科廷科技大学

If you’re seeking a career in allied health, but are not yet ready to commit to a particular profession, this course is an ideal stepping- stone to other courses and careers such as optometry, occupational therapy, medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy and paramedicine.

This course delivers integrated studies in human biology, emphasising applied human structure and function. Your first year is interprofessional and taken with other health sciences students.

Your second year is designed to give you in- depth knowledge in selected subject areas, particularly in anatomy and physiology, and is combined with extensive laboratory-based learning. In your third year you can apply your learning to explore areas of current research in human biology and the life sciences.

Career information

Careers

Anatomist
Clinical technician
Human biologist
Laboratory technician
Life scientist
Physiologist
Research scientist.

Industries

• Education
• Health technology
• Research centres and laboratories.
• Anatomist
• Life Scientist (General)

What you'll learn

Apply skills, concepts and principles in scientific investigation and professional practice in the context of the life sciences
Apply critical thinking skills in problem solving and generate innovative evidence-based solutions
Access, critically evaluate, synthesise and integrate information from a variety of sources relevant to the life sciences
Communicate effectively through framework of ethical scientific practice
Select, access and apply appropriate technologies to generate, retrieve, analyse and present data according to scientific principles
Sustain intellectual curiosity by updating knowledge and expertise in the life sciences through a range of learning activities
Recognise the international nature of scientific knowledge and the development of international standards of scientific practice
Demonstrate respect for cultural diversity in the practice of the life sciences
Demonstrate initiative, leadership and ethical practice when working independently and collaboratively.