Future Undergraduate Students
General Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Studies in Chiropractic
The three year Bachelor of Chiropractic Science offers a solid foundation in science based disciplines including, chemistry, physics, biology, physiology and anatomy. Central to these are the core teachings in Chiropractic Principles and Techniques.
By the end of the program students will have gained sufficient knowledge in Human Physiology and Anatomy to undertake careers in a variety of health related industries.
Candidates that have already completed a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor degree in Health Sciences, may be eligible to complete the Postgraduate Qualifying Program for the Master of Chiropractic.
Students intending on practicing as Chiropractors must complete the Master of Chiropractic to gain proficiency, professional recognition and registration.
Award of the Degrees:
Unit Outlines
Undergraduate Studies in Health
Why do the poor die young? What links exist between immigration and health? Why is infectious disease making a comeback? What challenges does increasing globalisation pose for public health in the developed and developing world? Why is ill-health and disability increasing among the aged? What are the key legal and ethical issues confronting the health sector in the 21st century? How do the media handle health issues? What is health promotion and what role does it play in improving population health? What links exist between the biophysical environment and health, and between climate change and disease?
These are the kinds of questions that concern scholars of human health and are addressed by the Bachelor of Health degree at Macquarie University. Bachelor of Health students may elect to enrol in one of two strands of the degree program: Community Health or International Health. While differing somewhat in focus, both strands are designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary view of health and an integrated awareness of the determinants, distribution and consequences of health and ill-health in contemporary societies.
Students with a proven record of academic achievement in the Bachelor of Health may undertake a fourth year of study to obtain a Bachelor of Health (Honours) degree.
A new four-year double degree program (BA-Psychology BHealth or BSc-Psychology BHealth), which includes a major in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychological Society and a Bachelor of Health, commences from 2005.
Award of the Degrees
The study patters for the various Health degrees are detailed below:
Unit Outlines