Flinders educates future Doctors, Paramedics, and Remote Health professionals right here in the NT
Flinders delivers the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP), Paramedicine, and postgraduate Remote Health Practice courses, providing student placements and workforce capacity support throughout the Northern Territory.
Doctor of Medicine
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) is offered through the NT Medical Program. There are pathways for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, school leavers and graduates to complete their training right here in the NT.
Bachelor of Paramedicine (NT)
Tailored for the Northern Territory. Flinders Paramedicine degrees equip you to play an integral role in the healthcare system, delivering best-practice patient care from site to hospital.
Remote Health Practice
Take your practice to the bush and beyond... Embark on a career that is not just a job, but a commitment to making a difference where it's needed most.
Explore more courses available online
If you live in the NT and are looking to study online, Flinders has multiple courses available. Explore undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates in fields such as education, health, business, law and IT.
Please note: some of the listed courses below may include local placements or SA intensive workshops. For more information, download our brochure.
- Associate Degree in Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Accounting (Online)
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Business (International Business) (Online)
- Bachelor of Business (Management) (Online)
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing) (Online)
- Bachelor of Business (Online)
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth - 5)
- Bachelor of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise
- Bachelor of Psychological Science
- Bachelor of Public Health
- Diploma in Arts
- Diploma in Business (Online)
- Diploma in Digital Content Creation (Online)
- Diploma in Disability and Community Practice
- Diploma in Health Sciences
- Diploma in Health Sciences (Online)
- Diploma in Information Technology (Online)
- Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Undergraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Wellbeing (Workplace and Community)
- Autism and Complex Disabilities
- Business Administration (Business Analytics) (MBA)
- Business Administration (Finance) (MBA)
- Business Administration (Healthcare Management) (MBA)
- Business Administration (Human Resource Management) (MBA)
- Business Administration (International Business) (MBA)
- Business Administration (Marketing) (MBA)
- Business Administration Future Business (MBA)
- Business Administration Industry Focused (MBA)
- Child and Family Health Nursing
- Critical Care Nursing
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Disability Policy and Leadership
- Disability Practice
- Disability Practice and Leadership
- Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education)
- Education Pedagogy and Practice
- Education Research
- Emergency Nursing
- Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education (Birth to 5) (Online)
- Graduate Certificate in Laws (Online)
- Graduate Certificate in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (Online)
- Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Leadership (Online)
- Graduate Certificate in Research and Evaluation for Practice
- Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Birth to 5) (Online)
- Graduate Diploma in Laws (Online)
- Graduate Diploma in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- Master of Teaching (Birth to 5) (Online)
- Mental Health
- Nurse Practitioner
- Older Adult Care and Wellbeing
- Postgraduate Nursing (Grad Cert, Grad Dip, Masters)
- STEM Education
- Student Inclusion
- Student Wellbeing
- Trauma Responsive Practice
Five stars
in Health Services & Support for full-time employment, learner engagement and student support
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate)).
Health Care and Social Assistance is Australia’s largest industry and is projected to have strong employment growth through to May 2033.
(Jobs and Skills Australia 2024).
No. 1 in Australia
in Medicine for full-time employment.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (postgraduate)).
Guaranteed places for NT residents to study in Adelaide
Flinders offers guaranteed enrolment for NT residents who study in Adelaide and then complete their final year clinical placements in the NT.
If you have an Australian rural background, come from the Northern Territory or are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent, you may be eligible to access a sub-quota of reserved places in many Flinders health courses.
Frequently asked questions
For over 27 years, Flinders University has been educating generations of future health leaders across the Northern Territory, including Darwin, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs.
Theoretical content delivered online can be accessed anywhere within the Northern Territory with internet coverage, while the clinical skills and practical education will be delivered by practical workshop intensives held in Darwin. This will require students to spend up to 1 or 2 weeks in Darwin each semester.
Yes, there are a range of scholarships and financial assistance available to students studying in our NT locations.
As a Flinders student there are a wide range of support and services available to help you succeed. Students have access to wellbeing support, financial assistance, career services and more.
You can always reach out to our team, who are here to support you every step of the way.
We support entry into the medical program (MD) through an Indigenous Entry Stream. Yungkurrinthi Student Engagement are also available to help and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, find out more here.
This is possible, but you will need to contact us as we approve these requests on a case-by-case basis.
When you study online with Flinders you'll be supported 100% of the way.
All students have access to free resources which include study support guides, videos, and modules to help you achieve academic success.
Yes, our research aims to maintain and progress an evidence base and the rural and remote health agenda.
We partner with other organisations and research bodies to ensure the optimum skill set and focus for our projects. These partners include Flinders Health Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), Hot North, Indigenous Allied Health Australia, and Menzies School of Health Research.
Acknowledgement
Flinders in the NT acknowledges that our sites across the Northern Territory are situated on Larrakia land (Darwin), Yolngu land (Nhulunbuy), Jawoyn land (Katherine), Warumungu land (Tennant Creek) and Arrernte land (Alice Springs). We are committed to working together with Indigenous people from across the NT to care for our shared future.
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