GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Diploma in Health Studies
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Health Studies at Curtin University is an intermediate exit award for students who begin, but do not complete, any of several health professional Master's degrees: the Graduate Entry Master of Speech Pathology, Master of Occupational Therapy, Master of Pharmacy, Master of Nursing Practice, Master of Midwifery, Doctor of Physiotherapy, Master of Physiotherapy or Master of Social Work (Qualifying). It is not a standalone, direct-entry qualification, and its exact curriculum and workload depend entirely on which parent degree the student was enrolled in. Indicative international tuition is around 31,000 Australian dollars per year. Courses at Curtin are primarily taught on campus at the Bentley Perth campus.
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Course structure
- This is an intermediate exit award with no fixed curriculum of its own
- it comprises whichever core units the student had completed within their specific parent degree (Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing Practice, Midwifery, or Physiotherapy) at the point they chose to exit early
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
This Graduate Diploma is not open for direct entry; it is reached only by exiting early from one of its named parent Master's degrees, each of which carries its own separate admission requirements (generally a relevant Bachelor's degree plus, for several of the named degrees, professional registration or clinical experience in the discipline).
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