Take charge and seize new opportunities in health and community care.
Health and community care faces a new world with a focus on care from home. Be one of the first to gain a tertiary education in the growing and fast-changing health and community care industry.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Health and community care faces a new world with a focus on care from home. Be one of the first to gain a tertiary education in the growing and fast-changing health and community care industry.
If you have TAFE qualifications and aspire to coordinator or management roles, make the most of this new pathway and our strong relationship with local and regional TAFE providers. Prepare for jobs growth through the government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme and Aged Care Reform.
The program focuses on analysing health care trends, managing human resources, providing workplace education and training, and coordinating complex care situations. Choose from careers as a respite care coordinator, leisure and lifestyle coordinator, aged care manager and staff development officer.
Career opportunities
You can work as a leisure and lifestyle coordinator, respite care coordinator, aged care manager, staff development officer, practice manager, quality assurance officer.
Post-admission requirements
Before undertaking work place learning, students must undergo a criminal history check and obtain a Blue Card. Refer to Program requirements and notes.
Program structure
For students commencing Semester 1, 2015.
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Nursing Practicum 1
BUS104 Practice Foundations
HLT133 Health, Culture and Society
HLT134 Communication and Thought
NUR131 Management and Organisational Behaviour
Advanced courses (11)
HLT231 Trends in Health and Community Care
HLT301 Contexts of Community Care
HLT331 Research Foundations
HLT332 Quality and Governance in Health and Community Care Settings*
HRM210 Challenges to Mental Health
HRM220 Special Topic in Health and Community Care
HRM311 Workforce Development and Education*
HRM321 Managing Human Resources
NUR222 Managing Workplace Relations
NUR332 Leadership and Team Dynamics
Plus select 1 from:
HLT326 Managing Organisational Change
WPL310 Health Law and Ethics
Minor courses (4)
Students must select one (1) of the following minor study areas:
Community Care
Health Promotion
Small Business Management
Elective courses (4)
Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must successfully complete the following course requirements as listed in the Program structure.
- Complete no more than 10 introductory courses, including the core course.
- Complete a minimum of 14 advanced (200/300 coded) courses.
Program notes
- Hold a valid Suitability Card (Blue Card), which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the work place learning component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state / territory authority).
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.