Combine the clinical and business sides of healthcare and use data to make a difference to the quality of patient care with La Trobe's Bachelor of Health Information Management.
Develop a comprehensive skillset covering areas like anatomy and physiology, health classification, data analytics, health informatics and health systems management. Build foundations in your first year, then deepen your expertise throughout your degree, including 55 days of supervised professional placement with our prestigious health partners.
*Please be aware that this course includes mandatory in-person placement requirements. Students are expected to complete these placements in Australia.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne 3086
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 80.20 or equivalent.
Prerequisite
VCE: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry, any Mathematics, Physical Education or Physics.
VCE: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
HSC: Performance band 3 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Standard 2, Mathematics Extension 2 or Physics
HSC: One of English Standard, English Advanced (Band 3), English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4).
OR Successful completion of the following four Open Access Pathway subjects with minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 70%:
- HBS1HBA- HUMAN BIOSCIENCES A
- STM1001- MAKING SENSE OF DATA
- HIM1HAU - HEALTHCARE IN AUSTRALIA
- HIM1UDH - UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL HEALTH
Selection criteria
- Successful completion of Unilearn Biology (which must include online lab activities) with an overall grade of at least 60% satisfies the Biology prerequisite for this course. Applicants who complete this course must submit a copy of their Unilearn Statement of Achievement and transcript with their application.
- Applicants seeking consideration via Work Recognition must complete all requirements listed on the La Trobe University Work Recognition webpage and submit a Personal Statement, including relevant work experience and reasons for applying for this course.
- Applicants can complete and submit a Personal Statement if they wish other information to be considered during the selection process.
Course fees
Course fee
$25,899
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About La Trobe University
La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.
Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.
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