Course overview
Bachelor of Human Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
Career opportunities: Bioinformatician, biotechnologist, data analyst and more.
The Bachelor of Human Sciences will provide you with the opportunity to develop a fundamental interdisciplinary understanding of human function and behaviour and the manner in which it adapts to challenging and disruptive change. You'll develop and enhance skills in critical and analytical thinking, innovation and other transferable skills for effective communication and engagement with community, government and relevant industry groups, including social and public health policies.
The Master of Bioinformatics provides students with the ability to extend their biological and analytical knowledge and skills obtained from the undergraduate program to the realm of genetics and genomics as well as the huge diversity of phenotypic data being generated, related to everything from crop performance, the environment through to drug design and understanding and finding cures for human disease.
Why study this course at UWA
- UWA is ranked 1st in WA for Human Biological Sciences (GRAS 2024)
- UWA is ranked 1st in WA and 2nd in Australia in Anatomy and Physiology (QS 2025).
You'll learn to
- practical skills in biological data management and analysis
- the application of high performance computing to advance our understanding of biology
- in demand skills which are applied to biology but also transferable to diverse computational and data analytical fields.
Get career-ready with a UWA degree
At UWA, all our degrees include the option to take internships or Work Integrated Learning units, and, along with mentoring and volunteering opportunities, these can help you stand out in the job market and increase your employability. Find out more about how we can prepare you for your dream career, from first job to long-term goals.
Course record
Majors
Human Sciences and Data Analytics (Extended Major)
As the world becomes increasingly globalised, the importance of understanding and respecting cultural and physical differences between individuals becomes critical. By majoring in Human Sciences and Data Analytics you'll examine what it means to be 'human' in today's complex world by analysing data that underpins the biology and behaviour of humans and how this is influenced by genetic, developmental, ecological and cultural factors.
Career opportunities: Analyst, Biological Anthropologist, Data Analyst and Health Promotion Officer.
Prerequisites:
- Mathematics Methods ATAR OR Mathematics Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year
- Students without ATAR mathematics will take two first year mathematics units
- Chemistry ATAR OR an additional chemistry unit taken in the first year.
Career Opportunities
Bioinformatician, biotechnologist, data analyst and more.
Entry requirements
Switch between domestic ATAR data and international qualification equivalents.
IB Diploma
24-26Use the ATAR 70 band together with the relevant qualification and prerequisite requirements.
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
View English requirementPast offer reference
Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.
Campuses & intake dates
Upcoming intakes
- CrawleyWAAugust 2026
- CrawleyWAFebruary 2026
- CrawleyWA

