Foundation Studies Program Accelerated (Health), Leading to Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences - Medical Sciences Kaplan Group - The University of Adelaide College - Adelaide Campus, Australia

Foundation Studies Program Accelerated
Our Foundation Studies Program provides you with a pathway to follow your dreams of studying business, IT, engineering, medicine, nursing and much more at the University of Adelaide. If your qualifications need a boost, we are here for you!

Program Benefits

• For students studying in Adelaide, once you achieve your required progression score, you are guaranteed entry to your packaged degree, and, for most bachelor’s degrees, you won’t need to provide any further English language evidence.
• For students studying in Melbourne, after completing your Foundation Studies Program, you will continue your pathway studies as a University of Adelaide College student undertaking a Degree Transfer Program.
• We will ensure that you understand all the additional entry requirements for dentistry, oral health, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and veterinary science.
• The University will issue you a packaged Confirmation of Enrolment for the entire duration of study at the College and the University.
• You will be flexible in studying a standard (34 teaching weeks) or accelerated (31 teaching weeks) Foundation Studies Program. In addition to weekly class attendance, students are also expected to complete 20-25 hours per week of independent learning.

Leading to: Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences
Studying health and medical sciences is mentally stimulating and hands-on. It’s about fighting disease through scientific research and actively promoting wellbeing.

Our Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences ranks first in South Australia for teaching quality, and third in Australia for overall education experience*.

What will you do?
Our degree supports you in developing relevant and transferable skills that are highly sought-after in research and health industries. You will:

• Explore human biology and public health in depth
• Gain hands-on research experience in world-class facilities
• Enjoy cutting-edge virtual reality learning
• Work in small groups to solve problems relating to health and disease
• Undertake a year-long research placement or internship
• Increase your understanding of global health issues with opportunities to study overseas.

Major: Medical Sciences
Are you keen to learn how our bodies work? Our bodies are complex but amazing biological machines. The Medical Sciences major will enable you to understand how the human body functions in health and disease, and how treatments for disease are developed. You will gain an understanding of the fundamental medical science disciplines of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.