Bachelor of Health Sciences in Health, wellbeing and performance

at La Trobe University - Bendigo Campus Australia

Whether it’s advocating for a client, supporting community services or writing policy that shapes the nation, studying law empowers you to make an impact on society.

In La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours), you'll develop the knowledge and expertise to establish yourself as a forward-thinking legal professional. You'll combine outstanding intellectual and skills-based legal training with a progressive approach to law, preparing you for a rewarding career.

Explore the principles of key areas of legal practice. Tailor your degree to your career aspirations with a diverse range of electives. Study how legal practice shapes the most pressing challenges of our time, including in areas such as environmental law, international law, intellectual property law, and cyber law and policy.

As you study, you'll build your talents in advocacy, negotiation and dispute resolution, so you'll be ready to apply them in both legal and non-legal settings. You'll also have opportunities to test your skills in competitions – whether that's competing against fellow La Trobe students, going up against students from other Australian universities, or even competing with representatives from international universities like Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Hong Kong.

Learn from legal experts in our Law School and hone your skills in critical thinking, research, writing and teamwork. Then put your knowledge into practice with opportunities for real-world placement experiences – from working in environments including community legal centres, law firms and government agencies to building mentor relationships with judges, magistrates and coroners.

Want to use your legal training to pursue your passion? Study your Bachelor of Laws (Honours) as a double degree and add a new discipline to your expertise – such as arts, criminology, commerce, science, psychological science, global studies or media and communications. You'll be prepared for exciting careers that mix legal expertise and technical knowledge to meet the needs of modern employers.

Industrial engineers are essential to a wide range of industries. They determine how an organisation's workforce, equipment and resources can be used efficiently and safely. As technology continues to evolve, businesses increasingly need industrial engineers to help them stay ahead of the pack.

La Trobe's Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Industrial) gives you a comprehensive engineering and business skillset, while building your ability to think critically and creatively. You'll discover how to respond to the evolving needs of employers and help them adapt to future challenges.

Begin by learning the fundamentals of industrial engineering, from math, and physics to design and problem solving. You'll then gain sought-after skills in fields that are presently transforming the business landscape, including automation and robotics, advanced material, simulation and modelling of manufacturing processes.

The course is delivered by leading academics in our high-tech facilities where you'll develop advanced technical skills in computer-aided design, systems integration, robotics, and digital manufacturing.
In your final year, you can build your industry experience by completing a work placement in either Melbourne or Bendigo. You'll apply your engineering expertise with a real-world company, while enhancing your teamwork, stakeholder engagement, scoping and project management skills.

Every stage of our Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Industrial) equips you for your future career. You have the option to exit after your first year with a Diploma of Engineering Technology or after your second year with an Associate Degree in Engineering Technology. You can also expand your engineering knowledge and experience by continuing to our Master of Engineering programs.

Our engineering graduates are highly employable and graduate with the adaptable skills to work in vital areas such as aerospace and defence, manufacturing, renewable energy, food and agriculture, mining, and electronics.

Understand the human mind and how it drives behaviour.

La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychological Science will prepare you for a career as a professional psychologist, or in a psychology-related field across industries from clinical psychology to human services and marketing.

Elective subjects with a choice of minor sequences in Human Relationships and Neuroscience gives you the flexibility to work towards the career you want.

You'll learn:

• Analytical, research and communication skills
  • Learn skills that are essential to your future career in psychology.
• Clinical and health psychology
  • Gain an understanding of how to help people cope with mental and physical disorders.
• Developmental and social psychology
  • Understand how environmental factors contribute to peoples' psychological makeup.
• Psychological assessment, intervention and research
  • Become familiar with methods to understand and measure people's psychological state.
  • Learn when and how to intervene and how to conduct research.

Technological advances are reshaping the business world – including transforming how companies organise and coordinate their operations. Whether they’re automating previously manual tasks or embracing the potential of global business, employers are searching for a new type of leader to help their business succeed.

La Trobe's Global Master of Business Administration will help you become the adaptable leader these businesses are looking for.

Be ready for any challenge as you develop the skills and knowledge underpinning agile leadership. Build expertise applicable in any business, including financial knowledge and how to harness digital disruption. And go beyond just understanding business strategies – explore how top management leaders develop plans.

Wherever you are in your career, we've designed this degree so you build the industry-ready skills to take your next step. Learn from the business experts in La Trobe Business School. Hear guest lectures from experienced industry members. Complete projects that prepare you for the workplace. And get the option to apply your knowledge in a real-world industry placement with one of our industry partners.

During your degree, you'll build vital foundations in business and management. With coursework modelled on real-world business requirements, you'll discover how leading organisations manage their workforce, including the strategic and operational challenges of international business – then learn the techniques to develop and implement your own strategies.

From the human skills of negotiation and communication to the strategic expertise to translate data into action – you'll build your ability to lead in business.

You'll learn:

• Leadership - Understand how to lead, collaborate and connect with your peers.
• Digital literacy - Learn how to use a wide range of digital tools to become a more efficient and effective business professional.
• Sustainable management - Learn about environmental, corporate and governance responsibility, and develop sustainable solutions that prioritise individual and societal wellbeing.
• Corporate strategy - Explore how to drive change and innovation in modern business through the development and delivery of corporate strategies.
• Employee behaviour - Understand how to best manage the behavioural dynamics of individuals and groups to achieve their best performance.

Looking for your path to a career as a qualified professional accountant?

Become an expert with in-demand skills when you study La Trobe's Master of Professional Accounting.

In this accredited degree, you'll build expertise in existing and emerging accounting information systems and data analytics tools. Investigate the fields underpinning modern accounting, including business law, taxation, finance and economics. Connect with industry and professional accounting bodies during your studies and prepare for career success.

Learn how to solve accounting problems across a diverse variety of business contexts. With lectures delivered by leading academics and guest industry experts, you'll get a well-rounded perspective on contemporary accounting issues – ranging from industry-specific measurement issues to the impact of global harmonisation on financial reporting practices.

You'll gain discipline expertise to teach across the stages of schooling, with specialisation in one double (Drama, Mathematics, Physical Education and Visual Arts) or two single method-teaching areas from the following disciplines:

• Business Management
• Commerce and Business Studies
• Drama
• English
• Health
• Humanities
• Languages
• Mathematics
• Media
• Outdoor Education
• Physical Education
• Psychology
• Science
• SOSE
• Technology Studies
• TESOL
• Visual Arts

Professional experience is based around inquiry and experiential learning with iterative skill development opportunities linking knowledge, context and experience to understanding the theoretical dimensions needed to understand practice in school and other learning contexts. You'll complete 60 days of professional experience during the course.

The Internet of Things is a fundamental driver of global change. The increasingly widespread use of smart devices for advanced data sharing is bringing communities together and reshaping industries.

As we respond to the impacts of this ongoing digital revolution , the world needs pioneering minds to create effective and ethical solutions – that’s where you come in.

La Trobe's Master of Internet of Things (IoT) combines technical knowledge with practical learning to give you advanced programming and systems design skills.

Build the skills you need to succeed in a more connected future by studying the key components of IoT, including platforms, protocols and protection.

The first of its kind in Australia, La Trobe's Master of IoT is grounded in industry practice. You'll have the opportunity to work on one of Bendigo's many IoT technology projects like Clever Weather or the Long Range IoT Network.

Evolving technologies are reshaping industries on a global scale, and engineering is no exception. Robotics, 3D printing and big data mean infrastructure is developed faster, better and more sustainably. Employers are searching for engineers with advanced skills and experience, and who are passionate about building our new future.

Developed in consultation with industry leaders, La Trobe's Master of Engineering is designed to prepare you for the rich opportunities of our future workforce.

Advance your career when you choose a specialisation in your area of interest. At our Bendigo campus, you can choose between civil and manufacturing specialisations. You'll build your industry experience and enhance your career opportunities by working with real engineering businesses in the thriving Bendigo region.

At our Bundoora campus, you'll have the additional choice of specialisations in electronics and telecommunications and networking.

Graduate with your specialisation on your academic transcript, so you can show your expertise to future employers. You'll be prepared to take on engineering roles in a variety of sectors, from construction and transport to technology and education.

Your degree focuses on the advanced skills you'll need for a successful career – including design, engineering management, research and innovation. You'll also learn how to adapt to the emerging technologies that are changing the engineering landscape.

Movement is essential to our health, happiness and connection to others - and physios help us move better. Get ready to use exercise and movement to improve the lives of athletes, children, adults and people recovering from surgery, injury or illness.

With La Trobe's Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) you'll get a detailed understanding of the human body and develop the practical skills to launch your career in this rewarding and dynamic field of health. At La Trobe, not only will you learn from industry leaders and world-class researchers, you'll experience unique industry opportunities with our broad range of partners.

Start building your practical skills as soon as you start first year and finish your degree with clinical training equivalent to seven months of workplace experience. Graduate work ready and in-demand as a fully-qualified physiotherapist and step into your first job.

Throughout the course you'll gain quality hands-on experience with placements at leading hospitals and private practices. You could find yourself in acute hospital units, rehabilitation facilities, community health clinics, private practice, sporting organisations, educational facilities or research centres.

Choose to take your physiotherapy degree global with international placement or study opportunities - like students before you who've experienced Denmark, Italy, Vietnam and India. Or keep it local with placements throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.

In your Honours year, you'll undertake research or industry-based project work where you'll solve real problems relating to human health and physical performance.

You'll study long-term chronic illness care, Indigenous health, biosciences, emergency healthcare and mental health care. In first year, your hands-on experience begins at our on-campus clinical learning units. In all three years, you'll practice in real-world hospital and healthcare settings.

As a La Trobe nursing student, you'll learn how to care for people of all ages and make ethical, clinical decisions with a compassionate and caring approach. You'll also develop important professional skills such as time management, team leadership and caseload management. Our supportive and experienced teaching staff operate an open-door policy to make sure you get the most out of your study.

La Trobe's School of Nursing is Australia's oldest and enjoys a reputation for excellence.

Reasons to study nursing at La Trobe:

• International clinical opportunities include full semester experiences in Sweden, Denmark, Scotland and Canada; and short term programs in Nepal, Singapore and Cambodia.
• You can study nursing at our metropolitan and any of our regional campuses.
• Melbourne students can undertake placements in leading Victorian hospitals including The Alfred, The Austin, Royal Melbourne and The Northern.
• Regional students undertake clinical placements at a selection of our 100+ industry partners including Albury Wodonga Health, Bendigo Health, Goulburn Valley Health and Mildura Base Hospital.
• Regional students may be able to apply for specialist placements such as remote health in the Northern Territory or paediatric nursing at the Royal Children's Hospital.