BA of Biomedical Science BA of Health Promotion

Are you interested in Biomedical Science and community health? The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Health Promotion double degree could give you valuable skills sought by employers. Employers value graduates with a broad education and specific skills in certain areas. By combining studies in two or more locations, you can increase your job prospects, extend your general education and pursue more than one interest. The double degree combines two complementary disciplines but only requires one additional year of study.

Why study this degree?

• A Biomedical Science program at Notre Dame is a gateway to a rewarding career in various health-related fields. The Bachelor of Biomedical Science consists of a prescribed series of courses designed to impart theoretical and practical skills that form a reasonable basis for subsequent professional employment. This degree is also excellent pre-clinical preparation for postgraduate studies in the health and medical fields.
• The Bachelor of Health Promotion focuses on promoting individual and community health and well-being. You will clearly understand how social and other health determinants impact health and well-being and the effectiveness of socio-environmental, population, and community approaches to health promotion.
• Throughout the course, you explore the psychological aspects of health behaviour, behavioural aspects of change, health promotion principles, frameworks, planning and implementation; social marketing; principles of community development, project management, and health-related research and evaluation. Graduates can pursue careers in health promotion, community development, health education and research.

Learning outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science graduates will be able to:
• Demonstrate and apply thorough scientific knowledge gained through in-depth study of Biomedical Sciences
• Plan, implement and undertake scientific methodology and experimentation
• Apply research skills to critically appraise the scientific literature
• Analyse, evaluate and interpret scientific data and effectively communicate results in written and oral presentations
• Demonstrate leadership, responsibility, and a collaborative approach to teamwork in the Biomedical profession
• Integrate and apply professional knowledge and interpersonal skills gained through work integrated learning during professional practicum experiences
• Articulate objective and universal truth, appreciate the intrinsic dignity of the human person, and exhibit good intellectual, moral, and theological habits
• Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Health Promotion graduates will be able to:
• Interpret and apply information regarding health-related determinants, behaviours, and interventions from a multi-disciplinary perspective
• Apply research skills that builds capacity to update health related professional knowledge as a basis for independent lifelong learning
• Critically appraise the evidence relating to preventive health interventions to identify effective and ineffective ways to address health issues and their contributing factors
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate preventive health projects that address priority health issues for people of diverse backgrounds and in a range of settings
• Critically analyse and interpret research literature, quantitative and qualitative data and effectively communicate results both orally and written for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Exemplify professional standards in a variety of practical, interpersonal, and theoretical contexts related to preventive health and its associated fields; and
• Articulate objective and universal truth, appreciate the intrinsic dignity of the human person, and exhibit good intellectual, moral, and theological habits.