Scholarships
There's financial support available to undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at the School of Health and Social Development. Scholarships can be used to cover the costs associated with studying, such as travel, costs of living and equipment.
Professional accreditations
When employers see a professional accreditation on your resume, they know they're hiring a top-quality graduate.
Bachelor of Social Work
This course is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)*. You can also apply for AASW membership and practice professionally throughout Australia.
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Accredited by OT Australia and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, this course allows graduates to practice professionally in Australia and overseas.
Health promotion courses
Deakin’s health promotion courses are fully accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). This accreditation enables our health promotion graduates to register with the IUHPE as a registered Health Promotion Practitioner, securing global recognition.
Graduates may also be eligible to become members of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and obtain professional accreditation as a Health Promotion Practitioner with the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA).
These accreditations are part of the following courses:
- Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion
- Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Health Sciences – Health Promotion major
- Master of Health Promotion.
*All information regarding professional recognition is accurate at the date of publication. Enquiries regarding accreditation and professional membership should be directed to the School of Health and Social Development in order to ascertain the current status of accreditation at any future point in time beyond publication. Representations about accreditation apply only to the course, and the AASW retains discretion as to who they admit as members of their association. Deakin University cannot exercise any control over membership of an external body.