Overview This major is a flexible program that prepares students for careers in a wide range of areas of health and medical sciences. By combining this major with other units to suit their interests, students can start their degree with a broad program that allows them to specialise as their interests develop. It is a suitable preparation for many postgraduate programs in the health and medical sciences field. In addition, the strong research focus of many of the units offered in this major means that students can also acquire a suitable background for medical and health research. KEY FEATURES Flexibility to tailor your studies to suit your interests. As well as core units in human physiology, it covers a broad range of areas relevant to human biology, from anatomy and biochemistry to genetics, epidemiology and the relationship between health and disease. All units contain significant proportions of research material in the form of case studies or reference to the lecturer's research. SUITABLE FOR Those preparing to undertake postgraduate study or research in the health and medical sciences field. Career Opportunities A Macquarie course can set your dream career in motion. PROFESSIONS Students who complete this major generally undertake postgraduate studies in physiotherapy, medicine, dentistry, nutrition and dietetics, pharmacy, occupational therapy, orthoptics and health science. After completing postgraduate studies, you may be employed as one of the following depending on your choice of postgraduate studies. forensic scientist genetic counsellor hospital scientist medical researcher pharmaceutical researcher and developer