C10410v1 Bachelor of Health Science Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment
Award(s): Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc)Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment (BSustEnv)
UAC code: 609802 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 102817K
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Health Science Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment is a flexible and innovative degree that equips graduates with qualifications to make a difference across diverse health settings with a distinct focus on sustainability in practice, ecological health impacts and planetary health.
The course is characterised by a strong emphasis on the social model of health, which extends to sustainability as a social, environmental and economic challenge. There is a focus on learning how to use and interpret scientific evidence and data to drive innovation and improvement. Students have opportunities to work with industry and community partners to respond to real-world issues and gain valuable experience, both in class and through a professional placement.
Course aims
The course produces graduates who are engaged, adaptive thinkers with a solid understanding of health and health systems. Graduates are equipped to contribute to health-related activities that reduce inequity and promote social justice in local and global contexts. The course is accepted preparation for a master's degree in pharmacy or orthoptics at the UTS: Graduate School of Health.
Career options
Careers are usually determined by the professional degree and span roles in industry, science, public and private sectors, academia and business including community development, research and consultancy. Roles include sustainability project officer, sustainability consultant, environmental scientist, sustainability director, social and environmental impact lead, corporate social responsibility manager, communication and stakeholder engagement lead, business analyst, environmental compliance specialist, environmental planner, sustainability evaluation lead, health scientist.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. In 2022, students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). From 2023, all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses will complete a transdisciplinary subject as part of their course of study. More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.0 | Advocate for and engage with individuals and communities to reduce health inequities and promote social justice in a global context |
| 1.1 | Analyse and contextualise complex data including statistical information in public health |
| 1.2 | Respect and respond to the needs of diverse groups to improve health outcomes |
| 1.3 | Promote and enhance the health of diverse groups through evidence-based advocacy strategies and techniques |
| 2.0 | Demonstrate creative and adaptive thinking within a changeable social, political and technological environment |
| 2.1 | Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health projects and programs |
| 2.2 | Develop creative and innovative responses to health issues |
| 2.3 | Demonstrate adaptability to social, political and technological change in public health |
| 3.0 | Use an assets-based approach to engender effective communication, collaboration and leadership |
| 3.1 | Identify and use culturally sensitive and appropriate communication techniques aimed at improving health in diverse populations |
| 3.2 | Facilitate meaningful collaboration between stakeholders to develop effective public health strategies |
| 3.3 | Translate and communicate knowledge and research effectively to various audiences |
| 3.4 | Demonstrates a capacity for autonomy, accountability and critical self-assessment |
| 4.0 | Are ethical and responsible professionals who value the diversity of people and communities |
| 4.1 | Reflects on the ethical implications for public health research and practice |
| 4.2 | Recognises the need of supportive and responsive evidence-based practice in diverse communities |
| 4.3 | Uses theoretical frameworks to strengthen community action and create supportive environments |
| 5.0 | Translate research and evaluation into social and professional practice through critical thinking and knowledge integration |
| 5.1 | Demonstrates critical thinking in the development and practice of public health |
| 5.2 | Translate public health policy into evidence-based strategies |
| 5.3 | Assess and evaluate the relevance and quality of research in the context of specific health issues and populations |
| 6.0 | Demonstrate professional competency which contributes to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, inclusive of physical, emotional and spiritual wellness |
| 6.1 | Demonstrates an understanding of factors shaping own cultural standpoints including values, perspectives, attitudes, assumptions, beliefs, behaviours regarding Indigenous Australians and their health |
| 6.2 | Critically reflect upon the ongoing impact of colonisation and its pervasive discourse on Indigenous Australians and their health and wellbeing |
| 6.3 | Recognise the resilience, knowledge and diversity in Indigenous communities and integrate this knowledge into practice |
| SE.1.1 | Employ teamwork and independent insight to understand and operationalise sustainability objectives |
| SE.1.2 | Evaluate and assess the impact of sustainability initiatives |
| SE.2.1 | Conduct multi-disciplinary research into sustainability issues |
| SE.2.2 | Devise creative and evidence-based solutions to sustainability challenges |
| SE.3.1 | Employ knowledge from and about local and international contexts to account for the differential impacts of sustainability needs and solutions |
| SE.4.1 | Value indigenous knowledges as relevant precedents to understand the human-nature coexistence in Australian and international settings |
| SE.5.1 | Act ethically and responsibly to promote sustainability within civic and international contexts |
| SE.6.1 | Communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a four-year, full-time or eight-year, part-time basis.
Course structure
The course comprises 192 credit points. Students choose a major in Digital Health and Analytics, Global Health, or Pharmacology, or can choose the no specified major option.
Industrial training/professional practice
A professional placement is undertaken in Year 3.
Course completion requirements
| STM91520 Sustainability and Environment | 42cp | |
| STM91460 Health Science core | 96cp | |
| CBK91943 Stream Choice (Health Sciences) | 54cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course program
Typical full-time and part-time course programs are shown below.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition | 6cp | |
| 91107 The Biosphere | 6cp | |
| 99221 Sustainability in Context | 6cp | |
| 95726 Introduction to Public Health | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 95728 Introduction to Health Statistics | 6cp | |
| 95729 Introduction to Epidemiology | 6cp | |
| 95730 Psychosocial Perspectives in Health | 6cp | |
| 91123 Nature and Evolution | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 95725 Interpersonal Communication | 6cp | |
| 99223 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning | 12cp | |
| 95727 Introduction to Health Systems | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 95736 Health Project Management | 6cp | |
| 95731 Principles of Primary Health Care | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91946 Governance Stream Choice (Health Sciences) | 18cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| STM91523 Science Stream | 18cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 95732 Introduction to Digital Health | 6cp | |
| 95733 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management | 6cp | |
| 99220 Complexity and Sustainable Futures | 12cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 95737 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91946 Governance Stream Choice (Health Sciences) | 18cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| STM91523 Science Stream | 18cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 95734 Health Promotion and Advocacy | 6cp | |
| 95735 Indigenous Health and Wellbeing | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91946 Governance Stream Choice (Health Sciences) | 18cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| STM91523 Science Stream | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 95739 Sustainability in Public Health | 6cp | |
| 95738 Professional Placement | 6cp | |
| 99222 Sustainability Studio | 12cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) is available to eligible students with an additional one year of full-time or two years of part-time study.
Other information
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