Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Abbreviation:

BHlthSc

Home Faculty:

Health and Behavioural Sciences

Duration:

3 years full-time or equivalent

Total Credit Points:

144

Delivery Mode:

On campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

876

UAC Code:

757639

CRICOS Code:

058670E

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

PHYS155

Introduction to Biomedical Physics

Autumn

6

NMIH101

Effective Communication in Health Care Relationships

Autumn

6

CHEM101

Chemistry IA

Autumn

6

And either

BMS 103

Human Growth Nutrition and Exercise

Autumn

6

or

PSYC101

Introduction to Behavioural Science

Autumn

6

or

100 level prerequisite subject required by specialisation subject cluster

BIOL103

Molecules, Cells and Organisms

Spring

6

CHEM102

Chemistry IB

Spring

6

And either

STAT151

Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Spring

6

Or

PSYC123

Theory Design and Statistics in Psychology

Spring

6

And either

POP 103

Introduction to Health Behaviour Change

Spring

6

Or

ABST150

Introduction to Aboriginal Australia

Spring

6

or

100 level prerequisite subject required by specialisation subject cluster

Year 2

BIOL213

Principles of Biochemistry

Autumn

6

POP 201

Contemporary population health issues

Autumn

6

And 2 Electives chosen from subjects listed in specialisation subject cluster

BMS 112

Human Physiology 1: Principles and Systems*

Spring

6

POP 204

Epidemiology

Spring

6

And

2 Electives chosen from subjects listed in specialisation subject cluster

Year 3

HSC 300

Integrated Human Issues

Autumn

8

And either

POP 302

Evidence in Population Health

Autumn

8

Or

NURS364

Research Appreciation and Application

Autumn

6

And

Elective chosen from subjects listed in specialisation subject cluster

PHIL380

Bioethics

Spring

8

And two electives chosen from subjects listed in specialisation subject cluster

Electives are chosen from the specialisation subject clusters listed below, and will include at least 42 credit points from each cluster with at least 2 subjects at 300-Level (N.B. The choice of electives will be subject to availability of subjects at the time of enrolment).

1. Indigenous Culture and Health**

ABST150

Introduction to Aboriginal Australia

ABST200

Aboriginal Identities: History and Contested Knowledge

NMIH240

Current Services in Indigenous Health

NMIH242

Functional Community Structures

NMIH243

Comparative Indigenous Health Issues

NMIH327

Health and Human Ecology

NMIH341

Research in Indigenous Health

NURS343

Indigenous Community Development: Theory and Practice

NURS344

Community Health: Theory, Research & Practice

POP 325

Aboriginal Health Issues

2. Community, Culture and Society**

2.1. Society, Policy and Health

LAW 101

Law , Business and Society

POP 203

Health policy

PHIL206

Practical Ethics

HIST342

Sickness and death: Social history and public health in Australia

ECON317

Economics of Health Care

SOC 310

The Third Sector

POP 301

Project and program design, management and evaluation

POP 332

Population Health Project B

2.2 Community, Culture and Individuals

AUST 101

Australian Studies: Cultures and Identities

SMAC100

Thinking About Societies, Technologies and Cultures

EESC210

Social Spaces: Rural and Urban

SOC 205

Sociology of the Family

ECON208

Gender, Work and the Family

HIST334

Regional History

SOC 310

The Third Sector

SOC 330

Gender and Society

3. Health Practice and the Individual**

PSYC101

Introduction to Behavioural Science

BMS 103

Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise

NURS264

Reflection and Practice

PSYC216

Psychology of Physical Activity

POP 202

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

POP 222

Current Issues in Food and Nutrition

BMS 210

Measurement and Assessment of Diet and Activity

MACS352

Signs of Communication

NURS322

Developmental Disability Nursing

BMS 310

Community and Public Health Nutrition

BMS 314

Nutrition and Food Innovation B

4. Human Biological Science**

4.1 Anatomy and Physiology

BMS 101

Systemic Anatomy***

BMS 112

Human Physiology 1: Principle and Systems***

BMS 200

Histology

BMS 202

Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms

BMS204

Introduction to Pathophysiology

BMS302

Regional Topics

BMS 344

Cardiorespiratory Physiology

BMS345

Advanced topics in Pathophysiology

BMS 352

Fundamentals of Neuroscience

BMS 300

Anatomy II (Regional Anatomy)

4.2 Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology

BIOL 213

Principles of Biochemistry

BIOL214

The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism

BIOL215

Introductory Genetics

BIOL320

Molecular Cell Biology

BIOL321

Infection and Immunity

CHEM320

Bioinformatics From Genome to Structure

CHEM350

Principles of Pharmacology

5. Social Psychology**

PSYC121

Foundations of Psychology A (in place of PSYC 101)****

PSYC122

Foundations of Psychology B****

PSYC123

Theory Design and Statistics in Psychology (in place of STAT 151)

PSYC231

Personality

PSYC241

Developmental and Social Psychology

PSYC315

Psychology of Abnormality

PSYC350

Social Behaviour and Individual Differences

PSYC318

Change Throughout the Lifespan

* ABST150 or PSYC101 or PSYC121should be chosen as an elective for students specialising in the Human Biological Science: Anatomy and Physiology cluster who completed BMS112 in first year

** may include an alternative 6 to 8 credit point subject approved by the Head of the School

*** BMS 101 and BMS 112 should be completed in first year for students intending to specialise in the Human Biological Science: Anatomy and Physiology Cluster

**** PSYC 121 and PSYC 122 should be completed in first year for students intending to specialise in the Social Psychology Cluster