Course details

Summary

Follow your passion for improving people's health and wellbeing and make a real difference in the community with a Bachelor of Health from Victoria.

Shape a healthy future

The Bachelor of Health is a three-year undergraduate degree that gives you expertise in health services, health policy and strategy, social health and population health in New Zealand and beyond. It will prepare you for a rewarding career contributing to the promotion of good health and wellbeing in our communities.

A feature of this degree is that it's cross-disciplinary, meaning you'll be encouraged to study and work with subject areas outside health.

Design your degree around your interests choose from our wide range of courses and do a minor or major in another subject, or choose a conjoint degree and pursue two degrees at the same time.

Study through a range of blended learning opportunities combining online digital media with classroom teaching, followed by a research project or internship in your final year.

With a growing population, New Zealand healthcare services need a range of skilled people from health promoters and policy analysts to health data management experts and health advisers.

Whatever your choice of major, you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the field you’re passionate about, laying the groundwork for many possible careers or further postgraduate study.

Choose major

• Population Health, Policy and Service Delivery
• Health Promotion
• Health Psychology
• Health Informatics
• Health Software Development

First year

In your first year, you’ll learn the foundations of human bioscience, plus the environmental and social factors that cause poor health. You'll begin to explore solutions and preventative measures that can make a difference in our communities.

You’ll study five core introductory courses and three further courses. The five core courses will introduce you to concepts of health and wellbeing, health policy and services, statistical analysis and human biology, anatomy and physiology.

Your remaining three courses will be an introduction to your major and assist with meeting the entry requirements for your second- and third-year courses.

By the end of the first year you should have a strong grasp of the common threats to the health and wellbeing of individuals and our communities, and begin to understand the ins and outs of your chosen health major.

Second year

This is the year you’ll focus on your major Population Health, Policy and Service Delivery, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health Informatics or Health Software Development. You can also choose to study more than one health major.

You’ll look more closely at health issues impacting our communities and the challenges our health systems face.

Third year

In your final year, you’ll have a range of opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills. You might start designing new health promotion activities, developing new health software apps to improve the effectiveness of patient treatment, or managing health information.

At the end of your third year you’ll have the knowledge and skills to begin your career in the health sector.

Or you can stay on and begin your postgraduate studies in one of our new Health qualifications choose a programme related to your area of expertise, such as Master of Public Policy or Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Information Systems.

Flexibility in your degree

Take advantage of the flexibility Victoria offers. Depending on your degree, you may be able to do a second major from another degree, a minor or a conjoint degree.

Entry criteria

To be accepted into this degree you need:

• Achievement of the International Baccalaureate Diploma
• Successful completion of the All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) with an average of 75 per cent or higher overall
• Successful completion of the India School Certificate (ISC) with an average of 75 per cent or higher overall

Other English Language requirements:

• IELTS: minimum overall score of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5
• TOEFL: minimum overall score of 80 (internet-based test)
• Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a 'Communicative score' of not less than 50)
• EPP: minimum final scores of 4,4,4,3
• A grade of 65% or higher in English in the AISSC or ISC