals across Monash, its related hospitals and around the world, will help pursue an interest as far as you can take it.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • 71.15 (Caulfield)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

3 years full-time
6 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 8,000 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3882

CRICOS code: 068365J

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Telephone: +61 3 9903 1657, email: med-sphpm-ugenq@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsciences/

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 30,760 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3882

CRICOS code: 068365J

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Double degree options

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Equivalent Australian year 12.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE qualifications

A minimum of Certificate IV with at least a 60% average is required to be considered for admission. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet admission requirements.

University studies

Applicants with complete or incomplete university studies may be considered eligible for entry if they have met the English prerequisites requirement.

Applicants will also be considered for entry with the satisfactory completion of two single university units undertaken at any Australian university. Previous Year 12 studies may also be taken into consideration in selection. Selection is made on academic merit based on the marks and grades obtained in the entry qualification. A minimum average of 60% is required. Non graded qualifications will not be considered.

English prerequisites

Applicants must also meet the University's minimum entry requirements.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Caulfield
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP 71.15

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Semester two (July)

This course is not available for Second Semester (July) entry.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Equivalent Australian Year 12

2013 international qualifications entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE qualifications

A minimum of Certificate IV with at least a 60% average is required to be considered for admission. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet admission requirements.

University studies

Applicants with complete or incomplete university studies may be considered eligible for entry if they have met the English prerequisites requirement.

Applicants will also be considered for entry with the satisfactory completion of two single university units undertaken at any Australian university. Previous Year 12 studies may also be taken into consideration in selection. Selection is made on academic merit based on the marks and grades obtained in the entry qualification. A minimum average of 60% is required. Non graded qualifications will not be considered.

English prerequisites

Applicants must also meet the University's minimum entry requirements.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

a minimum overall IELTS test score of at least 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 90 with at least 22 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Caulfield
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 7

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.