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We offer a number of bridging courses.

Physiology and Anatomy

This online course gives you the foundation for further studies in nursing and health science. Study and understand the function and structure of the human body.

On completion, you will be able to:

• Describe the roles of the organ systems, explain how these contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis and describe physiological responses for survival.
• Describe the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues and organs.
• Appreciate individual physiological and anatomical differences including lifespan differences.
• Interpret and apply data that describes normal physiological functioning.
• Predict the consequences of certain diseases or injury on normal function.
• Communicate in an informed way with colleagues and clients.

Human Communication Sciences for Graduate Entry Masters Student

This course is for students who have not completed previous studies in human bioscience (anatomy and physiology) and linguistics (phonetics and grammar). Develop foundation knowledge that serves as a basis for studies in speech pathology.

All successful applicants for the Graduate-entry Master of Speech Pathology  who have not completed previous studies in human bioscience (anatomy and physiology) and linguistics (phonetics and grammar) are required to complete this four week intensive bridging course. In this course, students will begin to acquire the foundation knowledge about normal communication and swallowing to serve as a basis for their future studies in speech pathology.The bridging course commences on Monday 30th January and finishes on Friday 24th February 2012. The bridging course costs $360.00 and students can register online.

A more detailed description is available for the Master of Speech Pathology Bridging Course [PDF 51KB].

Online Registration and Payment is now available.

Prosthetics and Orthotics for Graduate Entry Masters Student

Students without a background in anatomy and physiology will need to complete the School of Human Biosciences Physiology and Anatomy Bridging Course. Students are advised to undertake this prior to the Prosthetics and Orthotics Bridging Course.

Students who do not have a background in prosthetics and orthotics fabrication skills, must complete a bridging course in fabrication skills and occupational health and safety.

The Prosthetics and Orthotics Bridging Course will run from 13 February – 17 February 2012. Students will be required to purchase a Prosthetics and Orthotics Toolkit which will be used during the Bridging Course. The toolkit will also be used throughout the remainder of their studies and can be purchased for approximately $650.

The Physiology and Anatomy and Prosthetics and Orthotics bridging courses cost $315 and $900 respectively and students can register online.

Details of how to enrol in the Bridging Courses and where to purchase the toolkit will be supplied with the students’ offer letters.

Online Registration and Payment is now available.

Orthoptics for Graduate Entry Masters Student

Students without a degree in vision science, health sciences or biological sciences will be required to complete the bridging course in physiology and anatomy and/or orthoptics.

Students without a background in anatomy and physiology will need to complete the School of Human Biosciences Physiology and Anatomy Bridging Course. Students are advised to undertake this prior to the Orthoptics Bridging Course.

Students without a background in vision science (or vision science graduates who have not completed relevant subjects) will need to complete the Orthoptics Bridging Course. The Orthoptics Bridging Course will run from 25 January – 24 February 2012.

The Physiology and Anatomy and Orthoptics bridging courses cost $315 and $450 respectively.

Details of how to enrol in the Bridging Courses will be supplied with the students’ offer letters.

Online Registration and Payment is now available.

Health Information Management for Graduate Entry Masters Student

All successful applicants for the Graduate-entry Master of Health Information Management who have not completed a degree in medicine, biomedical science, science (with studies in anatomy and physiology), dentistry, nursing, allied health, or health sciences (containing anatomy and physiology subjects) should undertake the bridging course in Anatomy & Physiology.

The Department of Health Information Management also provides a Bridging Course (online materials supported by a small number of tutorials) for all successful applicants at the start of the course in basic health information science and health informatics. The tutorials are timetabled in addition to the core subjects. Please view more information for 2012 Bridging Course in Health Classification (Clinical Coding) [PDF 196KB]