Graduate Diploma in Digital Health (ACU Online)

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Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• ACU Online

Note:

The course will be offered through ACU Online.

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

Breakdown of credit points required to complete the course: 

Students admitted with a Bachelor degree in Health or in any other field of study: 

2.1 Pathway 1 (80 cp)

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Digital Health, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Health and IT Unit Offerings, consisting of:

At least 30 cp from Health Units (Part A)

At least 30 cp from IT Units (Part B)

20 cp from Elective units (Part C)

Students admitted with a Bachelor degree in Information Technology: 

2.2 Pathway 2 (80 cp)  

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Digital Health, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of: 

50 cp from Health Units (Part A) 

10 cp from ITEC613 Introduction to data science (PART B)

20 cp from Elective units (Part C)

Exit points

A student from Pathway 1 who has completed 40 cp of specified units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including at least 10 cp from Health Units and at least 10 cp from IT units, may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health. 

A student from Pathway 2 who has completed 40 cp of specified units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including at least 20 cp from Health Units, may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health. 

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator. 

 

Part A : Health Units

Complete 30 to 50 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HLSC505	Health Data Fundamentals	10
HLSC506	Strategic Management In Digital Health Service Delivery	10
HLSC674	Electronic Health Records, Health Data Exchange & Standards	10
HLSC675	Health Knowledge Management	10
PHIL519	Ethical Practice in Digital Health	10

Part B : Information Technology Units

Complete 10 to 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ITEC610	Python Fundamentals for Data Science	10
ITEC618	Programming Concepts	10
ITEC617	Data and Information Management	10
ITEC613	Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning	10
ITEC615	Fundamentals of Information Technology	10

Part C : Elective Units

Complete exactly 20 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HLSC605	Leadership in Health Care	10
HLSC606	Workforce Management	10
HLSC607	Policy and Planning in Health Care	10
HLSC660	Redesign in Health Service Delivery	10
HLSC661	Facilitative Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring	10
HLSC603	Organisational Culture and Management	10
HLSC604	Quality and Safety in Health Care	10
ITEC622	Data Analytics and Visualisation	10
ITEC623	Essentials of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	10
ITEC624	Network Security and Applications	10
ITEC627	Advanced Programming Concepts	10
ITEC632	Applied Data Mining	10