Certificate
Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. This course explores perspectives on wellbeing, illness, and disability, providing foundational insights into ethical decision-making, anatomy, and physiology. It prepares students for entry into the Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences).
Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. Regardless of our age, gender or socio-economic status, good physical and mental health is our most essential asset.
In this course, you'll learn how healthcare fits within culture and society, exploring perspectives on wellbeing, illness and disability.
You'll gain foundational insights into ethical decision-making, and safety and quality in client-centred care. You'll also gain knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, as well as an understanding of the role empirical evidence plays in decision-making in health practice.
This course is a great way to explore a career in health sciences. And because you'll study part-time, and with a choice of online or on-campus study, you'll be able to fit your study around your lifestyle.
After completing this course, you'll qualify for entry into our Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences).
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Health Sciences may enable entry (and credit for the four units completed) into the B-HLTHSC Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences) at Curtin.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
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