Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Business
Course code/s: Melbourne (HZHSB)
Health Science Course Coordinator: Rick Hayes
Contact: ph (03) 9479 3290 email r.hayes@latrobe.edu.au
Course Duration: 4 years
For details of Bachelor of Business subjects, see the Bachelor of Business entry.
This four-year double-degree course is designed to allow students to pursue their areas of interest in both business and health sciences. The combination of health science and business will provide students with the opportunity to combine the major subjects already existing in the Bachelor of Health Sciences with Bachelor of Business subjects. Combined with the Bachelor of Health Sciences, the degree equips students with specific skills and knowledge in health administration, health policy and health services management enabling them to pursue a career in management in either the public or private health services. Many subject combinations are possible enabling students to build their course to suit their particular interests for their future careers.
The health sector is a large and complex industry and provides interesting careers with a need for the ability to participate in, and respond to, a rapidly changing environment. The double-degree should provide graduates with the confidence and skills necessary for such a specialised career.
Programs of study
The course requires a total of 540 credit points taken over four years. Students are required to complete a total of 270 credit points from each discipline.
| Credit Points Required for Completion of the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Business | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | first-year level subjects | second-year level subjects | third-year level subjects | total cps |
| Health Sciences | 105 | 901 | 751 | 270 |
| Law and Management (for Bachelor of Business) | 1202 | 601 | 901 | 270 |
Key: 1 credit points will vary depending on major
2 includes electives
Bachelor of Health Sciences requirements
From third year, students are required to complete a major in either:
- Public Health;
- Human Physiology and Anatomy; or
- Rehabilitation Counselling
Bachelor of Business (Faculty of Law and Management) requirements
Students must complete seven subjects from a designated major, or eight subjects from two designated minors, at second or third-year level, and complete at least 90 credit points at third-year level. Please refer to the Bachelor of Business website for detailed information about majors and minors.
Business majors: business economics, financial planning, financial management, management information systems, human resource management, macroeconomics, management, marketing.
Business minors: microeconomics, macroeconomics, environmental and resource management, development, international trade and finance, business models and forecasting, industrial economics and competition policy, financial planning, corporate finance, financial services, management marketing, human resource management.
The majority of first-year business subjects (with the exception of ECO1SGB) are offered in both semesters, timetabling permitted.
Course structures
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS1HBA | Human Biosciences A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | BUS1BUF | Business Foundations | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | BUS1AFB | Accounting and Finance for Business | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE1IDH | Individual Determinants of Health | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS1HBB | Human Biosciences B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE1SDH | Social Determinants of Health | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | BUS1BUE | Business Economics | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | BUS1BUA | Business Analytics | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students to enrol in a 15cp first-year elective. It can be taken from any faculty in the University. | 15 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1IPA | Interprofessional Practice A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1PHW | Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HLT1IPB | Interprofessional Practice B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp first-year Business Major specific subject | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp first-year elective from the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students to take a 15cp first-year elective subject from any faculty in the University. | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take 30cps of second-year Business major specific subjects | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp second-year elective from the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law | 15 |
Human Physiology and Anatomy major
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS2HAA | Human Anatomy A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS2PTA | Human Physiology Theory A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS2PPA | Human Physiology Practicum A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS2HAB | Human Anatomy B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS2PTB | Human Physiology Theory B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS2PPB | Human Physiology Practicum B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp second-year Business Major specific subject | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of thirdyear Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS3APA | Advanced Human Physiology A: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 30 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS3APB | Advanced Human Physiology B: Pathothphysiology and Pharmacology | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | Students must take a 15cp third-year Health Sciences subject1 | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
Honours year
Students are invited to do Honours. To qualify for the honours program, students will normally have completed the requirements for the pass degree and achieved academic results of a high standard in Health Sciences. For further information regarding the Honours year, please refer to the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours program entry in this handbook.
Public Health major
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2PHP | Principles of Public Health Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2HED | Health Education Development | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2EHI | Environment Health Issues | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2AHR | Applied Health Research | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2LCI | Living with Chronic Illness | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2CHP | Community Health Promotion | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp second-year Business Major specific subject | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3HCS | Health Care Systems | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3HPE | Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3EPI | Epidemiology | 15 |
| plus two of the following subjects | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3PFP | Participatory Field Placement | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3GHI | Global Health Initiatives | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3LMH | Law and Management for Health | 15 |
| and | |||
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year electives from the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law | 30 |
Rehabilitation Counselling major
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2CPR | Communication Process for Rehabilitation | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE2HED | Health Education Development | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS2WDH | Work-Related Determinants of Health | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2AHR | Applied Health Research | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2LCI | Living with Chronic Conditions | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2RCM | Rehabilitation Case Management | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective1 | Students must take a 15cp second-year Business Major specific subject | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3SEP | Sport and Exercise Physiology | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3SPH | Social Psychology of Health | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3BCR | Behaviour Change for Rehabilitation | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3PFP | Participatory Field Placement | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE3PPH | Psychosocial Perspectives of Health and Illness | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year Business Major specific subjects | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective/s1 | Students must take 30cps of third-year electives from the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law | 30 |
Key: 1 It is the student's responsibility to ensure any subject prerequisities are met.
Honours year
Students are invited to do Honours. To qualify for the honours prpgram, students will normally have completed the requirements for the pass degree and achieved academic results of a high standard in Health Sciences. For further information regarding the Honours year, please refer to the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours program entry in this handbook.