Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management), Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) - from 1 January 2021

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management), Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) requires the completion of 144 units of study (four years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time).

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management) or the Bachelor of Business and receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

• Admission requirements
• Program of study 
  

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management)/ Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:

• a Health Sciences component of 67.5 units; and
• a Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) component of 76.5 units, according to the program of study below.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

HLTH1004 Human Bioscience (4.5 units)
HLTH1010 Research and Study Skills 1 (4.5 units)
HLTH1304 Interpersonal and Interprofessional Communication (4.5 units)
HLTH1306 Contemporary Health Issues in Australia (4.5 units)
BUSN1011 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviour (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

36 units comprising:

HLTH1012 Indigenous Health for Health Sciences (4.5 units)
HLTH2101 Critical Social Analysis of Health (4.5 units)
HLTH2105 Health: A Psychological Perspective (4.5 units)
HLTH2107 Research and Study Skills 2 (4.5 units)
PHCA2509 Promoting Health in Social Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

36 units comprising

HLTH3108 Contemporary Issues in Health Service Management (4.5 units)
HLTH3112 Research and Study Skills 3 (4.5 units)
HLTH3116 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (4.5 units)
BUSN2030 Training and Development (4.5 units)
BUSN2032 Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2044 Managing Diversity (4.5 units)
BUSN3033 Work Health and Safety (4.5 units)

Core - Year 4 topics

36 units comprising:

HLTH3106 Health Work Internship (4.5 units)
HLTH3110 Risk Assessment and Quality in Health (4.5 units)
PHCA3511 Epidemiology for Practice (4.5 units)
BUSN3035 Employee Relations (4.5 units)
BUSN3050 International Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3059 Human Resource Strategy and Change Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3032 Reward and Performance Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3055 Strategic Management (4.5 units) (Capstone)