Study Medical
Science

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.
• Clinical learning labs: Our clinical learning laboratories use leading technology to give you the closest experience to seeing real patients.

Discover your passion, then develop the specialist skills that employers want:

• Common first year: Undergraduate students have the chance to try study areas before selecting a major in second year.
• A choice of majors: Undergraduates studying the Bachelor of Pre-Medicine, Science and Health can choose to major in Biomedical Research, Medical Science, Molecular Medicine, Exercise Science or Nutrition.
• 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.

A degree from UOW opens doors:

• Industry collaboration: UOW has a strong research reputation in collaboration with industry. You'll study in the home of ground-breaking health and medicine research.
• Access to experts: You'll learn first-hand from professional dietitians, nurses, doctors, exercise physiologists, medical scientists, health administrators and researchers.
• 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:

• Accredited: Our health and medicine degrees are recognised by professional associations in Australia and overseas including the Australian Medical Council.  Graduates qualify to apply for membership of relevant professional societies such as the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Australian Society for Microbiology. See individual course descriptions for more detail.
• Take it to the next level: Stay at the top of your game with a specialist postgraduate qualification from our graduate school.

Elevate your studies:

• Challenge yourself: Medicine is potentially one of the most exciting and challenging of all professions. Our postgraduate curriculum reflects the latest approach to medical education, and incorporates extensive use of existing and emerging information technologies.
• Doctor of Medicine: UOW undergraduate medicine degrees lead seamlessly on to our four year Doctor of Medicine program. This degree incorporates 2760 hours of practical placements to prepare graduates to practise medicine under supervision as interns, or continue specialist training in any area of medicine.
• The home of research: You have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to health and medicine through a masters of doctorate level research degree. You'll benefit from studying in a university that is deeply immersed in medical research - and the home of the Molecular Horizons facility.