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Prepare to help your community with La Trobe’s Diploma in Health Sciences. Whether you’re looking for a supported pathway into the Bachelor of Health Sciences or if you want to head straight into entry level jobs in health services and organisations, we can give you the skills and knowledge you need.Explore the social and psychological impacts of health and science. You’ll learn the fundamentals of health sciences, including human structure and function, concepts in contemporary health and wellbeing, and how to use data and statistics in health.You’ll study the same core health subjects as our Bachelor’s degree students, so you’ll immerse yourself in university life from day one. What’s more, you could earn up to one year’s worth of course credit (also called advanced standing) for the subjects you study. This could enable you to enter directly into the second year of a La Trobe Bachelor of Health Sciences.We’ll be with you every step on the way. As a Diploma student, you’ll be able to access a dedicated Senior Support Adviser and peer mentors from health degrees. Our team can help you with career advice, academic support and navigating university processes. You can also access La Trobe’s Careers Service to put together a plan for the future, with the skills to carry it out.

Whether you want to do further study or start work straight away, this diploma is a great entry point. Learn the basics of health sciences, from human structure and function to health data. Earn up to 1 year's course credit for the bachelor's degree.

Diploma in Health Sciences

Introduction to Psychology I

Foundations of Psychology

Introduction to Health Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Crime and Mental Health

Music, Mind and Body

Psychology of Leadership

Introduction to Psychological Design and Statistics

Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Victims and Offenders

This subject will explore the influence of culture on both individuals and communities. You will develop the skills to analyse cultural impacts on thoughts, emotions, and behavioural processes though lectures on cultural psychology and tutorial exercises. This subject will also explore how to build culturally diverse yet cohesive communities by creatively applying the knowledge of cultural psychology, social psychology, and community psychology. Tutorial exercises will provide you with opportunities to explore how to put the basic knowledge into practice when considering issues concerning cultural diversity in communities. Global Citizenship entails deep appreciation of how we live in an interconnected world being able to recognise the global context of concepts, act across cultures and boundaries, and work with diverse communities - now and in the future. This subject consists of timetabled lectures and tutorial classes. It is typically taken by students in their second or third year.

Psychology Of Culture, Communities And Global Citizenship

This subject delves into the scientific study of human behaviour in relation to cyber security, with a particular focus on psychological, sociological, anthropological, financial and economic considerations. Key theories covered include motivation, cognition, emotion, and personality traits that influence victim vulnerability and hacker success. Additionally, the subject examines cybercrime business models, criminological theories, and the impact of organisational culture, leadership, and communication on cyber security practices. Students will analyse the economic and financial implications of investing in human factors in cyber security and propose cost-effective risk management strategies. Through the development of a comprehensive cyber security culture, education, and engagement strategy, students will apply professional skills in evaluative judgment, team building, negotiation, and high-level communication skills.

Human Factors in Cybersecurity

This subject serves as an introduction to the biological bases of behaviour. Nerve cells are the basic building blocks of the brain. Therefore their functioning and methods of communicating form the basic principles of brain and nervous system functioning. Hence this subject includes introductory lectures on the elements of the nervous system that contribute to the conscious and unconscious aspects of behaviour. There is an emphasis on understanding how the cells of the nervous system function and communicate with each other, thus allowing us to explain how sensory information, drugs, and hormonal changes influence behaviour, as well as how behaviour influences the brain.

Introduction To Behavioural Neuroscience 1A

In this subject you will learn about the biological, social, and psychological factors that influence our psychological health. You will examine definitions and experiences of mental health and illness from a theoretical, clinical, and public health perspective. Concepts such as stigma, diagnostic approaches, and cultural perspectives will be investigated with regards to psychological health and illness. This subject consists of scheduled online lectures and tutorial classes. It is typically taken by students in their third year.

Psychological Health and Illness

In this subject you will develop the ability to evaluate and interpret information gathered from measures and approaches used in psychological assessment. The subject will be comprised of three themes covering measurement theory, individual differences, and psychological assessment in applied contexts. Lectures in measurement theory will cover classical and modern psychometric approaches to the construction, implementation, and evaluation of psychological measures. Lectures in individual differences will extend on the coverage of cognitive ability, personality, and emotion offered in introductory psychology subjects, with a focus on assessment. Lectures in applied psychological assessment will cover the issues associated with the appraisal of behaviours, thoughts, interests and emotions across clinical, educational, and forensic contexts. This subject is a capstone subject in a psychology major.This subject consists of self-guided online lessons and timetabled tutorial classes. It is typically taken by students in their third year.

Psychological Assessment

In this subject, you will explore contemporary theoretical approaches and empirical findings relevant to various neural structures, processes, and functions underlying humans&#39; thinking, feeling, and behaviour. In particular, you develop a sophisticated understanding of brain development, visual perception, motor and cognitive development, as well as different neuroimaging techniques. The subject also provides an overview of a wide range of neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions, and enables you to critically analyse the benefits of different neuropsychological assessments.This subject consists of timetabled lectures and tutorial classes. It is typically taken by students in their second or third year.

Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropsychology

In this subject, you will be introduced to a range of theories, methods and topics in social psychology. Social psychology is the scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other human beings. The topics to be covered in this unit include attitudes, self and identity, person perception and social cognition, interpersonal attraction, social influence, prejudice, intergroup relations, and prosocial and antisocial behaviour.This subject consists of self-guided online lessons and timetabled tutorial classes. It is typically taken by students in their second year.

Social Psychology

This subject provides you with the knowledge and critical thinking skills required to analyse and address questions concerning how humans interact with animals (anthrozoology) and how they interact with the natural environment (ecopsychology). Throughout the subject, you are provided with a broad overview of relevant theories and methods of scientific inquiry. There is an emphasis on developing practical solutions to challenging social issues such as the use of animals, land and water in food production, conservation of endangered species and companion animal breeding and training. Online learning materials are used to provide information about contemporary issues, with tutorials providing many opportunities for you to engage in discussion, debate and further analysis.

Human Relationships with Animals and the Environment

The ability to sense and respond to our environment is critical to the survival of all living things, from the simplest of single-celled organisms to complicated animals like us. In this subject, you will explore how we sense our environment, and how our brains use this information to guide behaviour. You will focus on three broad areas; first, you will investigate the senses, smell, taste, vision, hearing, and touch. Then, you will learn how hormones affect multiple body systems to prepare us to act on our environment and the internal processes that keep our bodies working efficiently. Finally, you will uncover the mechanisms of emotions, learning, and memory.This subject consists of self-guided online lessons and timetabled workshop classes. It is typically taken by students in their first year.

Introduction To Behavioural Neuroscience 1B

In this subject you will discover how your brain works in creating your behaviour, how your brain and behaviour change across the lifespan, how, why and in what way you are different from other people. You will learn about how you sense the world and how you process and understand the information that arises from your senses.

Introductory Psychology: Brain and Mind

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