Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation

James Cook University (JCU)

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00117J

Advance your career as a health professional with specialist knowledge and technical skills in designing, managing and evaluating rehabilitation plans within a variety of health contexts. Maximise your professional expertise and extend your knowledge and skills in rehabilitation. In this one-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) course, students choose from two streams — coursework or coursework and research — to build specialist knowledge, skills, and technical capability across a range of health contexts.With a focus on tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous communities, you will undertake core subjects and select one of four majors (outlined below).Students enrolling in this course as a pathway to a PhD must complete the coursework/research stream. Graduates may be eligible for credit towards a Master of Rehabilitation.

Designed for

Rural and remote practitioners who require specialist generalist skills including clinical reasoning and evidence-based physiotherapy management for rehabilitation following trauma and for chronic conditions

Structure

24 credit points.

Subjects

  • General
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Speech Pathology

Standard entry requirements

  • AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline
  • Or B Physiotherapy, B Occupational Therapy, or B Speech Pathology

Study pathways

Students who successfully complete this course are eligible for entry to the Master of Rehabilitation.

Study information

CampusFeesMid year intakeAttendance
JCU Online International: $43,960 No
  • Online/Off-campus : 1 year

Further information

Completion of this program will not enable Australian registration of overseas qualified physiotherapists. For more information: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study

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