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Health professionals have a direct, positive influence on the wellbeing of others. Learn how to improve access to health care, using nutrition, exercise and lifestyle strategies, guiding communities to achieve a better quality of life.

Graduate with a diverse range of real, practical skills ready for a rewarding career with a world of opportunities.

Coursework

Aged & Dementia Care

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Analytics

Indigenous Health

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Medical & Health Leadership

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Nursing

Nutrition & Exercise

Occupational Health & Safety

Public Health


Research

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UOW College provides pathways to Health degrees at UOW. By completing a Diploma of Medical and Health Sciences at UOW College, there is an opportunity to gain entry into the second year of various business health science degrees at the University of Wollongong.

Interested in a career in Nursing? UOW College offers a Diploma of Nursing which, upon completion, will set you up to become an enrolled Nurse or prepare you for the second year of a UOW nursing degree.

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Health care has been the biggest provider of new jobs in Australia and is projected to contribute 14.9% of employment growth from 2018 to 2023. UOW produces graduates who are committed to improving the health of individuals, communities and populations.

Here is just a sample of the careers you can pursue:

  • Allied health professional
  • Dietitian 
  • Epidemiologist industry health worker 
  • Exercise scientist/physiologist 
  • Health administrator 
  • Health promotion officer 
  • Indigenous health officer
  • Nutritionist 
  • Public health program coordinator 
  • Public health project manager 
  • Public health researcher 
  • Rehabilitation specialist 
  • Scientific researcher 
  • Sports administrator

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY DEGREE?

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Study in Wollongong

UOW has eight Australian campuses located across Wollongong, Sydney, and regional centres of the NSW South Coast and Highlands. Health is currently offered at our Wollongong campus only. If you're looking to study close to home, take a look at the degrees offered at our other UOW campuses.

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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.

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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 UOW rehabilitation and gerontology graduate helps an elderly woman on a walking frame

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.

UOW Nutrition Professor Eleanor Beck with student Eden Barrett

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:

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.

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Student experience

UOWx Leadership Summit UOWX VOLUNTEERING

Get involved in the community through service and volunteering, while boosting your resume with an official UOWx transcript. There are over 170 activities to choose from.

Study abroad and exchange

Combine study and travel to turn your degree into a global experience.

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Meet like-minded students by joining a club or society for a complete university experience.

Moving to Wollongong

Relocating to Wollongong for study? Discover the tips and tricks for making the journey much easier.

Student and alumni stories

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Embrace every body

With a sense her research was not reaching the real world, UOW graduate and body image expert Dr Zali Yager founded health promotion charity The Embrace Collective, now making a world of difference in how we think about our bodies
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UOW medical student combines passion for healthcare and literacy

We interviewed Shoalhaven student Alexia Paglia about her pathway into medicine and promoting healthy habits for kids through literacy.
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The passion powering tomorrow's nurses

To mark International Nurses Day (Sunday, 12 May), we asked past and current UOW nursing students to share their inspiring journeys, aspirations, and the driving force behind their choice to embark on a career in nursing. Embracing newfound opportunities in pursuit of a dream, their stories portray an authentic fulfillment in caring for others.

Meet Charlie

The laboratory and practical experience are always exciting as it provides a glimpse of what working in the industry would be like. I chose UOW because of its cutting-edge technologies, which are on par with industry and research standards. Charlie Bachelor of Pre-Medicine, Science and Health

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