Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health
UndergraduateTAS-AHE-CTF2024
An introduction to the allied health workforce
Learn about Australian healthcare. You’ll explore roles and professional values shared across the sector. Choose from electives including psychology and public health. Start to think about your future as a health professional.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 6 months full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 4
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health
About this degree
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Discuss influences that shape health, health care and health professional practice
- Analyse problems and explore potential solutions by gathering, synthesising and evaluating information from a range of sources
- Communicate health information in ways that are effective for a variety of audiences encountered in health contexts
The Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health is designed for people who are interested in pursuing a career in a health profession.
This program introduces health, the influences of health and illness, and healthcare in Australia. You will explore the roles of different health professionals and examine the ways they work together to undertake work in the promotion of health and management of injury, disability, and disease. You will develop knowledge and skills related to critical thinking, communicating and problem solving within the context of health care. There are opportunities to apply these knowledges and skills by engaging with real-world cases and to identify, examine and challenge their own beliefs and develop skills for life-long learning, which are essential capabilities for all health professionals.
This program will not provide a direct pathway into the allied health degrees including, but not limited to: Physiotherapy and Speech Pathology. However, upon successful completion of the Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health, using your existing competitive GPA (Grade Point Average), you can use this qualification to meet any relevant prerequisites for the allied health programs.
Recommended study pattern
Students who plan this program in Semester 2 2024, must study the program full-time. For students undertaking full-time study the following study pattern is recommended:
Completion of 1 core subject from the schedule below:
- TAS-CXA111 Healthcare and Health Professionals
Completion of 3 electives from the College of Health and Medicine list subjects from the schedule below:
Research/Evidence Based Practice subject option:
- TAS-PSY211 Research Skills in Psychology
Anatomy and Physiology subject option:
- TAS-CXA112 Anatomy and Physiology of the Head, Neck and Thorax
Psychology subject options:
- TAS-PSY111 Transferable Skills in Psychology
- TAS-PSY112 Brain and Behaviour
- TAS-PSY114 Stress, Self-Care and Mindfulness
- TAS-PSY124 Mental Health and Individual Differences
- TAS-PSY125 Psychological Processes
- TAS-PSY303 Foundational Mental Health Awareness and Response Skills
- TAS-PSY336 Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments
Public Health subject option:
- TAS-CAM106 Foundations of Public Health
Miscellaneous subject options:
- TAS-CXA113 Introductory Linguistics for Speech Pathology
- TAS-CZZ104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
Award requirements
Satisfactory completion of 4 subjects, as required in the schedule, within 6 months from commencement.
Degrees are usually made up of core subjects and electives. Some degrees include a choice of majors, so you can focus your studies on a specialisation.
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Indicative total fee $7,240
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
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Entry requirements
Completed at least one undergraduate subject (equivalent to 12.5 UTAS credit points)
Successful completion of one OUA open access subject of study at the equivalent AQF level, unless otherwise specified.
Completed the TCE (or equivalent)
A completed VET Certificate III or higher
If you have not successfully completed senior secondary, tertiary or TAFE/VET study, but have relevant work and life experience you can complete a personal competency statement. You may be eligible for an offer if you have work and life experiences that demonstrate a capacity to succeed in this program.
The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.
Study method requirements
Information on Undergraduate Certificates beyond 2025
The Australian Government has currently determined that Undergraduate Certificate programs will not extend beyond 30 June 2025. If you are enrolled in an Undergraduate Certificate, this means that you will need to complete all required units in 2024 to graduate before this deadline.
Should you not be able to complete all required units in 2024, we can support you to continue your study with us from a range of Bachelor degrees, including the Bachelor of Psychological Science, where you may receive full credit for the Undergraduate Certificate units completed so far.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Health and Welfare Services Managers | Over $120K | Up 56.6% |
Health Practice Managers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Health Promotion Officers | N/A^ | Up 44% |
Indigenous Health Workers | $75K to $93K | N/A^ |
Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals | $93K to $120K | Up 31.7% |
^ There is no data available
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