Program Overview

Create a rewarding career in Australia's fastest-growing sector by changing the lives of individual people and whole populations with La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Sciences.

Examine the way our minds, society, environment and political structures affects the health of individuals, families and communities at local, national and international levels. Broaden your expertise with a choice of nine majors and the option of second majors and minors in health sciences or a range of other disciplines.

By completing La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Sciences, you will:

• Build your skills in scientific thinking, lab and fieldwork, problem solving, collaboration, professional conduct and scientific communication
• Study how it suits you with options to study on campus or online, as well as Diploma and Associate Degree early exit options
• Choose from majors in allied health, digital health, environmental health, food and nutrition, health promotion, health, wellbeing and performance, psychological science, public health, and rehabilitation counselling
• Graduate ready to make real impact on health policy and practice in areas such as digital health, environmental health, nutrition or health promotion – or, depending on your choice of major, gain a pathway into postgraduate allied health and other health degrees, including audiology, physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy.

Major: Environmental Health

Build in-demand expertise in the fast-growing field of environmental health.

Understand environmental impacts on human health and how to assess, monitor and address risks. Learn how to interpret, evaluate, prevent, and solve a range of environmental health problems, apply regulatory frameworks, and create and communicate solutions to a range of stakeholders. Gain industry-relevant skills and experience with work-integrated learning and placement opportunities. Combine environmental health with a public health major to take your first step toward a career as an environmental health officer.