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

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 or the Bachelor of Business and receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

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

HLTH1304 Communication for Health Practitioners (4.5 units)
HLTH1305 Health Practitioner Practice 1 (4.5units)
HLTH1306 Health Practitioner Practice 2 (4.5units)
HLTH1003 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (4.5 units)
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (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

HLTH1004 Human Bioscience (4.5 units)
HLTH2101 Critical Social Analysis of Health (4.5 units)
HLTH2105 Health: A Psychological Perspective (4.5 units)
HLTH2102 Indigenous Health for Health Sciences (4.5 units)
HLTH2106 Project Management for Health Promotion (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

HLTH3102 Qualitative Methods for Social Health Research (4.5 units)
HLTH3105 Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research (4.5 units)
HLTH3108 Contemporary Issues in Health Service Management (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 Occupational Health and Safety (4.5 units)

Core - Year 4 topics

PHCA3511 Epidemiology for Practice (4.5 units)
HLTH3106 Health Work Internship (4.5 units)
HLTHXXXX Health Economics (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)