With streams in:
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Pathology
GradDipRehab
80cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time*
*Part-time only in 2015. Full-time offering commences 2016.
Exit Point: Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation (Discipline) – 1 year part-time
Course available: Multimode (students are required to attend residential schools on campus)
Brisbane, Queensland
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
Melbourne (VIC) *
* subject to student location and location of staff with pertinent expertise
EFTSL value of units: All 10 credit point (CP) units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125
1. Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
- Have completed either:
- the Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation (Discipline); OR
- a Bachelor Degree from an accredited 3-year program or equivalent to enter the Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation non-specialty pathway; OR
- a Bachelor Degree from an accredited 4-year program in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology or equivalent, to enter the Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation (Discipline) stream, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.0;
- Have undertaken a minimum of two years clinical experience in the appropriate discipline;
- Demonstrate suitability to undertake the course:
- 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.
- 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.
Applicants must comply with the Admission Rules.
Requirements for Completion
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation, a student must complete 80cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings:
- 30cp from Core Units;
- 30cp from Specialisation Units (for a stream)
OR
20cp from Health Units AND
10cp from Elective Units; - 20cp from Research Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HLSC630 | 10 | Aged and Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management (Pre: PHTY600/OTHY600/SPHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for (Discipline)) |
HLSC631 | 10 | Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts (Pre: PHTY600/OTHY600/SPHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for (Discipline)) |
HLSC632 | 10 | Aged and Neurological Disorders 2: Maximising Participation (Pre: HLSC360 Aged and Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management) |
Health Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HLSC602 | 10 | Advanced Decision Making (Inc: PHTY600/OTHY600/SPHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for (Discipline) in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation) |
HLSC634 | 10 | Practicum: Inter-professional Practice for Health Disciplines (Pre: HLSC602 Advanced Decision Making) (Inc: PHTY601/OTHY601/SPHY601 Practicum 1: Optimising (Discipline) Practice within Inter-professional Contexts) |
Elective | 10 | A postgraduate unit approved by the course coordinator |
Specialisation Units
Neurological Physiotherapy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PHTY600 | 10 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation (Inc: HLSC602 Advanced Decision Making) |
PHTY601 | 10 | Practicum 1: Optimising Physiotherapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts (Pre: PHTY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists) |
PHTY603 | 10 | Advanced Neurological Physiotherapy Practicum 2: Management of Balance, Mobility and Gait Disorders after ABI (Pre: PHTY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation, HLSC630 Aged and Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management) (Pre/Co: HLSC631 Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts, HLSC632 Aged and Neurological Disorders 2: Maximising Participation, PHTY601 Practicum 1: Optimising Physiotherapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts) |
Gerontological Physiotherapy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PHTY600 | 10 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation (Inc: HLSC602 Advanced Decision Making) |
PHTY601 | 10 | Practicum 1: Optimising Physiotherapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts (Pre: PHTY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation) |
PHTY602 | 10 | Advanced Gerontological Physiotherapy Practicum 2: Optimizing Balance, Mobility and Gait for Older Adults (Pre: PHTY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Physiotherapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation, HLSC630 Aged and Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management) (Pre/Co: HLSC631 Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts, HLSC632 Aged and Neurological Disorders 2: Maximising Participation, PHTY601 Practicum 1: Optimising Physiotherapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts) |
Occupational Therapy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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OTHY600 | 10 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Occupational Therapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation (Inc: HLSC602 Advanced Decision Making) |
OTHY601 | 10 | Practicum 1: Optimising Occupational Therapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts (Pre: OTHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Occupational Therapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation) |
OTHY602 | 10 | Advanced Occupational Therapy Practicum 2: Optimising Participation for Home, Work and Leisure (Pre: OTHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Occupational Therapists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation, HLSC630 Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management) (Pre/Co: HLSC6631 Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts, HLSC632 Aged and Neurological Disorders 2: Maximising Participation, OTHY601 Practicum 1: Optimising Occupational Therapy Practice within Inter-professional Contexts) |
Speech Pathology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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SPHY600 | 10 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Speech Pathologists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation (Inc: HLSC602 Advanced Decision Making) |
SPHY601 | 10 | Practicum 1: Optimising Speech Pathology Practice within Inter-Professional Contexts (Pre: SPHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Speech Pathologists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation) |
SPHY602 | 10 | Advanced Speech Pathology Practicum 2: Optimising Motor, Speech and Voice (Pre: SPHY600 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Speech Pathologists in Aged and Neurological Rehabilitation, HLSC630 Neurological Disorders 1: Holistic Management) (PRE/Co: HLSC631 Chronic Disease and Disability in Community Contexts, HLSC632 Aged and Neurological Disorders 2: Maximising Participation, SPHY601 Practicum 1: Optimising Speech Pathology Practice within Inter-professional Contexts) |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HLSC640 | 10 | Interpreting Health Research |
HLSC646 | 10 | Qualitative Research Methods (Pre/Co: HLSC640) |
OR |
HLSC647 | 10 | Quantitative Research Methods (Pre/Co: HLSC640) |
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2017-06-27
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