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Overview

This course provides you with an excellent grounding and foundational knowledge to start your rewarding career in the health sector. You will develop a suite of transferable skills that will lead to a career in varied health care settings, while enabling you to continue in other study programs to enhance … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study
36 Units

Year 136 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

English Language requirements

Aims

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.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Understand social and psychological theories through both local and global social health perspectives
2.
Analyse health science research to develop, implement and evaluate innovative solutions to contemporary health issues
3.
Identify ethical, legal and research concepts to professional practice
4.
Effectively communicate disciplinary knowledge across a variety of public contexts
5.
Engage in reflective practice supporting ongoing self-development and enabling articulation of one’s own values and respect for others
6.
Demonstrate knowledge of impacts of the social determinants of health on Indigenous and other cultural groups

Student progression rules

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.