Diploma in Health Sciences

Flinders city campus at Festival Plaza is a place where potential meets possibility. Offering a broad range of study areas, this unique, modern space in the heart of Adelaide is designed for collaborative learning, interactive teaching and industry engagement. Positioned adjacent to the Adelaide Railway Station on North Terrace and central to trams and buses, Festival Plaza provides students with greater connection, convenience and accessibility when selecting their preferred study location.

Please note only Year 1 topics of this course will be available in 2024. If you have been granted credit transfer or wish to apply for credit transfer for this course on the basis of previous study and you are granted credit, this may mean you will not be able to enrol in Year 2 or higher year topics, nor able to enrol on a full-time basis until 2025.

The Diploma in Health Sciences is a multidisciplinary degree that aims to prepare students for a career or further study in the diverse modern healthcare environment. The flexible program of study consists of core topics providing a fundamental understanding of anatomy and physiology, health systems, and social and psychological determinants of health and well-being essential to health practice. Option topics provide you with the opportunity to tailor your learning experience to a broad range of health-related topics.This course also prepares graduates for further study in a health-related discipline, for example the Associate Degree in Health Sciences (SATAC code 284031) or the Bachelor of Health Sciences (SATAC code 284371), which articulate directly with this Diploma.