Bachelor of Social Sciences with Bachelor of Health Sciences B.SSc/B.HS

2009

Program Outline

The Bachelor of Social Sciences / Bachelor of Health Sciences is a combined degree program that is designed to provide a broad education for students interested in both the health sciences and social sciences. Students undertake core courses in both areas, and combine them with social science and health sciences electives in their area of interest. These complementary areas of study give students an understanding of the social structures and forces that affect health policy decisions and outcomes.

Graduates have the skills to consider health issues in the wider social context and to offer critical input into the development of public health policies and programs. The combined degrees provide a sound basis for postgraduate study in a number of areas, including graduate Medicine.

Students can present courses at level I and level II to both degrees, and present a separate level III for each degree, allowing them to complete both degrees in four years.

Program Structure

Students can complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Health Sciences and receive two degree parchments on completion of the four years of study. All students undertake a major sequence in public health and a major sequence in a social science discipline. Students will also have the option of taking an additional major sequence in health sciences and/or another social science (some overload may be required).

Related Programs

• Bachelor of Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Social Sciences

Admission Information

Domestic applicants

Not a domestic applicant?

2008 CSP IB	25
SATAC Code	314971
2008 CSP TER	81.75
HESS group	General
Annual tuition fees	Commonwealth-supported place: $7,412
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Enquiries	Student Centre

Selection Criteria

Year 12 applicants

You must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study (48 units). You compete for a place with your Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER).

Alternative entry pathways

• Higher Education applicants
  You must have completed at least half a year full time equivalent university study. A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for each separate program you have undertaken (apart from some double degree programs where the GPA is combined). You compete on the basis of your best GPA.
• VET applicants
  You must have completed an AQF Diploma or above. Your application will be ranked according to the level of the award.
• Special Entry applicants
  You must meet the following criteria: you must be 21 years or over on January 1st of the year that you will be studying*, you must not hold a completed higher education level award, and if you have been enrolled in a course leading to a higher education level award in the last 3 years, you must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study.If you meet this criteria, you will be ranked according to your result in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components. Personal Competencies (PC) and Employment Experience (EE) statements are not considered. *The age restriction is 19 years or over if you have completed either the Flinders Foundation course or the UniSA Foundation Studies program or the UniSA Program for Adult Learners. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Scheme. See Wilto Yerlo for further information.
• Without formal qualifications?
  You may be eligible for our special access schemes.

How to Apply

SATAC Code: 314971

Apply through SATAC SATAC application dates Application and Admission

Areas of Specialisation

Bachelor of Health Sciences students must complete a major sequence from one of the following disciplinary areas:

• Anatomical Sciences, Pathology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Public Health, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
  Interdisciplinary streams of Neuroscience and Reproductive Health
  Areas of study in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

Bachelor of Social Sciences students must also complete a major sequence from one of the following areas:

• Anthropology
• Asian Politics & Foreign Policy
• Asian studies
• Development studies
• Economics
• Gender, work and social inquiry
• Geographical and environmental studies
• History
• International studies
• Linguistics 
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology

Study Plans

The study plans given are examples of pathways through this degree. For a complete description, see the program rules.

Career Opportunities

The combined degrees prepare students for employment in a wide range of areas including writing policy, undertaking research, advising on health and social planning, organising clinical trials and promoting health initiatives to the community.

Potential careers

Policy Adviser, Health Administrator, Hospital Worker, Health Educator, Health Officer, Public Health, Research Assistant, Research Scientist, Clinical Scientist, Science Educators, Laboratory Manager, Laboratory Technician, Scientific Officer, Social Worker, Welfare Officer, Workplace Consultant, Occupational Health and Safety Officer

Program Rules

• Medical School
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Further Information

Useful Links

• Health Sciences Program Information Leaflet
• Humanities & Social Sciences Program Information Leaflet
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
• Undergraduate Scholarships
• Student Centre enquiry form