Diploma in Health

Undergraduate

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1 year(s) full-time
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ZDHEA
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What courses you'll study

Complete 48 units for either of the following:

  • Both of the following:
  • 30 units for Core courses, and
  • 18 units for Electives, or
  • 48 units for Majors

Complete 30 units comprising:

  • 30 units for all Core courses

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Introduction to Human Anatomy
Course code
BIOL1008
Units
6
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Critical Thinking: Media and Academia
Course code
COMM1032
Units
6
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Introduction to Biosciences
Course code
EART1019
Units
6
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ICT Literacies
Course code
INFO1027
Units
6
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Introduction to Academic Life
Course code
SOCI1032
Units
6

Notes

  • 1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.

    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.

    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

    4. To meet entry requirements, students planning to articulate into the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery upon successful completion (subject to competitive entry) must consider the professional registration requirements, including the English Language Skills standard, and complete a declaration stating how they will demonstrate their English language competency, as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Further details can be accessed via the undergraduate program pages.

    5. Electives are to be selected aligning with the discipline area students wish to pursue in their bachelor degree. It is important to note that some electives may have prerequisite requirements and elective selection should be discussed with the Program Director.

    6. Undergraduate degrees in health may have pre-placement requirements that must be met prior to commencement. Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit website for details.

    7. Due to professional accreditation limitations within the Bachelor of Midwifery, students pursuing this pathway are permitted to obtain a maximum of 6 units of credit.

    8. MATH1037 - Statistical Literacy is relevant for students pursuing a career in Clinical Excercise Physiology or Podiatry.

    9. PHYS1018 - Physics for Health is relevant for students pursuing a career in Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy or Physiotherapy.

    10. CHEM1000 - Foundations in Chemistry is relevant for students pursuing a career in Nuclear Medicine or Podiatry.

    11. PSYC1022 - Introduction to Human Behaviour (UniSA) is relevant for students pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech Pathology.

    12. Students should select EART1020 - Science for Tertiary Learning if they intend to enrol in physics in the second half of the year.

    13. Students should select EART1019 - Introduction to Biosciences if they intend to enrol in chemistry in the second half of the year.

Complete 48 units comprising:

  • 48 units for one Major from Major

Major name
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Allied Health and Human Performance
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Major
Biomedical Science
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Mount Gambier
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Sport
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Major
Whyalla

Notes

  • 1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.

    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.

    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

    4. To meet entry requirements, students planning to articulate into the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery upon successful completion (subject to competitive entry) must consider the professional registration requirements, including the English Language Skills standard, and complete a declaration stating how they will demonstrate their English language competency, as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Further details can be accessed via the undergraduate program pages.

    5. Electives are to be selected aligning with the discipline area students wish to pursue in their bachelor degree. It is important to note that some electives may have prerequisite requirements and elective selection should be discussed with the Program Director.

    6. Undergraduate degrees in health may have pre-placement requirements that must be met prior to commencement. Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit website for details.

    7. Due to professional accreditation limitations within the Bachelor of Midwifery, students pursuing this pathway are permitted to obtain a maximum of 6 units of credit.

    8. MATH1037 - Statistical Literacy is relevant for students pursuing a career in Clinical Excercise Physiology or Podiatry.

    9. PHYS1018 - Physics for Health is relevant for students pursuing a career in Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy or Physiotherapy.

    10. CHEM1000 - Foundations in Chemistry is relevant for students pursuing a career in Nuclear Medicine or Podiatry.

    11. PSYC1022 - Introduction to Human Behaviour (UniSA) is relevant for students pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech Pathology.

    12. Students should select EART1020 - Science for Tertiary Learning if they intend to enrol in physics in the second half of the year.

    13. Students should select EART1019 - Introduction to Biosciences if they intend to enrol in chemistry in the second half of the year.

Complete 18 units comprising:

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Introduction to Human Physiology (UniSA)
Course code
HLTH1053
Units
6
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Individual and Society in Contemporary Australia (UniSA)
Course code
SOCI1016
Units
6

Notes

  • 1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.

    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.

    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

    4. To meet entry requirements, students planning to articulate into the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery upon successful completion (subject to competitive entry) must consider the professional registration requirements, including the English Language Skills standard, and complete a declaration stating how they will demonstrate their English language competency, as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Further details can be accessed via the undergraduate program pages.

    5. Electives are to be selected aligning with the discipline area students wish to pursue in their bachelor degree. It is important to note that some electives may have prerequisite requirements and elective selection should be discussed with the Program Director.

    6. Undergraduate degrees in health may have pre-placement requirements that must be met prior to commencement. Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit website for details.

    7. Due to professional accreditation limitations within the Bachelor of Midwifery, students pursuing this pathway are permitted to obtain a maximum of 6 units of credit.

    8. MATH1037 - Statistical Literacy is relevant for students pursuing a career in Clinical Excercise Physiology or Podiatry.

    9. PHYS1018 - Physics for Health is relevant for students pursuing a career in Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy or Physiotherapy.

    10. CHEM1000 - Foundations in Chemistry is relevant for students pursuing a career in Nuclear Medicine or Podiatry.

    11. PSYC1022 - Introduction to Human Behaviour (UniSA) is relevant for students pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech Pathology.

    12. Students should select EART1020 - Science for Tertiary Learning if they intend to enrol in physics in the second half of the year.

    13. Students should select EART1019 - Introduction to Biosciences if they intend to enrol in chemistry in the second half of the year.