Open Universities Australia

Dashboard

Find key dates

Access my LMS

Change my studies

Support

Manage my account

View statements & reports

Request online support

Refer a friend

Architecture & construction

Art & creative design

Business & management

Community services & care

Education & teaching

Engineering

Health & medical science

Humanities & social science

IT & computer science

Law & justice

Media & communication

Psychology & mental health

Science

Search all courses

Explore study online

Undergraduate degrees

Postgraduate courses

University certificates

Pathways and pre-university

Single subjects

Microcredentials

Short courses

Study types

Help me choose a course

Chat with a student advisor

Compare courses

Degrees vs single subjects

Choosing a course

Study online

How OUA works

Key dates

How to enrol

Applying for credit

Study planning

Minimum age requirements

Textbooks & study materials

Computer requirements

International students

Getting started

Student loans

Study allowances

Commonwealth supported places

Fees

Financial options

Disability support

Elite athletes

Exams

Natural disaster support

Special Circumstances

Study preparation

Study support

Your studies

Advice

13 6736

Study health & medical science online with University of South Australia through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Study Nutrition and Exercise On Demand with UniSA Online and take full control over your study.  Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
This is a unique 100% online degree if you are looking to gain skills in two highly complementary fields and take your passion for nutrition and exercise to the next level.
Real-world learning is a key focus in this UniSA Online degree. You will work on projects that can be implemented in a community or workplace so this is your opportunity to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of those around you.
With many years of experience in exercise science and nutrition education, you will benefit from the University of South Australia’s long-standing history and learn from expert academics and researchers who are leaders in their field.
Through theoretical and practical learning, you’ll gain specialised knowledge to promote nutrition and exercise for preventative health while developing the skills to inspire a healthy and more active society.

Exercise a holistic approach to nutrition and exercise. Work out ways to build performance and flexible skills across complementary fields. Support community health and wellbeing. Get physical and exercise preventative health. Fuel a healthier society.

Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise)

Study Health Science On Demand with UniSA Online and take full control over your study. Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.Forge your path in health with UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Health Science. This is a three-year generalist degree that will provide a pathway into a diverse number of careers in the ever-growing healthcare and health services sectors. You’ll gain a holistic understanding of health, human biology, and the healthcare system. Study core courses in anatomy, social sciences, psychology concepts, health promotion, project management, and health research. Develop the skills to adapt and respond to challenges in human health settings in Australia and around the world.With a solid foundation in health, you’ll have the option to continue your studies in selected clinical fields and UniSA Allied Health degrees such as Physiotherapy, Medical Radiation, or Occupational Therapy. Or you may choose to enter the workforce after your studies and pursue a non-clinical role in the health sector. No matter where your career takes you, you’ll leave with the key skills and knowledge employers in the health sector are calling out for.

This generalist health science degree will give you the knowledge you need to work in non-clinical healthcare roles. You'll learn crucial project management and research skills, while also exploring anatomy, psychology, health promotion and more.

Bachelor of Health Science

Study the Graduate Certificate in Childhood Trauma On Demand with UniSA Online and take full control over your study. Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Designed to build on past study in a related field, or to enhance skills gained in your current child-related role, this 100% online qualification will equip you with an in-demand skillset applicable to a range of care and advocacy settings. You’ll learn to apply critical thinking and reflection skills when understanding, assessing and responding to childhood trauma, and use evidence-based approaches to support those affected. Developed by experienced practitioners to meet national strategies for improving the prevention of child abuse and trauma, you’ll graduate with the expert knowledge to enhance your professional practice and make a meaningful difference.

Make a meaningful difference and enhance your professional practice. You’ll learn how to assess and respond to childhood trauma with evidence-based approaches. Build a specialist knowledge of child abuse and its impact on development.

Graduate Certificate in Childhood Trauma

Study On Demand – this is a 100% online public health degree designed specifically for online learning. With UniSA Online you can take full control over your study, access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This degree goes beyond the treatment of individuals and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of populations. Public health encompasses areas as wide-ranging as chronic disease, the science of aging, mental health, disaster response, refugee health, injury prevention, and tobacco control.You’ll explore social and environmental factors that lead to illness or poor health in order to prevent disease, prolong life and improve the health and wellbeing of populations and communities. Along with addressing determinants of poor health, you’ll cultivate the skills to promote and maintain health and wellbeing in populations over a person’s lifespan.Graduates will enter the workforce with the skills to plan, implement, evaluate and monitor public health functions and activities in a variety of settings. Your public health degree opens up a wide range of employment opportunities within grass-roots community agencies, all levels of government, as well as international aid organisations such as the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, UNIAID and the Red Cross.

Broaden your focus beyond the individual to improve the health and wellbeing of populations. Explore current services and policies and think about how to improve them. Use data. Consider social and environmental factors. Graduate work-ready.

Bachelor of Public Health

Study On Demand – a 100% online community health degree designed specifically for online learning. Take full control over your study - access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
You will learn how to develop end to end community health programs, along with strategies to address health challenges faced by diverse communities. By working on projects that contribute to the health and wellbeing of communities, you will gain real-world experience which could make a positive impact on the lives of individuals.
This degree will prepare you to work as a non-clinical health professional across the health and community care sector through industry focused assessments and projects underpinned by a strong theoretical foundation.

Consider career choices in mental health, nutrition, disability or aging. Help to take care of vulnerable people. Prescribe wellbeing programs to nourish diverse communities. Shape and support health projects. Gain professional non-clinical skills online.

Bachelor of Community Health

Exploring Global and National Health

Build your knowledge of the biochemical basis of biological systems. In this course, you’ll discover all of the key aspects of biochemistry including the major biomolecules including protein, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.Study the structure and function of amino acids and proteins in the body. Learn about the production, use, and storage of energy in the body. Build your knowledge of fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism in both health and disease states.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise)Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Uncover underlying processes that occur within human bodies—at a molecular level. You’ll study the synthesis, breakdown, and transformation of molecules essential for life. Delve into fats, protein, and carbs. Consider both healthy and diseased states.

Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry

Study the social, cultural and environmental determinants of health, with a specific focus on the health of Aboriginal people and disadvantaged populations.Cover common measures of health such as morbidity, birth/death rates and burden of disease. Identify risk factors, current and future challenges to health and health care system, and explore principles and interventions in health promotion.As part of your studies, you’ll have the chance to advance your Microsoft Excel skills where you’ll use real health data to practice descriptive data analysis, create graphs and interpret your results. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Community Health degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

What determines whether a person is healthy? Study the common measurements of health used today. Consider what affects these measurements, including risks, culture, the environment and disadvantage. Focus on the health of Indigenous peoples.

Health and Society

Learn to evaluate the role foods, functional foods, bioactives, and nutrients have in preventing or treating diseases. This course will expand on your knowledge in food, nutrition and health. You’ll cover a broad range of topics including phytonutrients and phytomedicines, health claims of functional foods, food bioactives and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, bone and oral health, nutrition and inflammation, and probiotics and prebiotics. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  This is a third-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise) degree. When studying this course as a &quot;single subject&quot;, prior knowledge from BIOL 2060, HLTH 2036 or equivalent will support your success.Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Prevent and treat disease with food. You’ll explore compounds found in food that can have a positive impact on health, beyond just the basic nutritional benefits. Think about how food might help patients with conditions including diabetes and cancer.

Food as Medicine

Discover why people eat the food that they do. Examine the principles behind the Australian Guidelines to Healthy Eating (AGHE) and learn to apply these to a healthy diet.As part of your assessments, you will learn to design a nutritionally balanced meal plan which complies with the AGHE and provide recommendations to reduce the risk of developing chronic disease.Learn about food composition tables and dietary analysis. Uncover how cultural background, food marketing, ecological and environmental factors influence food consumption. Hone your professional and scientific communication skills in various scenarios. Acquire new skills in sourcing information using credible resources, reading and critically analysing scientific literature. Learn to communicate and deliver information in a format your audience will understand.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise) degree.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Passionate about how foods fuel the body? Get an introduction to nutrition and health. Understand how nutrition can impact bodily and psychological outcomes. Design a balanced meal plan which complies with the Australian Guidelines to Healthy Eating.

Foundations of Nutrition and Health

Explore contemporary health issues of Aboriginal people, their families and communities in Australia. Broaden your knowledge of the health inequities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous people. Examine the influence that education, employment, income, housing, transport and social exclusion have on health outcomes. While you may find this course confronting at times, you’ll be encouraged to engage in self-reflection and identify steps to become an advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health. You’ll gain a solid foundation to promote culturally safe health services that meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and propel your career in health.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Community Health degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Study what influences the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Consider the environment, social-ecological factors, policy, and more. Think about how history is at play. Become an advocate for the Indigenous community.

First Peoples' Health

Investigate the legal, ethical and policy issues in Australia and internationally. This course takes an inquiry-based learning approach and is driven by your own curiosity and questions.  Exploring, discussing and questioning, while being open to new ideas is the essence of learning and the basic premise for Inquiry-Based Learning. This course has been designed to guide you through the process of critically exploring resources, considering questions, engaging in discussion with your peers, and reflecting on your learning. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Public Health degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Health Law, Ethics and Policy

Gain a broad understanding of the health system in Australia, while tackling specific issues like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and vaccinations.Explore the social and political influences that impact our health systems. Examine historical and contemporary health initiatives and responses – including those which impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Identify the mechanisms that shape the Australian health system, including financing, levels of government, policy and regulatory frameworks.Gain an understanding of the roles of key health workforce members who are instrumental in its service delivery and identify future roles you could pursue in your career.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Public Health degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Learn the ins and outs of health systems and schemes. Discuss current issues such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme and vaccinations. Learn about policy and influences. Study initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Health Systems and Services

Study the influences on typical human growth and development with a focus on emerging motor and social behaviours.Learn the different aspects of human development across the three domains of development: physical, cognitive and psychosocial. Explore models of lifelong human development, motor development models, physical growth and physiological changes across the five primary periods of the lifespan. Examine the influences on pre and post-natal growth and motor development, as well as visual perceptual, social and cognitive development and its influence across the lifespan. Understand how cultural influences impact an individual’s experience of lifespan growth and development.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Community Health degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

We all grow, but how? Study human growth through three domains of development: physical, cognitive and psychosocial. Learn the five primary periods in the lifespan. Think about how visual perception, social and cognitive development come to be.  

Lifespan Growth and Motor Development

Discover how project management concepts can be applied to community development and population health and wellbeing contexts.  This course allows you to identify a range of strategies that can be used to address challenges and enhance project outcomes. You’ll cover a range of topics including project scope and scheduling, stakeholder mapping, risk assessment, resource gathering and evaluation planning. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Public Health degree. When studying this course as a &quot;single subject&quot;, prior knowledge from XBPH HLTH 1058, XBPH EDUC 2080, XBCH HLTH 2034, XBCH BIOL 1054, XBNE HLTH 1054 or equivalent will support your success.Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Project Management for Health and Wellness

Optimising nutrition is important for ensuring peak performance. This is not only important for elite athletes but also for workers such as fire officers and army personnel who have a heavy workload.  This course brings together concepts from other UniSA Online nutrition courses and applies them within a new context – exercise and performance. Broaden your understanding of the relationships between diet and sports performance and learn to apply sports nutrition principles to exercise science. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. This is a third-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise) degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Learn how to plan optimised diets for super active people. You’ll get to know the nutritional needs of athletes, considering their training, performance, and recovery. Think about hydration. Go deep into supplements. 

Course results for University of South Australia Health & medical science Short courses

Need help choosing a course?

Related searches

Keep track of your favourites

Create an account