Bachelor
Build a degree tailored to your interests with a Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Arts. This flexible and diverse degree will equip you with a unique skill set that will unlock wide-ranging career opportunities and give you a competitive edge in the job market. With over 35 major options, you will develop specialist knowledge in your chosen disciplines and learn how to apply critical, creative and strategic thinking to solve real-world issues.
Explore meaningful ideas that matter to you with your arts studies. Get the critical thinking, communication and leadership skills needed to address current and emerging global challenges in a rapidly changing world. Along with your research, analysis and problem-solving skills you will be highly employable in many areas and prepared for a successful career in the largest and fastest-growing employment sector in Australia, with employment in Health Care and Social Assistance projected to grow by 15.8% by 2026.^
Are you looking to develop a cross-disciplinary skill set that empowers you to design your own future?
This combined degree gives you the freedom to choose majors based on your interests to connect and expand your career prospects. You will study equal parts health sciences and arts, ensuring you graduate with a well-developed skill set in both disciplines.
You will select either the Global Challenges sequence or the Employability sequence which enable you to develop the required skills for your dream career. Learn to respond to the evolving and dynamic landscape of work, society and the environment using your own innovative, inspiring and enthusiastic responses.
Do you have a desire to make a difference in the world or want to make an impact in your community? Then the Global Challenges sequence may be for you. You will learn how to approach, understand and respond to the large challenges that face us today. Advance your creativity and critical thinking whilst taking your communications skills to the next level. You will become a future leader ready to problem solve the challenges you face.
The Employability sequence provides real life experience during your course to develop the kinds of skills you will need in the workplace and demonstrating how to translate the skills you learn in your course into a successful career. Customisable to suit your interests, you can focus on leaderships skills, developing your entrepreneurial mindset or how to craft persuasive communications. It will give you an insight into how different organisations work, provide networking opportunities and real industry engagement that are tailored to your individual career aspirations.
Further opportunities to pursue work-integrated learning experiences and industry practicums are available throughout the course, including the Health practicum offered in the health promotion major, giving you the option to complete 120 hours of work experience in a health-related organisation.
You will gain invaluable experience by immersing yourself in your chosen field - whether it's helping to design public relations campaigns for major food companies or working at grassroots level in the community through health education programs.
^2021 Employment Projections - for the five years to November 2026, Australian Government, Jobs and Skills Australia.
This course sits as part of a larger group of courses. For more information refer to the Health group.
An arts degree provides you with solid transferable skills that can be applied across diverse industries and careers. Depending on your majors, you could find yourself in fields such as:
Your majors can also help you pursue careers where your degrees overlap. Careers such as health media, food writing, international relations and public relations for health and food organisations all require the skills acquired from both health science and arts degrees.
At Deakin, you will feel supported as you shape your future career, whether you want to work in a specific sector or industry, an emerging job of the future or even create a dream career that might not yet exist - a world of opportunity awaits.
To complete the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Arts students must attain 32 credit points. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. In order to gain 32 credit points you will need to study 32 units (AKA 'subjects') over your entire degree. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
You must fulfil the requirements of each of the two degrees in your course of study.
The course comprises a total of 32 credit points which must include:
All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate course work students are required to complete DAI001* Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.