Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences

La Trobe's Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Health Sciences will give you everything you need to pursue your passion and your profession. Choose from an incredible array of majors and shape your future with this interdisciplinary degree.Create your own path by combining majors from a wide range of areas. Pair psychological science with public health, or health promotion with sociology. Learn how to help victims of crime by combining rehabilitation counselling with crime, justice and legal studies. Or find inspiration in the human mind by pairing psychological science with creative and professional writing. You're in charge of your future and we're here to help you build your dream career. No matter which path you choose, you'll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers.Develop essential skills that you'll use for the rest of your life. Creative thinking. Critical analysis. The ability to understand and communicate with a wide range of people. And the knowledge you'll acquire – across both arts and health – will set you up for a successful career in a wide range of industries across both sectors. Once you've graduated, you may also have the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study in health and science, including clinical programs, or any one of our humanities and social sciences postgraduate programs.The health sciences majors include both theory and lab practice units. For example, if you major in public health, you'll learn about environmental health issues, global health initiatives and health care systems. Or if you major in rehabilitation counselling, you'll explore the psychosocial perspective of health and illness, the issues related to living with chronic health problems, and sports and exercise psychology. You could even take your fascination with the human mind further by majoring in psychological science or study the complex inner workings of the body through the field of human physiological sciences.Apply systematic, detailed knowledge and understanding of at least one discipline or interdisciplinary area in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Apply knowledge of human body, individual and community determinants of health and disease, and medical lifestyle interventions using evidence-based practice and research.Develop creative, critical and analytical skills to address problems in a range of social and cultural contexts, Demonstrate high-level, ethical, professional and culturally aware communication skills, Design and conduct independent and collaborative research to achieve evidence- based solutions to complex problems relating to social issues, considering ethical implications and multiple perspectives.After graduation, you could pursue opportunities in a wide range of sectors and industries, including government, healthcare agencies, community health centres, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, geriatric care and private healthcare organisations.

Subject prerequisites Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.