Diploma of Health

The Diploma of Health is designed to produce graduates who can perform a range of roles and functions across the health care sector, including health promotion, health services administration and support, and community health roles.


It provides skills in social analysis, sourcing and evaluating information group work, communications, understanding social diversity and critical thinking.


Course Structure


The Diploma of Health can be completed over two or three sessions. It comprises of core (mandatory) and elective units. Students will study eight units in total from the list below, which includes six core units and two elective units.


Core units


HCOM101 Professional Communication for Health Professionals

HLTH101 Health and the Community

HANA102 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

HINQ102 Questioning and Inquiry: Evidence-based Practice in Health

HCHP101 Building Competence in Health Care Practice

HDEV103 Exploring Human Development and Disease


Choose two elective units


Proposed Elective Units (Students complete 2 of the below)


HPSY203 The Psychology of Health

HPRO202 Health Promotion

SDIV103 Exploring Social Diversity