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 specialize 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. 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.