Bachelor of Health Sciences / Bachelor of Laws (BHlthSc LLB)

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Program Code

BHLTH

Academic Year

2023

Program Faculty

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Special Notes

There will be no intake into this program in 2023.

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These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

This degree is designed to provide students with the opportunity to qualify for both the degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences and the degree of Bachelor of Laws. This will provide graduates with a broad education in health as well as broadly based liberal and academic education that will enable them to register as legal practitioners. Students in this program must meet the requirements of both the Bachelor of Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Laws. Students may present 12 units of Law courses at Level I, and 12 units of Law courses at Level II in lieu of electives of the Bachelor of Health Sciences.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences / Bachelor of Laws is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 5 years.

Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Health Sciences / Bachelor of Laws

There shall be a Bachelor of Health Sciences / Bachelor of Laws.

Qualification Requirements

Academic Program:

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Laws, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 120 units. A student must concurrently qualify for both awards.

Health Sciences component
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences, the student must complete courses from the degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences to a minimum value of 48 units, comprising:

Level I Health Sciences courses to the value of at least 12 units
Level II Health Sciences courses to the value of at least 12 units
Level III Health Sciences courses to the value of at least 12 units
Core courses to the value of 18 units.
A major from the following:
- Anatomical Sciences (18 units)
- Biochemistry (27 units)
- Epidemiology (18 units)
- Exercise Science (27 units)
- Genetics (21 units)
- Health Promotion (18 units)
- Human Reproductive Health (18 units)
- Indigenous Health (18 units)
- Microbiology (21 units)
- Neuroscience (21 units)
- Nutrition (21 units)
- Pathology (18 units)
- Pharmacology (18 units)
- Physiology (21 units)
Elective courses up to the value of 12 units, which may include closed and open electives.
Broadening Electives to the value of 9 units.

Law component
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, the student must complete courses from the degree of Bachelor of Laws to the value of 72 units, comprising Core courses to the value of 57 units and Elective courses to the value of 15 units

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Core Courses

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1102	Human Anatomy and Physiology IA	3
PUB HLTH 1001	Health and Illness in Populations	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Group - Level I

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3
HLTH SC 1000	Introduction to Forensic Sciences	3
HLTH SC 1001	Essentials of Neuroscience	3
HLTH SC 1005	Principles of Human Health and Disease	3
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3
PUB HLTH 1003	Communication for Health Sciences	3
PUB HLTH 1004	21st c. Infectious disease epidemiology & control	3
PUB HLTH 1005	Engaging Adelaide - Knowing your community	3
PUB HLTH 1006	Saving lives or respecting rights? An introduction to health ethics	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PATHOL 2200	Biology of Disease II	3
PHARM 2100	Pharmacology IIA - Drugs and Health	3

Law Requirements

In addition to the requirements for the Bachelor of Health Sciences, students must complete courses to the value of at least 72 units for the degree of Bachelor of Laws as required by the Academic Program Rules for the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

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Anatomical Sciences Major

Level I

Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2109	Biology and Development of Human Tissues	3

and / or

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2200	Functional Human Anatomy II	3

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Level II Health Sciences Closed electives in PHYSIOL, PHARM, HLTH SC.

Level III

Courses to the value of at least 12 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 3101	Anthropological and Forensic Anatomy III	3
ANAT SC 3102	Comparative Reproductive Biology of Mammals III	3
ANAT SC 3103	Functional Human Neuroanatomy	3
ANAT SC 3104	Investigative Cell Biology	3
ANAT SC 3500	Ethics, Science and Society	3

Biochemistry Major

Note: Course pre-requisites apply

Level I

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BIOLOGY 1101	Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells	3
BIOLOGY 1401	Concepts in Biology	3

and

Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CHEM 1100	Chemistry IA	3
CHEM 1200	Chemistry IB	3

Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CHEM 1101	Foundations of Chemistry IA	3
CHEM 1201	Foundations of Chemistry IB	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BIOCHEM 2500	Biochemistry II: Molecular and Cell Biology	3
BIOCHEM 2501	Biochemistry II: Metabolism	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BIOCHEM 3000	Molecular and Structural Biology III	6
BIOCHEM 3001	Cancer, Stem Cells & Development III	6

Epidemiology Major

Level I

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3

Level II

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 2005	Essentials of Epidemiology II	3
PUB HLTH 2100	Investigating Health and Disease in Populations II	3

Level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3501	Epidemiology in Action III	3
PUB HLTH 3506	Public Health Theory and Practice III	6

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3119	Public Health Internship III	6

and

Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3006EX	International Public Health Experience 2	3
PUB HLTH 3122	International Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3123	Evaluation in Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3124	Health Promotion III	3
PUB HLTH 3125	Indigenous Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3500EX	Rural Public Health III	3

Exercise Science Major

Level I

Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2200	Functional Human Anatomy II	3
HLTH SC 2101	Fundamentals of Biomechanics and Human Movement	3
HLTH SC 2102	Principles of Exercise Science	3
PHYSIOL 2510	Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
HLTH SC 3100	Exercise, Nutrition & Metabolism	3
PHYSIOL 3120	Neuromotor Control of Human Movement	3
PHYSIOL 3200	Advanced Exercise Science	3
HLTH SC 3201	Human Motor Behaviour and Learning	3

Genetics Major

Level I

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BIOLOGY 1101	Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells	3
BIOLOGY 1401	Concepts in Biology	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
GENETICS 2510	Genetics IIA: Foundation of Genetics	3
GENETICS 2520	Genetics IIB: Function and Diversity of Genomes	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
GENETICS 3111	Genes, Genomes and Molecular Evolution III	6
GENETICS 3211	Gene Expression & Human & Developmental Genetics III	6

Health Promotion Major

Level I

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3

Level II

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 2005	Essentials of Epidemiology II	3
PUB HLTH 2200	Social Foundations of Health II	3

Level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3124	Health Promotion III	3
PUB HLTH 3506	Public Health Theory and Practice III	6

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3119	Public Health Internship III	6

and

Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3006EX	International Public Health Experience 2	3
PUB HLTH 3122	International Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3123	Evaluation in Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3125	Indigenous Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3500EX	Rural Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3501	Epidemiology in Action III	3

Human Reproductive Health Major

Level I

Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2109	Biology and Development of Human Tissues	3
PHYSIOL 2520	Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 3102	Comparative Reproductive Biology of Mammals III	3
OB&GYNAE 3000	Human Reproductive Health III	6
OB&GYNAE 3100	Research Project in Reproductive Health	3

Indigenous Health Major

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3

Level II

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 2005	Essentials of Epidemiology II	3
PUB HLTH 2200	Social Foundations of Health II	3

Level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3125	Indigenous Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3506	Public Health Theory and Practice III	6

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3119	Public Health Internship III	6

and

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PUB HLTH 3122	International Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3123	Evaluation in Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3124	Health Promotion III	3
PUB HLTH 3500EX	Rural Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3501	Epidemiology in Action III	3
PUB HLTH 3006EX	International Public Health Experience 2	3

Microbiology Major

Level I

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BIOLOGY 1101	Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells	3
BIOLOGY 1401	Concepts in Biology	3

Level II

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MICRO 2500	Microbiology II	3
MICRO 2501	Immunology & Virology II	3

Level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MICRO 3000	Infection & Immunity IIIA	6
MICRO 3001	Infection and Immunity IIIB	6

Neuroscience Major

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2109	Biology and Development of Human Tissues	3
PHYSIOL 2510	Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PHYSIOL 3001	Cellular & Systems Neurobiology	6

and

Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 3103	Functional Human Neuroanatomy	3
PATHOL 3200	Neurological Diseases	3
PSYCHIAT 3200	Fundamentals of Biological Psychiatry	3

Nutrition Major

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
HLTH SC 2100	Fundamentals in Human Nutrition	3
PHYSIOL 2520	Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis	3

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 3104	Investigative Cell Biology	3
FOOD SC 3502WT	Nutrition III	3
HLTH SC 3100	Exercise, Nutrition & Metabolism	3
HLTH SC 3200	Life Span Nutrition	3

Pathology Major

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Level II Health Sciences Closed electives in ANAT SC, PHYSIOL, PHARM, HLTH SC.

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PATHOL 3003	Essentials of Pathology	6
PATHOL 3100	Topics in Forensic Sciences	3
PATHOL 3200	Neurological Diseases	3

Pharmacology Major

Level I

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PHARM 2200	Pharmacology IIB Drugs and Society	3

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Courses to the value of 3 units from Level II Health Sciences Closed electives in ANAT SC, PHYSIOL, HLTH SC.

Level III

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PHARM 3010	Pharmacology: Drug Action and Discovery	6
PHARM 3011	Pharmacology: Drug Development & Therapeutics	6

Physiology Major

To satisfy the requirements for Physiology Major students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.

Level I

Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3

Level II

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PHYSIOL 2510	Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems	3
PHYSIOL 2520	Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis	3

Level III

Courses to the value of at least 12 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PHYSIOL 3120	Neuromotor Control of Human Movement	3
PHYSIOL 3200	Advanced Exercise Science	3

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Health Sciences Closed Electives

Level I

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 1103	Human Anatomy and Physiology IB	3
HLTH SC 1000	Introduction to Forensic Sciences	3
HLTH SC 1001	Essentials of Neuroscience	3
HLTH SC 1005	Principles of Human Health and Disease	3
PUB HLTH 1002	Public Health IB	3
PUB HLTH 1003	Communication for Health Sciences	3
PUB HLTH 1004	21st c. Infectious disease epidemiology & control	3
PUB HLTH 1005	Engaging Adelaide - Knowing your community	3
PUB HLTH 1006	Saving lives or respecting rights? An introduction to health ethics	3

Level II

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 2109	Biology and Development of Human Tissues	3
ANAT SC 2200	Functional Human Anatomy II	3
HLTH SC 2100	Fundamentals in Human Nutrition	3
HLTH SC 2101	Fundamentals of Biomechanics and Human Movement	3
HLTH SC 2102	Principles of Exercise Science	3
PHARM 2200	Pharmacology IIB Drugs and Society	3
PHYSIOL 2510	Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems	3
PHYSIOL 2520	Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis	3
PSYCHIAT 2200	Emotion Culture & Medicine II	3
PSYCHOL 2004	Doing Research in Psychology	3
PSYCHOL 2005	Foundations Health & Lifespan Development	3
PSYCHOL 2006	Foundations of Perception & Cognition	3
PSYCHOL 2007	Psychology in Society	3
PUB HLTH 2005	Essentials of Epidemiology II	3
PUB HLTH 2100	Investigating Health and Disease in Populations II	3
PUB HLTH 2200	Social Foundations of Health II	3

Level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ANAT SC 3101	Anthropological and Forensic Anatomy III	3
ANAT SC 3102	Comparative Reproductive Biology of Mammals III	3
ANAT SC 3103	Functional Human Neuroanatomy	3
ANAT SC 3104	Investigative Cell Biology	3
ANAT SC 3500	Ethics, Science and Society	3
HLTH SC 3100	Exercise, Nutrition & Metabolism	3
HLTH SC 3200	Life Span Nutrition	3
HLTH SC 3201	Human Motor Behaviour and Learning	3
OB&GYNAE 3000	Human Reproductive Health III	6
OB&GYNAE 3100	Research Project in Reproductive Health	3
PATHOL 3003	Essentials of Pathology	6
PATHOL 3100	Topics in Forensic Sciences	3
PATHOL 3200	Neurological Diseases	3
PHARM 3010	Pharmacology: Drug Action and Discovery	6
PHARM 3011	Pharmacology: Drug Development & Therapeutics	6
PHYSIOL 3000	Integrative and Applied Systems Physiology	6
PHYSIOL 3001	Cellular & Systems Neurobiology	6
PHYSIOL 3120	Neuromotor Control of Human Movement	3
PHYSIOL 3200	Advanced Exercise Science	3
PSYCHIAT 3200	Fundamentals of Biological Psychiatry	3
PUB HLTH 3006EX	International Public Health Experience 2	3
PUB HLTH 3122	International Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3123	Evaluation in Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3124	Health Promotion III	3
PUB HLTH 3125	Indigenous Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3500EX	Rural Public Health III	3
PUB HLTH 3501	Epidemiology in Action III	3

Open Electives

Other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student. Students may also take up to 12 units of Law courses as open electives at each of levels I and II.

Published on: 30 November, 2022 | 10:11:39