A career in health has no boundaries. The depth and breadth of the industry is huge and growing. The Bachelor of Health Sciences is your gateway to a rewarding career.
Discover endless possibilities with Health Sciences. Whether you're passionate about patient care, influencing health care policy, or undertaking lifechanging research, the Bachelor of Health Sciences is your gateway to a rewarding career.
Gain broad knowledge and skills with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, or follow your interests with a specialisation that allows you to develop transferable skills which are relevant to a range of health environments and can be built upon with further study.
Health Care and Social Assistance is Australia’s largest industry and is projected to have strong employment growth through to May 2033.
(Jobs and Skills Australia 2024).
No.3 in SA
in Health Services & Support for full-time employment, learner engagement
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
Five stars
in Health Services & Support for full-time employment, learner engagement and student support
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate)).
Ranked in the top 2%
of the universities in the world
(The World University Rankings 2023 as a percentage of the total number of universities in the world according to the International Association of Universities)
Take the next step in your career in Health Sciences with a 1 year Honours degree.
Build upon your knowledge and skills working with experts to contribute to research that matters. Choose a specialisation in an area such as nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, optometry, nutrition and exercise science.
PhD Candidate Tom Brennan shares his journey studying an Honours in Health Sciences and his continuation to a PhD.
Many of our teaching staff are also active researchers and we ensure our programs always have the latest evidence-based learning outcomes.
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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. I highly valued the opportunity to learn with students who were in other specialisations to me. Their backgrounds, interests and future workplace context were invaluable to my experience and for preparing me for the workplace, working within multidisciplinary health teams in the future.
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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. Through connections I have made in the course I have been able to begin developing a professional network to take with me into my career.
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Graduate Renee Bowman shares her experience studying Health Sciences (Therapy Studies) and Honours at Flinders and her career aspirations in sonography.
Graduate Brooke Trenorden talks about her journey since completing her Bachelor of health Sciences (Health Promotion)
Learn about Health Sciences at Flinders with Professor John Coveney.
Krystle Waltrovitz knew she wanted to branch out into the world of research to have a greater impact on her community.
Our incredible teaching and research staff are experts in their professions and well-connected to industry.
Academic Lead: Ivanka Prichard
Ivanka joined the health and exercise sciences teaching area at Flinders in 2014. She is Co-Deputy Director of the SHAPE Research Centre (Sport, Health, Activity, Performance, and Exercise) at Flinders University, and a member of the Caring Futures Institute. Her research explores the connections between body image and health behaviour. She also has a focus on lifestyle factors associated with cancer prevention.
Course Coordinator: Dr Jane Harford
Jane has a background as a registered nurse and has completed studies in health administration, public policy, economics and public health. She has also worked in health services, spending some time working in a range of roles in government and at universities.
Honours Course Coordinator: Dr Jessie Shipman
Jessie is a medical sociologist from the UK. Jessie teaches in Health Sciences, working with students to develop knowledge and skills in social analysis of health, inclusive and reflective practices, and qualitative research methods. Her main research interests are reproductive justice, families and relationships across the lifespan, embodiment, empowerment, intersectionality, and wellbeing in Higher Education.
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.
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:
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