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Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation graduates will be able to:

1. Apply and adapt advanced knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of theoretical knowledge, skills and technical competencies across diverse contexts as a health professional
2. Design assessment, management and evaluation plans for culturally and demographically diverse peoples, especially in tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous communities
3. Retrieve, critically evaluate, synthesise and apply established and evolving evidence in order to develop solutions for complex problems in health professional practice
4. Communicate theoretical knowledge, therapy concepts, treatment options and professional decisions using high-level oral and written English language and where appropriate, numeracy skills to a variety of audiences
5. Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for future professional development requirements based on reflection on current skills, knowledge and attitudes.
6. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to design, analyse and ethically implement research and critically reflect on implications of findings for clinical practice.

Credit points in major

6 credit points

External

Some subjects may require face-to-face attendance at the Townsville campus

Maximum time to complete

4 years

Maximum allowed

9 credit points, unless students have completed the Graduate Certificate of Rehabilitation, in which case they may be eligible for up to 12 credit points of credit for appropriate subjects.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 9 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for this course.