The Bachelor of Health Science is designed to equip students for careers promoting health and wellbeing.

Access laboratories and testing facilities equipped with the latest technology - Swinburne is the only university in Australia with MRI and MEG labs on campus.

Explore Australian and international health challenges. Examine the physical, psychological and social aspects of health in a variety of settings. Learn about contemporary issues in health science, such as biomedical testing or health communication, and how to address them. Apply your learning in a professionally focused, multidisciplinary project during your final year of study.

Discover a career in counselling, community development, health communication, disability, social welfare or medical research. Graduates may also progress to postgraduate study in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy or nursing.

Nutrition

Explore the fields of nutritional and food science in relation to contemporary issues in health science. You will gain an understanding of food sources, metabolic functions of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals along with the biological, psychological, cultural and social determinants of food choices in order to understand the role of nutrition in health across the life span.

• Nutritionist
• Nutrition analyst
• Nutrition teacher
• Nutrition researcher
• Public health worker
• Health program developer
• Digital content developer