Start dates
March
July
Adjustment factors
Available
TAFELink
Diploma or above
Annual fee
2024: $10,792
How are these fees calculated?
Practical experience
Available
Study abroad
Available
Start dates
March
July
Adjustment factors
Available
TAFELink
Diploma or above
Annual fee
2024: $10,792
How are these fees calculated?
Practical experience
Available
Study abroad
Available
Love the idea of working in health but don’t love the sight of blood?
The Bachelor of Health Sciences prepares you for a range of health-related careers, from research and administration to project and support roles.
Five stars in Health Services & Support for full-time employment, learner engagement and student support#
Ranked in the top 2%
of the universities in the world*
No.3 in SA in Health Services & Support
for full-time employment,
learner engagement^
Your study journey
You'll start with a comprehensive foundation in core health principles and then choose from majors such as Therapy Studies, Physiology, or Physiology and Neuroscience comprehensive foundation in core health principles.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
Maximise your employability and salary with postgraduate study.
Take your health sciences degree to the next level. Postgraduate study in your area of specialisation can give you highly advanced skills and open up senior career opportunities.
You'll start with a comprehensive foundation in core health principles and then choose from majors such as Therapy Studies, Physiology, or Physiology and Neuroscience comprehensive foundation in core health principles.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
Maximise your employability and salary with postgraduate study.
Take your health sciences degree to the next level. Postgraduate study in your area of specialisation can give you highly advanced skills and open up senior career opportunities.
The therapy studies major provides you with a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology. You’ll gain skills suitable for careers in a range of traditional and emerging therapy areas.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
Maximise your employability and salary with postgraduate study.
Take your health sciences degree to the next level. Postgraduate study in your area of specialisation can give you highly advanced skills and open up senior career opportunities.
The physiology and neuroscience major will give you a detailed knowledge of body systems, anatomy, and neuroscience. You’ll study the nervous system and learn how our brain and body functions.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
First semester (9 Units)
HLTH1010
Research and Study Skills 1
HLTH1304
Interpersonal and Inter professional Communication
Second semester (13.5 Units)
HLTH1004
Human Bioscience
HLTH1012
Strengths-based Approaches to Health: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HLTH1306
Understanding Health, Illness, and Health and Social Care in Australia
Option (13.5 Units)
AGES1002
Attitudes, Language and Communication Influencing the Experience of Ageing
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
Maximise your employability and salary with postgraduate study.
Take your health sciences degree to the next level. Postgraduate study in your area of specialisation can give you highly advanced skills and open up senior career opportunities.
Explore the course handbook for details on course aims, learning outcomes, admissions requirements, the full program of study and more.
Your career pathways
University is not just about study. It’s about setting yourself up for the future. Make the most of all the amazing things you’re learning and leverage your skills and knowledge into a successful career.
Other careers
Works with communities to improve access to health services, address inequities, improve health system performance and help people stay healthy.
Health Consultants assess and advise healthcare-related organisations to improve their processes, maximise their productivity and ensure best-practice.
Helps people navigate the healthcare system. They speak up for individuals, communicate with health professionals and proved support where needed.
Gathers and analyse data to help governments and institutions make informed decisions about health policies and programs.
source: Jobs and Skills Employment projections 2023
What our students are saying
The core topics of the degree were foundational for preparing me to work as a health practitioner and complemented the specialist topics offered in my chosen specialisation.
Georgia Middleton,
Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate
Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate
My experience in the Health Promotion specialisation of the Bachelor of Health Sciences has been thoroughly enjoyable. The support provided by the coordinating staff was exceptional.
Tegan Jefferies,
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Health Sciences
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Apply via SATAC
No ATAR?
If you do not have an ATAR or did not achieve the ATAR your course requires, please check out the work and life experience admission pathways below. Speak with us about your options.
Alternative pathways to Admission
Ask your Year 12 coordinator or careers coordinator if your school offers the test. Alternatively, email unitest@flinders.edu.au
- Apply for a Flinders course through the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC).
- Download and complete Section A of the School Recommendation Application Form (PDF) (attaching any relevant documentation and two of your latest school reports).
- Arrange for the School Principal or delegate to complete and sign Section B and return to the University by the end of December. Late applications may be considered.
If you have strong results in the Research Project B subject you will be considered for entry into Flinders on your Year 12 results (60% weighting toward the ATAR score), and Research Project B performance (40%).
If the combined score does not result in an enhanced selection rank, you will compete in the normal way.
Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. For more information visit: flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer
An annual subquota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.
Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life). A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here (PDF 95KB).
Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.
Apply via SATAC
No ATAR?
If you do not have an ATAR or did not achieve the ATAR your course requires, please check out the work and life experience admission pathways below. Speak with us about your options.
Alternative pathways to Admission
Ask your Year 12 coordinator or careers coordinator if your school offers the test. Alternatively, email unitest@flinders.edu.au
- Apply for a Flinders course through the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC).
- Download and complete Section A of the School Recommendation Application Form (PDF) (attaching any relevant documentation and two of your latest school reports).
- Arrange for the School Principal or delegate to complete and sign Section B and return to the University by the end of December. Late applications may be considered.
If you have strong results in the Research Project B subject you will be considered for entry into Flinders on your Year 12 results (60% weighting toward the ATAR score), and Research Project B performance (40%).
If the combined score does not result in an enhanced selection rank, you will compete in the normal way.
Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. For more information visit: flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer
An annual subquota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.
Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life). A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here (PDF 95KB).
Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.
If you have completed the equivalent of at least one semester (full-time) but no more than the equivalent of two years (full-time) of a higher education course you may be considered for entry to most courses on the basis of your higher education results or any other qualification which meets the University’s admission requirements (such as your Year 12 ATAR or STAT score).
If you have attempted a total of more than two years of equivalent full-time higher education study, you will only be considered on the basis of your GPA in those studies.
If you have TAFE/VET qualifications (Cert III or higher) you are eligible to apply.
If you have completed a University Foundation Studies program or sat the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) you can use these as a pathway to this program.
Book a chat
If you have questions, we have answers. Our student advisers have been in your position and are happy to answer any questions you have, so don’t hold back. Book a chat with one of our advisers now.
Frequently asked questions
Student can choose from either physiology and neuroscience* or therapy studies as a specialisation.
*requires the choice of a specific topic in the first year.
Health Care and Social Assistance is Australia’s largest industry and is projected to have strong employment growth through to November 2026 (National Skills Commission 2022).
From treating patients in health clinics, providing preventative self-care, influencing health care policy in government agencies or undertaking life-changing research, the opportunities are limitless.
You will graduate either with a Health Sciences degree and a specialised area of knowledge, or you will graduate with a broad Health Sciences degree. This depends on whether you choose to pursue a specialisation or whether you build your own degree.
You can undertake either a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies) or a Bachelor of Exercise Science (with an allied health specialisation) and on completion be eligible for entry into the Master of Physiotherapy.
You can undertake a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies) and on completion, be eligible for entry into the Master of Occupational Therapy.
Please note, completion of these alternate degrees does not guarantee entry into the double degree or Masters programs and entry is competitive based on grade point average (GPA).
The current pandemic situation (COVID-19) will affect many aspects of your study, from topic availability on campus to how your classes are delivered. For detailed information about the impact of COVID-19 on your study please refer to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) information page.
- Applications are completed via SATAC
- Visit: satac.edu.au
There is a range of alternative ways to gain entry to most undergraduate courses besides meeting the minimum required ATAR. Details of other pathways can be found at flinders.edu.au/study/pathways
These include:
- Doing the uniTEST, an aptitude test designed to assess the generic reasoning and thinking skills you need to be successful in university-level studies. As a year 12 student, you can use uniTEST results in combination with your ATAR to increase your opportunity to gain entry into any of our courses, with the exception of the Bachelor of Clinical Science/Doctor of Medicine.
- You can apply through SATAC to sit the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), held in June.
- You can also consider applying for courses with lower requirements, as many courses will allow you to transfer once you have completed a specified amount of the course. This is done through Flinderslink. If you accept an offer at another university and perform well, you can use your grade point average (GPA) to transfer to Flinders University. You may even be eligible for credit.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can gain admission to Flinders University through the Indigenous Admissions Scheme flinders.edu.au/study/pathways/indigenous-admissions-scheme
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.40 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 73.35 | 77.78 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 57.75 | 65.50 |
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 46 | 34% |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | <5 | <5 |
| Work and life experience | 11 | 8% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 37 | 28% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | <5 | 2 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 17 | 13% |
| International Students | 18 | 13% |
| All students | 134 | 100% |
Flinders experience
Study at Flinders is more than lectures and tutorials. Flinders University Student Association (FUSA) is a hub for the amazing buzz you’ll find on campus. From sporting and cultural clubs to student events and social activities, FUSA helps make Flinders and amazing, fun place to study.
We’re here to help you every step of the way.
If you would like to talk to one of our friendly advisors about applying to university or to discuss your study options and pathways, please contact us.