OVERVIEW
The Diploma of Health Sciences can gain you direct entry into second year of Deakin University bachelor degrees in Exercise and Sports Science, Health Sciences, Nutrition Science, Psychological Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, and Biomedical Science. This Diploma will give you a comprehensive understanding of the health of individuals, communities and populations, so that you are prepared to enter a wide variety of undergraduate courses.
As Australia’s largest employing industry, the Health sector currently employs about 1 in every 8 Australians* and is projected to have the highest growth of all industries as the population shifts from 15% to 22% being in the older age category by 2056^.
Employment and career options upon completing your Bachelor degree:
- Case manager / Case worker
- Community health officer
- Counsellor
- Development manager
- Disability officer
- Exercise scientist
- Fitness advisor
- Food product developer
- Food quality assurance manager
- Health educator
- Health promotion officer
- Market researcher
- Nutritionist
- Project officer
- Sports coach
- Vocational guidance worker
Required units
- Understanding Health
- Health Information and Data
- Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
- Health Behaviour
- Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
- Introduction to Psychology: Individual and Social Development
- Functional Human Anatomy
- Research Methods and Data Analysis in Exercise and Sport
- Physical Activity and Exercise for Health
- Human Growth, Development and Aging for Exercise Scientists
- Disease Prevention and Control
- Local and Global Environments for Health
- Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health
- Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems
- Physiology of Human Growth and Development
- Cells and Genes
- Essential Skills in Bioscience
- Physics for the Life Sciences
- Biology Form and Function
- Chemistry in Our World
- Chemistry for the Professional Sciences
- Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
- Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
- Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit points)
