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University of Adelaide

  • 28% international / 72% domestic

Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

  • Bachelor

Are you fascinated by the human body? Do you want to help tackle important health issues facing our world today?Studying health and medical sciences is mentally stimulating and hands-on. It's about fighting disease through scientific research and actively promoting wellbeing.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Course Code
324951, 090814E
Intake Months
Jul, Feb
International Fees
$46,500 per year / $139,500 total
ATAR
80

About this course

Improve the health of your community

Are you fascinated by the human body? Do you want to help tackle important health issues facing our world today?

Studying health and medical sciences is mentally stimulating and hands-on. It's about fighting disease through scientific research and actively promoting wellbeing.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

Our degree supports you in developing relevant and transferable skills that are highly sought-after in research and health industries. You will:

  • explore human biology and public health in depth
  • gain hands-on research experience in world-class facilities
  • enjoy cutting-edge virtual reality learning
  • work in small groups to solve problems relating to health and disease
  • undertake a year-long research placement or internship
  • increase your understanding of global health issues with opportunities to study overseas.

You'll also pursue a specialisation in one of a diverse range of areas:

  • Neurosciences
  • Clinical Trials
  • Nutritional Health
  • Public Health
  • Medical Sciences
  • Reproductive and Childhood Health.

Career pathways

You could work in a medical laboratory or clinical setting, seeing modern medicine improve vulnerable patients' health. You might be the first to witness ground-breaking medical research results. Perhaps you'll help populations make healthy choices, or change the environments in which people live, grow, work, and play, so that everyone can lead healthy lives. Previous graduates have gone on to high-level, influential positions in a range of health organisations and government departments throughout Australia and abroad.




Direct access to industry leaders and paid internship opportunities: The Academy by Deloitte
This degree gives you the opportunity to be part of our new The Academy by Deloitte. You'll be part of a supportive student cohort that learns from one another and industry leaders. Formal and informal experiences will allow you to build relationships within the Deloitte network.





  • Ranked #59 for Clinical & Health*
  • Choice of 6 health majors
  • Full-year research or internship placement

*Times Higher Education Rankings by Subject, 2023

Course structure

The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences is a three-year degree. In the first year students will learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and public health, and there is a focus on the development of communication and learning skills. In the second year students will gain in-depth knowledge in selected subject areas including pathology, physiology, pharmacology, health promotion and epidemiology and students will develop problem solving and group work skills by investigating global health challenges. In the third year students will gain extensive hands-on and workplace experience by completing a major in their chosen field.

The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences is the only degree in South Australia that draws on all disciplines within health sciences including Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Psychology and Public Health, so students have the flexibility to select one of six different majors spread across two different streams: Medical Health or Lifespan Health.

The Medical Health stream offers majors in:

  • Clinical Trials
  • Medical Sciences
  • Neurosciences

The Lifespan Health stream offers majors in:

  • Nutritional Health
  • Public Health
  • Reproductive and Childhood Health.

This degree structure facilitates students concentrating on one specialised health-related area, as well as facilitating study in complementary areas through broadening electives, and provides an opportunity for an international study component.

The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Medicine courses at University of Adelaide.
88.4%
Overall satisfaction
90.7%
Skill scale
50%
Teaching scale
100%
Employed full-time
$76k
Average salary