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Associate Degree of Allied Health

ProviderUniversity of Southern Queensland
Course code: SIA-198760UniversityStudy area: HealthCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Have a healthy interest in helping people? With a bigger world-focus on health than ever, start a career in allied health with UniSQ's Associate Degree of Allied Health. An associate degree is a great way to start your first degree at university or if you want a career change. It is a qualification in its own right, but it is also a pathway to a bachelor degree. This means that up to 12 courses that you study can count towards a bachelor degree. This degree prepares you for a career as an allied health assistant or for further study in clinical exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work or speech pathology. With a strong focus on rural and regional health, you will gain foundational knowledge in evidence-based practice, human communication, anatomy, physiology, culture, health, illness, and working with diverse populations. Study core allied health courses and have the opportunity to choose a study stream in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, or Speech Pathology. You will graduate with a uni qualification as well as a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (assessed and awarded externally by Rural Medical Health Australia). Benefit from UniSQ's flexible delivery and have the option to study full-time or part-time to suit your career goals and life commitments.

Entry requirements

Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

Subject pre-requisite: English (Units 3 & 4, C)or equivalent.

  • One of Biology, Chemistry, Physicsor Psychology (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.
  • Please note: Meeting entry requirements does not guarantee admission.

Places within the Associate Degree of Allied Health are limited by quota.

English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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