Undergraduate Certificate in Health Sciences

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Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. Regardless of our age, gender, or socio-economic status, good physical and mental health is our most essential asset.

In this course, you'll learn how healthcare fits within culture and society, exploring perspectives on wellbeing, illness, and disability. You'll gain foundational insights into ethical decision-making, and safety and quality in client-centred care. You'll also gain knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, as well as an understanding of the role empirical evidence plays in decision-making in health practice.

This course offers a great way to launch your career in health sciences. Once you've completed your Undergraduate Certificate, you'll qualify for entry into (and credit towards) Curtin's Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences). And because you'll study part-time and with a choice of online or on-campus study, you'll be able to fit your study into your lifestyle.

What you'll learn

• apply principles and concepts of health in a variety of contexts relevant to further learning and/or paraprofessional work
• apply critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills relevant to health sciences to generate innovative solutions to problems
• use technology appropriately to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other health care professionals
• consider global perspectives on health and international health standards
• demonstrate respect for Indigenous values, cultures and knowledges and consider Indigenous perspectives on health
• work professionally in teams and independently, and demonstrate life-long learning skills