10 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Learn to effectively assess the oral health and preventative care requirements of individuals and communities with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from James Cook University. Formulate, implement and evaluate diagnoses, management and referral plans, particularly within the unique and diverse context of the Tropics.

Gain expertise in analytical thinking and scientific research methods relevant to a broad range of careers and further study. Learn more with the Psychological Science program from James Cook University. 

Become equipped to improve your future clients’ quality of life by assessing, diagnosing and managing communication and swallowing difficulties and differences. Learn about speech pathology theory and practice as well as anatomy, linguistics, psychology, medicine, education and communication with the Speech Pathology (Honours) program from James Cook University.

Pursue your passion for helping others through the Physiotherapy program from James Cook University. Learn how to assist clients in restoring their mobility and function and improve quality of life

Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you’ll need to help individuals achieve their goals in relation to the activities that they need, want or are expected to do in their daily lives with the Occupational Therapy (Honours) program from James Cook University.

Take the first step towards a career in health and medicine with the Biomedical Sciences degree from James Cook University.

With 640 hours of placement, the Pharmacy (Honours) program from James Cook University has the highest number of clinical placement hours for any undergraduate pharmacy degree within Australia. 

Learn how to assess clients, communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, plan and implement nursing interventions, and manage and evaluate nursing care. Benefit from extensive supervised professional practice and clinical experience in real world settings from year one. The Nursing Science degree is offered at James Cook University. 

Become equipped with the skills to diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent disease in a wide range of companion, production, aquatic and native animals with the Veterinary Science (Honours) degree from James Cook University. You will gain strong foundational knowledge throughout your degree, as well as specialised rural and tropical veterinary science skills.

Engage in hands-on learning through the guidance of passionate, experienced lecturers as you develop knowledge and skills across key areas of medicine and surgery. this unique Medicine - Surgery program from James Cook University.