Study Options

Join the workforce of the future

The health sector is constantly growing and changing. This means, more than ever before, there’s room for you to use science and health to make a difference in your community

We offer pathways, undergraduate, and postgraduate study options covering a wide variety of health areas. We also offer a number of short courses to support your interests in health or your ongoing professional development.

With staff of the highest quality, partnerships all around the world and an unwavering commitment to outstanding health research and education, we’re in a fantastic position to make progress on both a local, and a global scale.

Looking for student resources?

Visit the Health and Medicine Current Students page for discipline-specific information.
Visit the UTAS current students page for general information.

Our courses

To help you navigate our diverse range of study options, we have grouped our courses into five study areas. In each you will find a range of courses with information on what you'll study, practical experiences, the amazing facilities we offer to support your education, potential career opportunities, entry requirements, fees and scholarships.

We also have a range of pathway options to help you get started at University, with the potential of progressing to further study upon completion.

Dementia and Ageing

Healthcare workers and professionals with greater knowledge and skills in ageing and dementia and ageing will be critical in delivering enhanced capacity to a sector which is facing an enormous challenge both now and into the future with the increasing prevalence of dementia.

Health Sciences

With a range of courses in allied and community health, help discover and deliver the next generation of transformative health and medical research outcomes for your community.

Laboratory Medicine

In medical laboratories all around the world, bright minds are helping to diagnose and track the treatment of human disease – and bring new discoveries to light. This course gives you the chance to join their ranks.

Medicine

Medicine is a caring profession underpinned by a research-led evidence base that is applied to both individuals and communities with compassion and justice.

Medical Research

Push the boundaries of what science knows about human health. If you've got a passion for saving lives, helping people and conducting scientific experiments, then this is the area of study for you.

Nursing

Nurses are also strong leaders in health care working closely with healthy and unwell people, communities and other health professionals as part of a team.

Paramedicine

Paramedics provide care to patients in the community and out of hospital settings working closely with their colleagues, often in situations that are both physically and emotionally challenging.

Pharmacy

Pharmacists are medication experts and optimise medication & therapeutic management of the patient.

Psychology

Psychology is about finding human solutions to complex problems considering the explanations and examines the causes of behaviour.

Research Honours:

An Australian honours degree is the standard pathway for entry into a higher research degree, providing you with the experience and skills to take on advanced postgraduate research.

These specialised degrees involve deeply investigating a research topic and writing a thesis, usually full-time over one year. Entry requirements for an honours degree vary by program.

Most honours students complete the program during an honours year, an additional year of study following completion of a bachelor's degree. Students can also complete honours 'on-course', where the honours component is embedded in the bachelor's degree over four or five years, such as our Bachelor of Pharmacy with Applied Honours.

Download the project book (PDF 1.5 MB).

Inspiring graduates doing amazing things

Health and Medicine graduates are working to make a difference in their communities.

Adrian Hodge, Pharmacist

Pharmacy graduate Adrian talks about his experience working in Dodges Ferry, Tasmania - and becoming part of the community.

Lauren Upston, Biomedical Scientist

Play video: Luaren Upston, Biomedical Student

Lauren graduated with a Laboratory Medicine degree. She describes what a job in microbiology looks like, working at the Launceston General Hospital.

Ed Davis, Emergency Nurse

You can go anywhere with a nursing degree. Ed moved into Emergency Nursing in the hospital and now helps to teach UTAS students in a facilitator role.

Scholarships

We offer a study experience that extends far beyond your classrooms and laboratories.

There are a wide range of scholarships to make your time with us truly inspirational and rewarding.

Scholarships & Prizes

Studying Medicine or Pharmacy?

There are a range of special scholarships and prizes for MBBS and Pharmacy students throughout their degrees.

Medicine

Pharmacy

Professional Development

The College of Health and Medicine's Continuing Professional Development Unit (CPDU) provides training and development for health professionals.

Upcoming workshops

See all upcoming workshops

Anatomy skills - Interplast workshop

Venue Hire

The world-class facilities at the Medical Sciences Precinct are also available for hire. Our facilities are well-suited for hosting conference trade displays and corporate events.

Find out more about our facilities