Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health promotion)

Create a rewarding career in Australia's fastest-growing sector by changing the lives of individual people and whole populations with La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Sciences. Examine the way our minds, society, environment and political structures affects the health of individuals, families and communities at local, national and international levels. Broaden your expertise with a choice of nine majors and the option of second majors and minors in health sciences or a range of other disciplines. By completing La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Sciences, you will: build your skills in scientific thinking, lab and fieldwork, problem solving, collaboration, professional conduct and scientific communication study how it suits you with options to study on campus or online, as well as Diploma and Associate Degree early exit options choose from majors in allied health, digital health, environmental health, food and nutrition, health promotion, health, wellbeing and performance, psychological science, public health, and rehabilitation counselling graduate ready to make real impact on health policy and practice in areas such as digital health, environmental health, nutrition or health promotion – or, depending on your choice of major, gain a pathway into postgraduate allied health and other health degrees, including audiology, physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy.

To enter our undergraduate programs, at a minimum you’ll need to have completed Australian Year 12 (or an accepted international equivalent) with a certain grade and minimum English language requirements. You may also need to meet subject prerequisites.Subject prerequisitesUnits 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.