Course Catalogue

Graduate Diploma of Allied Health (TAHLT1)

2026

Course Structure

THIS COURSE IS EXIT ONLY

The Graduate Diploma of Allied Health is an exit award for students enrolled in the Master of Occupational Therapy, Master of Dietetics, Master of Speech Pathology or Master of Clinical Audiology who seek to exit the course after successfully completing 80 credit points.

Students need to complete 40 credit points of specialist electives and 40 credit points of general electives.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Specialist Elective Units (4 units)	40cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below. Master of Dietetics DET501 Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 DET502 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 DET503 Food Systems Management DET504 Nutrition and Dietetic Counselling NUT502 Nutrition Across the Lifecycle NUT504 Food, Society and the Environment NUT505 Public Health Nutrition Master of Occupational Therapy OCC511 Occupational Therapy Profession and Practice OCC512 Enabling Occupational Abilities and Participation OCC513 Humans as Occupational Beings OCC514 Mental Health Approaches in Occupational Therapy Practice (20cp) OCC515 Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth OCC516 Occupational Therapy Practice for Adults and Older Adults (20cp) OCC517 Occupational Therapy Professional Practice 1 OCC311 Foundations of Occupational Therapy Profession and Practice OCC524 Occupational Therapy Approaches - Mental Health in 2 OCC525 Occupational Therapy Approaches - Children and Youth OCC526 Occupational Therapy Approaches - Adults and Older Adults Master of Speech Pathology SLT501 Foundations of Communication Analysis SLT502 Swallowing and Mealtime Management Across the Lifespan SLT503 Working as a Speech Pathologist SLT504 Early Childhood Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders SLT505 Acquired Language Disorders SLT506 Fluency and Voice SLT507 Motor Speech for Children and Adults SLT508 Diversity in Communication SLT510 Working with School Aged Children and Children with Complex Needs SLT521 Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 1 SLT522 Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 2 Master of Clinical Audiology AUD500 Theoretical Foundations of Hearing AUD501 Hearing Assessment AUD502 Introduction to Clinical Practice AUD503 Hearing Aids AUD504 Clinical Audiology Placement 1 AUD505 Paediatric Audiology 1 AUD506 Inclusive Practice for Diverse Populations AUD511 Electrophysiological and Vestibular Assessment AUD513 Aural Rehabilitation AUD514 Clinical Audiology Placement II AUD515 Paediatric Audiology II AUD523 Advanced Rehabilitation AUD524 Clinical Audiology Placement III
General Elective Units (4 units)	40cp	General Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from postgraduate units offered by the University.
	80cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
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