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Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health
This short course introduces the health system and the human body for people who want to study an allied health field later.
- How long it takes
- 6 months
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 40
- Lowest offered at Southern Cross University
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- NSW, TAS
Is this course right for you?
What the Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in health and helping people
- good communication skills
- a patient and caring attitude
- willingness to work as part of a team
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Southern Cross University (opens in a new tab)
Southern Cross University
Online
3.4from 183 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 40 lowest
- (40 median)
- How you study
- Online
- (full or part time)
- Website for University of Tasmania (opens in a new tab)
University of Tasmania
Launceston, TAS
4.2from 775 Google reviews
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Undergraduate Certificate in Allied Health.
- Health professional practice
- Introductory health science
- Human physiology
- The Australian health system
- Pathways into allied health study
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?