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Health

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.

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 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.

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:

• Public Health Association of Australia 
• Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) 
• Dietitians Association of Australia  
• Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) 

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.