Certificate
This six-month undergraduate certificate provides foundational knowledge for a career in mental health, focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It covers mental health factors, holistic practices, and developmental milestones, offering pathways to further studies and careers in healthcare.
If you're passionate about pursuing a career in mental health and want to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, this undergraduate certificate is the perfect starting point.
In this six-month course you will learn about the factors that contribute to mental health and how holistic practice can enable care and treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
You'll learn the signs and symptoms of common mental health disorders - including mood disorders such as depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders - and the association between trans-generational trauma and depression among Stolen Generations people.
You'll also examine human developmental milestones, from conception to adulthood, and consider the implications of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on these milestones.
For your final unit, you can choose to study Australian Health and Political Systems or Indigenous Public Health and Health Promotion.
Australian Health and Political Systems analyses Australia's political system and representation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Indigenous Public Health and Health Promotion explores learning styles, beliefs and attitudes that are significant to health-related behaviours.
After completing this undergraduate certificate, you'll qualify for entry into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Indigenous Professional Practices), with a major in Indigenous Australian Mental Health Principles and Practice.
This course offers a seamless pathway from the undergraduate certificate to your new career in healthcare. You'll also receive credit for completing the undergraduate certificate, reducing the number of units needed to gain your degree.
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.
For students who meet the entry criteria, the Undergraduate Certificate may enable entry (and credit for the four units completed) into the Indigenous Australian Mental Health Principles and Practice Major (MJRU-INMHL) within the Bachelor of Applied Science (Indigenous Professional Practices) (B-INDCHL) program at Curtin.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.