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The Bachelor of Health Science (Human Movement) focuses on human performance as well as the roles and benefits of exercise and physical activity. Students are given a foundation in sport sciences as it relates to human movement and sport performance including fundamental concepts in exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control and exercise programming and prescription. Students will develop skills and competencies in physiological testing procedures, biomechanical analyses to measure a range of parameters relating to physical activity, exercise and sport performance. Opportunities to gain experiences in a number of health workplace settings are embedded in the degree. The course aims to produce graduates with a strong academic base in both sport and health science disciplines related to human movement, physical activity and performance. Graduates will also be well equipped to undertake further postgraduate study in research, high performance sport or other allied health degrees.

Make a difference to the lives of women and their families with UC’s innovative Bachelor of Midwifery. Upon completion of this three-year full-time or five-year part-time degree, you’ll play a vital role in building strong communities as a creative and socially valuable midwife.The degree accepts a small cohort of students each year, which allows for a highly flexible and personalised learning experience, giving you the opportunity to develop a very special bond with your fellow midwifery students.The Bachelor of Midwifery offers Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities in a variety of practice areas and starts early in your first year of full-time study. Over the course of your degree, you’ll undertake a total of 1310 hours of clinical placements, including the provision of woman-centred care to 22 women during their journey through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. The course has an extremely high graduate employment rate, and feedback from industry is that it produces ‘sensational’ midwives.WIL is essential to the process of becoming a midwife. With a total of 1310 practice hours across the three years of this course, UC invests significantly in WIL compared with other universities. From the moment you begin your studies, you’ll engage in clinical practice experience across a range of ACT Health and Southern NSW maternity settings, such as Calvary Public Hospital, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, and Queanbeyan District Hospital.You’ll support the birth journeys of 22 individual women during your time on the course and will graduate job-ready, with an in-demand qualification from an innovative university.If you would like to undertake international work experience, opportunities exist to participate in two-week Study Abroad WIL programs in places such as South-East Asia and the South Pacific. You’ll also be encouraged to join the University of Canberra Midwifery Society, which has student engagement as a primary focus.Please note: throughout your degree you will be working in continuity with women and will be required to attend their regular antenatal and postnatal visits, and be on call for the woman’s labour and birth. The nature of continuity work means that you will need flexibility in both your personal and professional life and be able to adjust your commitments accordingly.Upon completion of the Bachelor of Midwifery, you’ll be eligible to register as a midwife in Australia across a variety of settings, including rural and remote areas, hospitals, birth centres, communities and in women’s homes.

Gain the knowledge, skills and experience to design and build the robotic, AI or Networking future you’ve always dreamed of creating with the highly respected UC Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).Held over four years this course is has been created to help those students interested in exploring a career in either Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and/or Network and Software Engineering by creating a platform from which to choose your specialisation.This course meets the official accreditation guidelines of both Engineers Australia, the Australian Computer Society, numerous engineering professionals.WIL is an integral component of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) course as it offers students the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience and build professional relationships through real work, or work-like placements.As part of this course students will be invited to also participate in the Engineers without Borders Challenge which is a humanitarian-focused activity offered in all UC engineering honours degrees.To ensure our students have access to the right people and places, UC works hard to foster close industry connections and regularly engages with industry partners who possess both the skills and experience to provide specialised knowledge and training opportunities.All course content is reviewed annually by our Course Advisory Group which is made up of a panel of highly qualified and respected industry experts.Whether you’re pursuing a career in robotics and AI, or wish to specialise in Network and Software Engineering, The UC Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) offers a natural progression into any one of the following careers:

If you’re an innovative and globally engaged thinker looking to forge successful careers in dynamic and creative working environments around the world, then the UC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws course can help you get there.Gain an extremely thorough understanding of the theory and practical applications of law, improve your advocacy skills and be able to choose one of five different arts study pathways: creative writing, cultural and heritage studies, digital media, film production or global studies.This combination of electives, taught within smaller, more personalised classes, offers a student focused learning environment, greatly improving the value of each elective and ensuring that each student receives the highest level of support and encouragement during their time at UC.Students of this course will also gain extremely strong links to the local public and private sectors, giving them unrivalled access to a network of professional contacts, practical exposure and the opportunity to study real-world situations through project work, internships and mentorships.There’s also scope for international collaborations and the chance for students to qualify for admission to practice law in their final year.The UC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws double degree offers highly transferrable qualifications that could easily add value across a range of industries and jobs, including:

Take the legal practical problem-solving nature of law and combine it with the creative, critical and professional capabilities of communications and media – and together you have a powerful double degree that will develop your legal and advocacy skills while showing you how to create your own and others’ unique brand identities from the ground up.UC’s Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Laws course combines the best elements of a multitude of legal and communication and media subjects and brings them together to give you the legal expertise and communication skills to inspire and influence change, regardless of audience demographic.This highly sought-after course also comes with extremely strong links to local industry, giving UC students unrivalled access to an invaluable, lifelong network of professional contacts, practical exposure and the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in either the public or private sectors.This course also has professional accreditation with the Supreme Court of the ACT and NSW, allowing students in their final year to qualify for admission to practice law.The UC Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Laws double degree offers highly transferable qualifications that could easily add value across a range of industries. Career options include:

Combine the creativity of a versatile and professionally-oriented arts degree with the clinical psychological insights of a psychology degree and use that knowledge to explore new career possibilities.Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology double degree will help you develop the necessary knowledge and skills to become an innovative and globally engaged creative thinker – with a clear and critical understanding of scientific psychology theories and research methods – while also establishing a solid foundation for those considering becoming a professional psychologist.If you’re a creative thinker committed to pursuing a career as an engaging, thought provoking catalyst for change, then make sure you register for this course today.

Use your creative ideas and natural problem-solving skills to forge an outstanding career creating world class productions designed to attract local and international audiences with the UC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management double degree.This course offers a variety of creative study pathways that will teach you how to develop and amplify your creative skills, while equipping you the necessary critical, theoretical and practical business skills to enable you to create outstanding events regardless of budget, placement or demographic.As the tourism industry continues to grow globally, your ability to create and produce innovative events to attract audiences will be in high demand. This is your chance to gain a qualification, knowledge and skills to work in tourist destinations all over the world.A UC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Event and Tourism double degree opens doors to employment opportunities all over the world. If you’re looking for an amazing career full of travel, never ending challenges and the chance to work on high profile events that engage and influence change – then this course is the one for you. Potential job opportunities leading from this course include:

Use your energy and creativity to design and produce the finest social events, then use your communication and media skills to present your masterpiece on the world stage with the UC Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management double degree.The course will push you creatively and will help develop your project management capabilities while giving you the tools to imagine, design and create events that engage, inspire and influence and integrated advertising communication campaigns designed to stimulate maximum audience participation.Collectively you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how to produce a world class professional event from initial concept development and funding all the way through to integrated advertising, production and delivery.This course also offers smaller, more personalised classes, delivering students with an individually tailored learning environment to ensure they receive the highest level of support and encouragement throughout their UC study journey.The UC Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management degree is a unique course that offers highly transferable qualifications that can be used in a variety of industries or jobs, such as:

Study a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design) and set yourself on the path to a successful design career. You’ll explore how, as humans, we communicate and organise information in visually accessible ways, and develop a well-rounded understanding of the theory and practice of communication design. The course investigates both a traditional print-based design perspective and one which covers web-based applications and new technologies.The degree has a strong focus on visual communication in the global marketplace and how to design for both business and consumer audiences across different cultural contexts. You’ll graduate with a thorough knowledge of typography, logotype design, layout, publication design, environmental graphics, packaging and digital design.Take advantage of opportunities for direct industry engagement at every level of your study, including internships with private companies, government departments, advertising and design agencies, and more. You’ll learn about design from real-world industry practitioners and will undertake live industry briefs with the opportunity to progress your designs into production. You’ll work collaboratively with fellow Bachelor of Design students to create products with the potential to sell them on campus and throughout Canberra.By the time you graduate you’ll have amassed an impressive portfolio of genuine design projects, and will have opportunities to present it to, and have it reviewed by, industry professionals. Previous associations UC students have connected with include BMW, Canberra Design Festival, National Museum of Australia, FASHFEST, Australian Tax Office, Zoo Group, Cre8ive, Oxide Interactive, Red Corner Boxing and ThinkPlace.Signature overseas short-term study options have been tailored specifically to this course so that high-achieving students have an opportunity to work with leading designers and students at prestigious overseas institutions. Students can choose to use their breadth units for their overseas Study Abroad experience.High-achieving students also have the option to take units in the Master of Design Strategies in their final year of study.

Interaction Design (also known as IxD) is the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, services and products for use by people. By studying at UC you’ll explore the capabilities of humans in terms of emotion, perception and cognitive ability, and use this knowledge to conceive, design and build human-centric interaction systems.You’ll investigate key theories, concepts, tools and contemporary interaction design techniques and learn how people engage with different digital technologies based on screen, mobile and virtual platforms. The course includes a variety of projects which lead to an impressive body of work demonstrating your creativity, problem-solving skills and technological know-how. You’ll graduate as a well-rounded interaction designer and future leader who specialises in finding novel ways to help people access and seamlessly interact with technology.The course includes opportunities for direct industry engagement at every level of your study. You’ll learn about interaction design from real-world industry practitioners and will undertake live industry briefs with the opportunity to progress your designs into production. You’ll work collaboratively with fellow Bachelor of Design students on projects for clients like Questacon, website companies and exhibition organisers. You’ll also undertake an internship with a company of your choice, such as a private organisation, government department, advertising agency or design firm.Signature overseas short-term study options have been tailored specifically to this course so that high-achieving students have an opportunity to work with leading designers and students at prestigious overseas institutions. Students can choose to use their breadth units for their overseas Study Abroad experience.High-achieving students also have the option to take units in the Master of Design Strategies in their final year of study.