Allied Health

The Allied Health Bachelor Suite brings together a range of established health disciplines into a connected learning experience. 
You will enrol in your chosen discipline from the start while completing shared foundational learning with other allied health students before progressing into your professional pathway.

This is an evolution of Flinders’ long-standing allied health programs. Disciplines such as Speech Pathology and Nutrition and Dietetics have been taught at Flinders University for over 50 years. 

The new allied health suite builds on this strong foundation and industry reputation while better reflecting how modern healthcare works through shared interdisciplinary learning and profession-specific pathways. 

As part of this evolution, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy are now offered as standalone undergraduate professional degrees, creating a more direct pathway into these professions while still incorporating shared first-semester learning alongside other allied health students. 

In your first semester, you will study alongside students from other allied health disciplines, building core knowledge, practical skills, and an understanding of how different professions work together.

While you remain enrolled in your chosen discipline, this shared experience helps you build confidence and early insight across allied health.

You select your discipline when you apply and enrol.

Your first semester includes shared learning across allied health, so you begin your studies within your chosen discipline from day one.

If your interests change early in your studies, there may be limited opportunity to transfer between disciplines. Any change depends on entry requirements and available places and is not guaranteed.

Yes. All students complete shared foundational learning in their first semester, giving you exposure to different allied health disciplines while you focus on your chosen profession. 

Interprofessional learning continues throughout the degree, with opportunities to learn alongside students from other health disciplines through practical classes, simulation and clinical learning experiences that reflect real healthcare environments. 

At this stage, we only offer Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Pathology in our regional locations. 

Your week may include lectures, tutorials, practical classes, and simulation-based learning. As you progress, you will also complete work-based placements in real-world settings.  

Yes. You will develop practical skills through simulation, lab-based learning, and work-based placements designed to prepare you for real-world practice. 

Yes.  placements are a core part of your degree and are required for professional accreditation. These take place in hospitals, community services, schools, NGO’s and other healthcare settings, including regional locations.

Placements are coordinated by the university to ensure all requirements are met. Visit the placement page for more information.

Yes. An optional honours pathway may be available if you meet the required academic performance and entry requirements. If eligible, you can apply towards the end of your third year and extend your study by an additional 6 months to complete honours.