Study area
Health and Biomedical Sciences
If you’re passionate about advancing the health and wellbeing of communities, join a university that plays an important role in delivering knowledge and discoveries to guarantee our healthy futures.
A global pandemic, an ageing population, a growing burden of chronic diseases. The challenges our healthcare sector faces are bigger than ever and require a highly skilled workforce that is more empathetic and responsive to change.
As Australia’s largest employer, there’s never been a better time to join the health industry. Your studies could lead to careers in treating illness, designing vaccines to prevent diseases or impacting public health policy.
ARWU 2022, QS 2022
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Industry placements
With a range of opportunities locally, nationally and abroad, you’ll make valuable industry connections, build practical skills and be ready to step into your career in health. -
Award-winning students
Including 2012, 2019 and 2020 Australian Pharmacy Student of the Year, 2017 and 2020 Australian Intern Pharmacist of the Year, 2020 Australian Dental Graduate of the Year, and 2020 Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s WA Intern of the Year. -
Industry collaborations
UWA’s global collaborations and strong connections with industry leaders provide students and graduates with a critical edge. Our partners include hospitals, the Lions Eye Institute, Telethon Kids Institute, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, health providers and community groups. -
UWA Health Campus
Located on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Campus, the largest health campus in the southern hemisphere, the UWA Health Campus connects students and researchers with hospitals, institutes and healthcare providers.
Where our graduates go
From our intimate cohorts, we see many students and graduates achieve at national level. We have witnessed enormous talent and produced exceptional alumni including: Professor Barry Marshall, Nobel Prize Winner; Dr Nick Coatsworth, Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer; Professor Fiona Stanley, Australian of the Year and Founding Director of Telethon Kids Institute; and Professor Helen Milroy, Australia's first Indigenous doctor and WA Australian of the Year for her work in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Read more about how UWA alumni are leading positive change in areas like:
Nobel Prize Laureate
Director, The Marshall Centre
Industry snapshot
Healthcare and social assistance is Australia’s largest and fastest-growing industry, with a significant number of jobs. Studying a health and biomedical sciences degree will see you graduate with the skills and knowledge to help address some of the world’s most challenging healthcare issues. Our graduates are in demand by healthcare providers, medical research institutes and other organisations within and outside the health industry.
Potential jobs
- Biochemist/molecular biologist
- Biodesigner
- Biomedical scientist
- Biotechnologist
- Clinical educator
- Forensic scientist
- Genetic counsellor
- Health and welfare services manager
- Health promotion officer
- Lab manager/technician
- Microbiologist
- Pathologist
- Pharmaceutical sales
- Toxicologist
Job growth in this industry
Employment for health professionals is projected to increase by 12.4% (77,600 jobs) by May 2024.
Healthcare and social assistance has been the primary provider of new jobs in the Australian labour market since the 1990s.
(Australian Government Department of Employment, Occupational Employment Projections 2019).
Undergraduate courses
To find out more about our range of undergraduate courses, visit Our courses explained.
- Minors
- Majors
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- Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
- Anatomy and Human Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended Major)
- Exercise and Health
- Genetics
- Human Sciences and Data Analytics (Extended Major)
- Human Science and Neuroscience (Extended Major)
- Humanities in Health and Medicine
- Integrated Dental Sciences
- Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Molecular Life Sciences (Extended Major)
- Neuroscience
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Podiatric Health and Medical Sciences
- Public Health
- Sport Science
- Sport Science, Exercise and Health (Extended Major)
- Bachelor's degrees
- Combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees
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- Bachelor of Human Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
- Assured Pathways
- Integrated honours
- Honours
Postgraduate courses
- Biomedical Sciences
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Combined Master's and PhD
Graduate diplomas
Master’s
- Health
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Graduate certificates
Master’s
- Professional practice courses (to become a health professional)
- Advanced courses for health professionals
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Assessment and Diagnosis
- Graduate Certificate in Autism Diagnosis
- Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Child Health
Dentistry
Health Professions Education
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
- Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
- Master of Health Professions Education (coursework and dissertation)
- Master of Health Professions Education (thesis and coursework)
Leadership and Management
Medicine
- Graduate Certificate in Emergency Medicine Research
- Graduate Certificate in Rural and Remote Medicine
- Master of Rural and Remote Medicine (thesis and coursework)
- Master of Surgery (thesis and coursework)
Podiatry
Social Work
- Research degrees
Learn from our experts
Have a question? Get in touch with us
- Phone – Domestic students
- 131 UWA (131 892)
8.30am–5.00pm (AWST), Monday to Friday - Phone – International students
- +61 8 6488 1000
8.30am–5.00pm (AWST), Monday to Friday - Online consultation
- Book a virtual consultation