Make a real difference in people’s lives
Turn your passion for helping people into a rewarding career. Curtin has the largest range of health courses and produces the most health professionals in Western Australia. We team up with over 300 placement sites to provide around 16,000 placements each year, connecting you to industry and future employers.
Our purpose-built facilities offer hands-on learning in safe environments. You’ll gain real-world experience with advanced training tools, high-tech simulations, and the support of experienced staff. Plus, our focus on rural and remote health training ensures you’re well-prepared for diverse healthcare settings.
Join Curtin and turn your passion for health into a rewarding career.
Learn in immersive facilities
Build practical skills in purpose-built teaching clinics and laboratories, designed to prepare you for your chosen health career.
Gain hands on experience
Build practical experience through work placements, real-client projects at Curtin-run clinics, or complete overseas fieldwork as part of your degree through our Go Global program, available in most health courses.
Rural health training
Many of our courses offer the opportunity to gain valuable rural health training in regional and rural Western Australia through our University Department of Rural Health.
Endorsed by industry
Many of our courses are accredited and professionally recognised meaning you may be eligible for registration with Australian and global bodies.
Choose your course
Curtin offers 29 bachelor degrees in health, from paramedicine to psychology, nursing to nutrition. Not sure what field to study? Our Health Sciences degree offers a broad education with a range of optional units, allowing you to explore different fields of interest. You could also switch courses after you begin your study.
Population health
Enhance the health and wellbeing of entire populations, ensure safe workplace environments, or analyse data to make informed public health decisions.
Allied health and nursing
Work on the frontline of healthcare, providing care and treatment plans for people in clinics, hospitals or community settings.
Bachelor degrees
Medical sciences
Combat emerging diseases, use medical imaging to diagnose disease, or treat medical conditions through new technologies or pharmaceutical interventions.
Bachelor degrees
Mental health and wellbeing
Promote psychological wellness and enhance the overall quality of life of individuals and communities through a career in mental health and wellness.
A Universe of opportunity
How to become a pharmacist
Discover what pharmacists do, and learn about the skills and education required to become one in Australia.
Your guide to becoming a paramedic in Australia
If you’re drawn to helping people and building genuine connections, explore the pathways to becoming a paramedic.
Psychology courses for diverse careers
Explore psychology and the diverse career paths it can lead to.
An exciting future
National skills shortage
77% of Health Professional occupations are experiencing a shortage nationally.
jobsandskills.gov.au ‘Skills priority list’ (2025)
An industry in demand
Australia’s physiotherapy industry is on an upward trajectory, with employment predicted to climb by 34% over the next decade.
jobsandskills.gov.au ‘Employment projections’ (2024)
All health jobs on the rise
The number of jobs available for Health Professionals is expected to increase by 26.6% by 2034 (almost double the average across all industries).
jobsandskills.gov.au ‘Employment projections’ (2024)
Hear from our students
I love that the course offers so many opportunities to interact with patients thanks to the massage clinic and work placements. The most useful skill I’ve learned so far is how to communicate and build a trusted relationship with clients.
Ashley Teo
The program at Curtin provides a great balance of academic knowledge and practical experience, supported by quality resources and clinical settings. Being able to apply what we learn in real clinical environments has been very rewarding.
Jackson Millgate
This is the start of something big
Our workshops simulate real-life scenarios that happen within pharmacy practice and allow us to practice handling these situations in a controlled and supportive environment.
Kaitlyn Campbell
Alex Cookson
In her role as Senior Project Officer at freshSNAP, Alex works to improve the food and drink environment in W.A schools, helping to create healthier spaces for students to learn and thrive.
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition), Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion)
With psychology and legal studies, I am continually refining my ability to think critically and analytically to understand a multitude of viewpoints in both a legal and social setting.
Vince Garcia
A world of possibility
Scholarships
Scholarships offer financial and academic support, connecting you with opportunities to help you thrive at university.
Entry pathways
Find out which pathway to studying at Curtin suits you: ATAR, portfolio, Indigenous enabling programs and more.
Real-world learning
Get hands-on experience in our simulated care settings, advanced labs and student-run clinics to launch your health career.
Ready for the next step?
Discover how to apply, or explore the diverse range of courses Curtin has to offer.