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Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation provides evidence based studies for health professionals including registered physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses and other allied health professionals who seek to extend knowledge and skills in the fields of aged and...

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
086189D
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Apr, Jul

About this course

The Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation provides evidence based studies for health professionals including registered physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses and other allied health professionals who seek to extend knowledge and skills in the fields of aged and neurological rehabilitation for promotion and professional recognition, or return to the workforce. This program enables articulation to the Master of Rehabilitation (Discipline).

The course builds on the health inquiry unit and units related to clinical reasoning, advanced studies in chronic disease and disability and inter-professional practice and delivers case-based, on-line studies of aged and neurological disorders for holistic management and participation, along with research methodologies to plan a work-based project and a discipline specific practicum.


Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Have completed either:
  2. A Bachelor degree from an accredited 3-year program in a Health Discipline or equivalent to enter the non-discipline pathway with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.6 on the ACU 7 point scale; OR
  3. A Bachelor degree from an accredited 4-year program in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology or equivalent to enter the (Discipline) pathway, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.6 on the ACU 7 point scale; OR
  4. ACU Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Certificate or equivalent to enter the Non-discipline) pathway
  5. Have a minimum of two years clinical experience in the appropriate discipline.
  6. Be employed in the field unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.
  7. Demonstrate suitability to undertake the course:
  8. For the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy disciplines, applicants must hold current registration with the discipline specific National Allied Health Registration Board or required Authority in Australia, or Registration Authority in country of current practice,
  9. For the Speech Pathology discipline, applicants must have obtained and maintain eligibility to practice and membership with Speech Pathology Australia, or Registration Authority in country of current practice.

NOTE: Applicants having completed an ACU Graduate Certificate will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of 40 credit points.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.

Study locations

North Sydney

Melbourne

Brisbane

Online

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • private health care acute wards and rehabilitation settings
  • aged and neurological rehabilitation
  • aged care health services
  • transition care community rehabilitation
  • long term care settings
  • state, federal and local government in policy development or implementation
  • health carer groups
  • health care focused research.