Bachelor of Allied Health

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Allied Health is a practical course designed to develop well-rounded skills and provide you with a foundation learning opportunity.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

CB66, 075085C

Study Mode

Online, In person

ATAR

59.9

About this course

The Bachelor of Allied Health is a practical course designed to develop well-rounded skills and provide you with a foundation learning opportunity. Your studies will focus on human body systems, the role of allied health practitioners and healthcare in contemporary society. In addition, your training will include problem-solving in the workplace, a skill that is highly desired by employers. This exciting course reflects the contemporary direction of the national agenda on health and has a multi-disciplinary approach. You will undertake field placements during your studies and gain real-life experience.

Completing the Bachelor of Allied Health is the ideal pathway for progression into specialised postgraduate or graduate entry courses in areas such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, speech pathology or public health.

Study either full-time or part-time, on-campus or by online study. You may choose to study by online study while working in the industry, allowing you to earn and gain practical experience while you learn.

Entry requirements

Students must have completed English (4, SA), or equivalent.

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:

A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or a
Tertiary diploma level qualification, or a
Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency. If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below.
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

Each student will be assessed individually.

Security RequirementsNo information available at this time.Health RequirementsNo information available at this time.Assumed Knowledge

It is recommended that potential applicants also complete either Biology, Chemistry or Physics to a Yr 12 level.

Study locations

Rockhampton

Online

Career pathways

Completing the Bachelor of Allied Health prepares you for a role as an Advanced Allied Health Assistant. You will be prepared to pursue employment opportunities in areas such as:

health promotion
public health
health research
health education.

The Bachelor of Allied Health may also provide you with the necessary skill set to enter graduate entry masters courses in registered health professions such as:

physiotherapy
occupational therapy
podiatry
speech pathology
public health.

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