Health

You’ll be immersed in the health industry from your first day as you study at one of Australia’s leading universities for health education.

On campus, get real-world experience at our UC Hospital, Canberra Specialist Medical Centre, Community Health Hub and leading research institutes, all part of UC’s celebrated health precinct.

Off campus, benefit from hands-on experience through clinical placements with close industry partners in the ACT and surrounding regions. Our career-focused approach to health education will ensure you graduate knowing what you want and where you want to be in one of Australia’s fastest-growing industries.

Choose from vision science, occupational therapy, pharmacy, psychology, speech pathology and more. Studying allied health will help you gain the skills to make a difference in people’s lives and meet the future health needs of Australia and the world.

At UC, you’ll get hands-on, practical experience from the outset, with fully supervised placements at our on-campus, student-led clinics, where you’ll provide affordable health services to the Canberra community. Upon graduation, you’ll have both the clinical skills and experience necessary to help you meet the evolving needs of the health industry.

Make a difference to women, families and individuals in need every time you go to work. At UC, you’ll put your nursing or midwifery knowledge into practice in the simulated nursing labs at our on-campus UC Hospital, as part of our Work Integrated Learning program. In your first year of study alone, you’ll benefit from over 1,000 hours of practical placements across a range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, healthcare centres and private practices in the ACT and beyond.

Accredited through the Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, successful completion of our courses will see you graduate as a registered nurse or midwife, ready for a purposeful career in one of Australia’s fastest-growing industries.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is an integral part of all UC health courses. As a student, WIL provides you with an invaluable opportunity to gain practical experience through clinical health placements. You’ll join renowned health facilities in the ACT, NSW or other regional locations across Australia. Health placements complement your theoretical knowledge and contribute to your overall assessment.

To facilitate your clinical learning before you go on placement, you’ll participate in various practical simulations. Experience the health industry at work in a controlled environment on campus at UC Hospital and student-led clinics in UC's health precinct.

Our WIL program allows you to gain a wide range of clinical skills and gives you the opportunity to form strong networking relationships with health industry professionals well before you graduate.