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Diploma of Health Sciences (Stage 2) Health Sciences

The Diploma of Health Sciences is a highly flexible pathway which can be tailored to your individual needs and areas of interest. This level of flexibility may increase your employment opportunities and is an excellent choice if you are interested in health administration and/or health management.
Health Science graduates have successfully entered other postgraduate programs within the same field.

Further Study
After completion, students may be eligible to apply for entry into Curtin master programs in public health (food science, health information management, health promotion, occupational health and safety, public health and sexology), occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy and speech pathology.

Leading to
Bachelor of Science
(Health Sciences)

Students must complete the following core units and two elective units:

Core Units
Foundations of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Foundations for Professional Health Practice
Human Structure & Function
Indigenous Cultures and Health Behaviours
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction Public Health
Elective Units (Select two)
Biological Chemistry (Semester 1 only)
Brain and Behaviour (Semester 2 only)
Food and Nutrition Principles (Semester 1 only)
Foundations of Pathophysiology (Semester 2 only)
Foundations of Psychology (Semester 2 only)
Functional Anatomy (Semester 1 only)
Imagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Biological Chemistry (Semester 2 only)
Biological Chemistry

Campus Information

Bentley

Building 205, Curtin Bentley Campus, Kent Street, Bentley WA 6102, Australia

Intakes

Feb
June
Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required

10 Days

Possible Interview Call from Institution

10 Days

Provisional / Unconditional offer

20 Days

Visa Process

30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers include
Health Administration Officer
Research Officer
Project Officer
Insurance Officer

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

All Stage 1 Diplomas:

10 + 1 with 50%/10+1 with 55% (Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy)

Diplomas of Built Environment, Commerce, Arts & Creative Industries and Information Technology:

10+2 with 55% from 4 academic subjects

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

5.5 (no band below 5.0)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

iBT 52 (R4, L4, S14, W14)

Pearson Test of English - Academic (PTE-A)

54 (no skill < 48)

Curtin College

Bentley , Western Australia ,Australia