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The Diploma in Health Sciences prepares you for roles or further study that make a real difference in people's health. The flexible program of study consists of core and option topics.

The core topics you study will:

• give you a foundational understanding of human health and biology including anatomy and physiology;
• provide you with an introductory understanding of approaches to health and health systems;
• give you a foundational understanding of factors that affect health and wellbeing, and how they influence health practice;
• develop your skills essential for evidence-based healthcare, with content informed by the latest research.  

The option topics provide you with the opportunity to tailor your learning to suit your interests and career aspirations. This degree also prepares you for further study in a health-related discipline, for example the Associate Degree in Health Sciences or the Bachelor of Health Sciences, which articulate directly with the Diploma in Health Sciences.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the Student Progress Policy.