Bond University
Graduate Diploma in Occupation and Health
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 8 months
Gain a deep understanding of common health conditions and the effects of physical and mental disabilities while creating personalised strategies for risk prevention, injury management, rehabilitation and ongoing care in the core curriculum.
Course overview
Through Bond’s Graduate Diploma in Occupation and Health, you will develop a critical understanding of common health conditions and the impact of physical and mental disabilities and devise tailored solutions for risk prevention, injury management, rehabilitation and ongoing care through the core curriculum. You will develop specialist knowledge, skills and attitudes about occupation and health.
If you are looking to enter a postgraduate medical program or planning to re-enter the workforce and require your qualifications to be updated, then this program is for you. Graduates may also undertake the Master of Occupational Therapy, receiving full credit for subjects studied in the Graduate Diploma of Occupation and Health.
Key facts
What you will study
Students must complete 80 credit points to complete their degree.
Required Subjects
Students must take 50 credit points of the required subjects below:
- Foundations of Occupational Therapy
- Health Conditions and Multidisciplinary Management
- Neuroscience for Health Professionals
- Enabling Environments: A Systems Approach
- Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals
Alternative Option
Students must take 10 credit points from the alternative option below:
- Educating the Health Workforce
- Managing People
Directed Electives
Students must take 20 credit points from the selection of Directed Electives below:
- Engage: In Occupation
- Enable: Occupational Performance
- Occupational Therapy Roles and Responsibilities
- Occupational Therapy: Independence and Participation
- Health Research Design and Planning
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
- Undergraduate degree in health science, education or social sciences or other related degree.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You can gain credit for earlier subjects if you have completed previous tertiary studies. To apply, you must submit your academic transcripts to the Office of Future Students, including detailed subject outlines or course descriptions for each relevant subject. We're here to help you through this process.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Apply knowledge, principles and practice of occupation and health to achieve client-centred and evidence-based outcomes.
- Critically appraise and interpret evidence-based practice principles and apply this to sub-specialty clinical areas.
- Apply enabling skills in the context of improving independence and participation in occupation and health.
- Develop and apply life-long learning skills to achieve professional competency.
- Practice in a culturally appropriate and respectful manner, incorporating perspectives of multiple stakeholders.
- Work in a professional and collaborative manner to meet ethical and legal responsibilities, including documentation and reporting.
Career outcomes
- Rehabilitation and Care
- Mental Health
- Health and Education
- Workplace Health & Safety
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative total program fee in 2025: $45,440 (domestic full-fee paying place)
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
