Health

Health science

RMIT’s health degrees, certificates and diplomas target the theoretical and practical skills you need to provide expert care in mental health, nursing, medical science, complementary medicine and more.

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Explore our health courses and disciplines

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Why study health at RMIT?

Learn in purpose-built environments

Gain hands-on skills in purpose-built teaching clinics and training facilities, designed to prepare you for independent practice and meet registration requirements.

Benefit from our long experience and links

RMIT has been at the forefront of dental education for more than 20 years. We have extensive links with Dental Health Services Victoria and you’ll learn from industry experts in our dedicated training facilities at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.

Graduate job-ready with real work experience

Our courses are developed in consultation with practising professionals and many offer industry placements, student clinics and work experience in Australia and overseas. You'll learn best practice that ensures you graduate job-ready.

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Multifaceted and fulfilling

Our diverse range of health, medical and wellbeing courses teach you practical solutions to global health issues. Explore complementary medicine for holistic wellness or medical radiations for advanced diagnostics. Our dental studies focus on dental assisting and dental technology, psychology delves into mental health, and pharmacy ensures safe and effective medication use. Nursing and social work provide pathways to care for vulnerable communities, while workplace health and safety equips you with the tools to ensure a healthy and productive work environment. Whichever course you choose, health at RMIT boasts strong industry links and purpose-built facilities, producing health practitioners with skills that are valued all around the world.

Shared foundational understanding

RMIT's undergraduate health degrees include first-year foundational subjects, designed to help you learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology, as well as develop your communication and professional skills. They also introduce you to factors that impact the health of individuals, particularly our First Nations people. This shared foundational understanding gives you the skills to pursue a broad range of careers and makes it easier than ever to transfer into another course in health or biomedical sciences.

Featured health courses

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Diploma of Nursing

Develop the skills to register and work as an Enrolled Nurse anywhere in Australia.
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Bachelor of Psychology

Explore behaviour and the mental states that drive it. Study the science of human behaviour and learn to apply this knowledge to make a difference in peoples' lives.
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Diploma of Dental Technology

Gain the skills you need in dental technology to undertake entry-level roles as a dental technician.

Career outcomes

Make a meaningful difference

As a graduate of an RMIT health course, you are well-placed to pursue essential roles in pharmacies, laboratories, dentistry practices, hospitals, aged care facilities, and more.

You'll be able to make a meaningful difference by improving patient outcomes, caring for vulnerable members of the community, shaping healthcare policies, or driving innovation in healthcare technology and management.

Here are just some of the career outcomes for our undergraduate and vocational graduates:

  • dental prosthetist
  • dental technician
  • diagnostic radiographer
  • mental health nurse
  • nuclear medicine technologist
  • occupational health and safety specialist
  • osteopath
  • pharmacist
  • pharmaceutical scientist
  • psychologist
  • registered nurse
  • remedial massage therapist
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Facilities and locations

Real-world experience with top-tier facilities

RMIT's equipment, facilities and teaching staff are purposefully chosen and designed to help you get the real-world skills employers are looking for.

With facilities ranging from the RMIT Health Clinic to the nursing simulation labs, you’ll learn to put theoretical concepts into practice.

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Study what you love — for free

The Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance is a Free TAFE priority course within health science at RMIT.  

If you meet eligibility requirements, your tuition fees for this course are fully covered by the Victorian Government.

In this certificate, you'll learn how to assist allied health professionals, from nutritionists to physiotherapists. You will have the opportunity to complete full-time clinical placements, gaining skills that prepare you for a career in community health, hospital care, rehabilitation or special needs assistance.

Future focused

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Four ways health and biomed lets you get hands-on and technical

When you’re aiming to land a career in health, it’s important to gain the right hands-on learning. Health and biomedical science study at RMIT is the best way to do this. 

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.