Overview

Throughout the Community Health (Online) course from Adelaide University you’ll work on real-world projects that can make a difference to your local community and beyond. You'll graduate with the skills to pursue career opportunities supporting community health in a range of areas, including disability and ageing.

We have extensive industry connections and partnerships right around the world. These connections enable us to design a curriculum that reflects the latest in community health research and practice.

Career opportunities:

There are diverse opportunities for community health professionals in not-for-profit, government and private sectors – and there are excellent career prospects in metropolitan cities, rural and regional areas.

You can find work in community development organisations, welfare centres, social enterprises, neighbourhood houses, emergency relief agencies, home and community care organisations and residential care facilities. You might design substance abuse recovery initiatives in local clinics. You could manage wellness programs in schools. Perhaps you’ll develop health strategies for city councils.

You could also be a:

Lead community health worker
Community health development officer
Disability support coordinator
Aged care coordinator
Project officer
Health support worker.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

First Peoples' Health
The Social World
Health Law, Ethics and Policy
Professional Communication to Work in the Health Industry
Health Promotion
Ageing and Disability Friendly Environments
Supporting Dignity through Enablement

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-21 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-12 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-04-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-06-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-29 00:00:00 , International

More details

International students can apply at any time, but should submit their applications at least three months before the intended program start date.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

144 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Gawler, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Provider Number : 04249J

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

Secondary education (Year 12)

Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Completion of an award from a registered training organisation (RTO) at Certificate IV (AQF level 4) or higher.

Higher education study

Successful completion of at least 6 months full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a higher education award program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28500 AUD / year

≈ 28500 AUD / year

Additional Details

National tuition - Commonwealth Supported

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Community Health (Online).

Available Scholarships

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