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: Psychological Science

Discover psychology using a scientific approach. In this fascinating major, you’ll deepen your understanding of how people think, behave and relate to one another. Expand your understanding of psychological health and illness, while learning how to assess psychological functioning in individuals.

Explore how culture and society can shape our experiences and health choices. You’ll investigate how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by other people and you’ll learn how to use statistical techniques to understand the differences between groups of people.

Investigate a range of evidence-based psychological interventions and develop your research skills by conducting an in-depth investigation into an area of psychology. Throughout your studies, you’ll build practical skills in analysis, evaluation and communication. Learn how to apply psychological theory and research to real-world individuals and their communities.

You’ll learn:

• Scientific foundations of psychology : Examine how psychological theories and research studies are developed and used.
• Psychological health and illness: Investigate the biological, social and psychological factors that influence our psychological health.
• Psychological assessment: Learn how to conduct a psychological assessment and understand how to evaluate the information you gather.
• Psychological intervention: Gain a deep understanding of different approaches to psychological intervention
• Psychological research in practice: Conduct an in-depth investigation into an area of psychology and create a research report.