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Health professionals have a direct, positive influence on the wellbeing of others. Learn how to improve access to health care, using nutrition, exercise and lifestyle strategies, guiding communities to achieve a better quality of life.

Graduate with a diverse range of real, practical skills ready for a rewarding career with a world of opportunities.

 

Coursework

Aged Care

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Analytics

Indigenous Health

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Medical & Health Leadership

More about our Medical & Health Leadership courses

Nursing

Nutrition & Exercise

Occupational Health & Safety

Public Health


Research

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UOW College provides pathways to Health degrees at UOW. By completing a at UOW College, there is an opportunity to gain entry into the second year of various business health science degrees at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp.

Interested in a career in Nursing? UOW College offers a which, upon completion, will set you up to become an enrolled Nurse or prepare you for the second year of a UOW nursing degree.

Health care has been the biggest provider of new jobs in Australia and is projected to contribute 14.9% of employment growth from 2018 to 2023. UOW produces graduates who are committed to improving the health of individuals, communities and populations.

Here is just a sample of the careers you can pursue:

  • Allied health professional
  • Dietitian 
  • Epidemiologist industry health worker 
  • Exercise scientist/physiologist 
  • Health administrator 
  • Health promotion officer 
  • Indigenous health officer
  • Nutritionist 
  • Public health program coordinator 
  • Public health project manager 
  • Public health researcher 
  • Rehabilitation specialist 
  • Scientific researcher 
  • Sports administrator

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY DEGREE?

Study in ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp

UOW has eight Australian campuses located across ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp, Sydney, and regional centres of the NSW South Coast and Highlands. Health is currently offered at our ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp campus only. If you're looking to study close to home, take a look at the degrees offered at our other UOW campuses.

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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp campus

Belong to one of the best

Go beyond the textbook:

  • Practical placements are built into our industry accredited degrees. Every clinical placement will develop the practical skills that you need to become a sought-after graduate. 
  • Human anatomy laboratory: Anatomy classes at UOW offer real-life experience with human cadavers.
  • Exercise Science students will complete 140 hours of placement in a community, sporting, scientific or commercial exercise setting.
  • Nutrition and Dietetics students learn the fundamentals of Nutrition in Practice, and have the opportunity to complete hands-on internships.
  • Public Health students have the opportunity to participate in a real-world consultancy experience in NSW Health environments.

A UOW Exercise Science student stands in a gymnasium

Discover your passion, then develop the specialist skills that employers want:

  • Diverse graduates: At UOW, the skills you will learn are highly-transferable across a range of careers. We focus on producing graduates who can work in a diversity of health care settings including rural and regional Australian, as well as internationally.
  • Purpose-built facilities: Study in modern teaching laboratories for exercise physiology, rehabilitation and nutrition.
  • Specialist skills: Further your career with a specialist postgraduate qualification, or contribute to the advancement of health knowledge through a research degree.

A UOW rehabilitation and gerontology graduate helps an elderly woman on a walking frame

A degree from UOW opens doors:

  • Industry collaboration: UOW has a strong research reputation in collaboration with industry, and partnerships with major health providers such as Workcover and Health NSW. 
  • Access to experts: You'll learn first-hand from professional dietitians, nurses, doctors, exercise physiologists, medical scientists, health administrators and researchers, and study in the home of ground-breaking health and medicine research.
  • Be rewarded: Earn an industry sponsored scholarship.
  • Give back: From your first year, you will have opportunities to participate in a wide range of volunteer and enrichment activities in the community. These will assist you in developing real-world skills and ready for a career in health and medicine.
  • Get noticed: Gain valuable real-world experience, and make professional connections that will help launch your career, with a professional health placement.

UOW Nutrition Professor Eleanor Beck with student Eden Barrett

Earn a recognised qualification:

Our health degrees are recognised by professional associations in Australia and overseas. Depending on your chosen course, health graduates qualify to apply for membership of relevant professional societies such as:

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See individual course descriptions for more detail.

Take it to the next level: Stay on the forefront of health knowledge with a specialist postgraduate qualification. Our postgraduate curriculum reflects the latest approach to health and medical education, and incorporates existing and emerging information technologies.

Students walking through campus in graduation gowns

 

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Meet Charlie

The laboratory and practical experience are always exciting as it provides a glimpse of what working in the industry would be like. I chose UOW because of its cutting-edge technologies, which are on par with industry and research standards. Charlie Bachelor of Pre-Medicine, Science and Health