Program Overview

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program designed for physiotherapists, exercise scientists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other qualified allied health professionals who want to become experts in rehabilitation and health promotion for people recovering from injury and illness. This course promotes contemporary best practice rehabilitation in multiple clinical and community contexts, both nationally and globally.

Course Details

• Course code: GD-CLINRHB
• Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years part time
• Location: Online
• Intake: January
• Fees: AUD $32,000 (2025 indicative first year fee)
• Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available

Course Structure

The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation is part of a nested suite of courses, designed for versatility. The course focuses on three major themes: theory and practice, research and innovation, and rehabilitation in context. Students will advance their expertise in rehabilitation and health promotion across diverse contexts, gain specialized skills in exercise prescription, goal setting, fitness evaluation, and more, and focus their studies on areas like women's health, pediatrics, neurology, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Career Outcomes

This comprehensive program prepares graduates to effectively plan and review rehabilitation strategies to suit a range of scenarios, ranging from acute critical illness, community rehabilitation, and lifespan care. As part of the course, students will identify and analyze the determinants of health that influence well-being, learn to design, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation strategies holistically, and emphasize contemporary best practice rehabilitation in multiple clinical and community contexts, nationally and globally.

Related Study Areas

• Biomedical sciences
• Health
• Health sciences
• Physiotherapy
• Science

Pathway Courses

The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation is related to the following courses:

• Master of Clinical Rehabilitation
• Graduate Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation
• Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation

Eligibility

The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Rehabilitation is designed for physiotherapists, exercise scientists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other qualified allied health professionals. International students are welcome to study this course, but please note that this course is not available to international students who require a student visa to study in Australia as it does not meet the onshore study requirements and it is not registered with CRICOS.