Honours degree of Bachelor of Health Science for 2013

At a glance

Major study areas  
2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Graduating students can find future careers in public health, and across health and social care systems.

Why study Honours degree of Bachelor of Health Science?

The Honours degree of the BHSc allows students who are enrolled in the three year BHSc degree to undertake a public and health science honours as a fourth year of study. Assuming equivalence of studies, graduates from other disciplines can also apply for entry into the degree.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 8,363 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 Alfred Hospital: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3971

CRICOS code: 068372K

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Caulfield phone: +61 3 9903 1657
med-sphpm-ugenq@monash.edu

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year 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 Alfred Hospital: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3971

CRICOS code: 068372K

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

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

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

To be considered for entry to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Health Science, students are required to have:

Satisfied the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Health Science degree; or a three or four year Australian Bachelor degree in any discipline; or an overseas qualification assessed as equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree; and

Undertaken and satisfactorily completed a minimum of 6 units at the highest level of the completed degree and obtained an average of at least 70% in those units.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

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.

To be considered for entry to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Health Science, students are required to have:

Satisfied the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Health Science degree; or a three or four year Australian Bachelor degree in any discipline; or an overseas qualification assessed as equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree; and

Undertaken and satisfactorily completed a minimum of 6 units at the highest level of the completed degree and obtained an average of at least 70% in those units.

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.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

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.

Major study areas

The Hons BHSc degree is intended to provide graduates with a solid training in research that incorporates global health. In contextualising health within a global context across both the coursework and thesis components of the Hons BHSc, students will develop a research-driven capacity to address health-related issues that examine issues iteratively, from the local to the global and vice-versa.