悉尼大学

Health is one of Australia's fastest growing sectors. This course provides a thorough grounding in health and health systems at the local, national and global levels. You will graduate with the ability to navigate the complexity of health in different sociocultural, political and economic contexts, and develop core skills in critical thinking, complex problem-solving, communication and empathy.

You will complete a major in health with core units in areas such as human biology, psychology and eHealth, and gain broad knowledge of healthcare and its latest developments before specialising in your area of interest and pursuing an optional second major.

Upon graduating, you will be ready for a range of positions in a variety of health industries, including corporate health, government and policy, and not-for-profit organisations.

In the Bachelor of Advanced Studies you'll complete Open Learning Environment units throughout your four-year degree. These are short, modular courses that will give you foundational knowledge and methods from a variety of disciplines along with workplace-ready skills. You will also have the opportunity to lead a research project under the mentorship of key health researchers and to undertake experience in the community to enhance your health expertise.

This degree will set you up to become a leader in health services and an advocate for better health.

Majors

You are required to complete a major in Health and a second major from the faculty options below or from our shared pool of majors.

• Anatomy and Histology (Major)
• Animal Health, Disease and Welfare (Major)
• Animal Production (Major)
• Applied Medical Science (Major)
• Behavioural Sciences (Major)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Major)
• Biology (Major)
• Cell and Developmental Biology (Major)
• Chemistry (Major)
• Computer Science (Major)
• Data Science (Major)
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Major)
• Environmental Studies (Major)
• Financial Mathematics and Statistics (Major)
• Food Science (Major)
• Genetics and Genomics (Major)
• Geography (Major)
• Geology and Geophysics (Major)
• Health (Major)
• History and Philosophy of Science (Major)
• Human Movement (Major)
• Immunology and Pathology (Major)
• Infectious Diseases (Major)
• Information Systems (Major)
• Marine Science (Major)
• Mathematics (Major)
• Medicinal Chemistry (Major)
• Microbiology (Major)
• Neuroscience (Major)
• Nutrition Science (Major)
• Pharmacology (Major)
• Physics (Major)
• Physiology (Major)
• Plant Production (Major)
• Quantitative Life Sciences (Major)
• Software Development (Major)
• Soil Science and Hydrology (Major)
• Statistics (Major)

Careers & future study

Graduate opportunities

Many careers are on off for you after graduating including health promotion, policymaking, project and case management, consulting, logistics and procurement, health insurance, business development, marketing and public relations.