Undergraduate
Human Sciences and Data Analytics (Extended Major)
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Student Central
The University of Western Australia (M355), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009
Telephone
131 UWA (131 892)
International
(+61 8) 6488 1000
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Careers and further study
This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career opportunities.
Career Pathways
Potential career opportunities include Analyst, Biological Anthropologist, Data Analyst and Health Promotion Officer.
Master of Bioinformatics
Fees and scholarships
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
International Student Fees
Onshore international students are charged an annual course fee, charged per credit point at a rate dependent on the course in which the student is enrolled. Annual course fees are calculated based on an annual study load. Check the handbook to confirm the annual study load for your course.
Find out more about international student tuition fees and visit the fee calculator for the relevant course fees.
Fees are subject to annual indexation.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Admission requirements
The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you’re interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.
Minimum entry requirements
- 3.3
- 79
- 270
- 330
- 300
- 66
- 1170
- 60
- 80
Admission requirements
Prerequisites
This major requires:
- Mathematics Methods ATAR; OR
- Mathematics Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year; OR
- Students without ATAR mathematics to take two mathematics units in their first year.
- Chemistry ATAR or an additional chemistry unit taken in the first year.
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.
How to apply
Apply through TISC
- Log in to the TISC website
If you’re a Year 12 student studying a WACE course at a WA high school or a pathway program, you are already automatically registered with TISC. - Select your preferences
You can choose up to six preferences when you apply through TISC. You should list your preferences in order from your most desired course onwards; this way you’ll have plenty of options to get into UWA. - Lodging your application
You’re almost there! After answering a few questions, you’ll need to make a declaration about your application. - Application processing fee
Your TISC application is lodged once you’ve completed the payment. For more information on fees and payments, visit the TISC website.
Course details
About the course
Quick details
- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Undergraduate
- MJD-HSDEM
- 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
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Extended majors enable you to dive deeper into a particular area of study and normally require 13 to 18 units studied over the course of your degree.
Why study this course?
- Gain the skills needed for the future such as analytical thinking and innovation, critical thinking, complex problem-solving and programming
- Enhance your employability with relevant transferable skills for effective communication and engagement with community, government and industry groups involved in social and public health policies
- UWA is ranked first in Western Australia for Human Biological Sciences (ARWU 2021)
You'll learn to
- Demonstrate an understanding of the evolutionary processes that determine human differences within and between populations
- Apply acquired knowledge to clearly define questions about human evolutionary and behavioural biology and ecology, particularly in relation to the processes by which humans adapt and acclimate to their natural environments
- Acquire knowledge of, and demonstrate, techniques for seeking out information or designing experiments to answer questions related to issues in the fields of human evolutionary and behavioural biology and ecology
- Develop an awareness of how the principles of human evolutionary biology can inform the study of human biology, social, and public health policy
Our teaching staff
This extended major is delivered by experts in the field of biological anthropology, infectious diseases and biostatistics. The research profile of the academics include projects that span population-level health to high-resolution molecular systems.
Your degree options
This major is offered as a degree-specific major for these degrees.
Bachelor of Human Sciences
Bachelor of Philosophy