Health single units
Want to help improve community health, wellbeing and inclusiveness? With our single units, you can upskill or take the first step towards a new career.
Gain the expertise to transform people's lives
Make a difference in the lives of others - develop the personal and professional skills to help others lead healthier, happier lives. Our single units will enable you to grow your understanding of health concepts or open up new communication and collaboration opportunities by learning Auslan. Plus, every unit is available on our premium online learning platform, allowing you to study when and where it suits you.
How much does a single unit cost?
As a domestic student enrolling into a single unit, the cost will be full fee and is based on the government-classified area of study to which the unit belongs. Don’t let fees hold you back from achieving your goals. You can estimate your tuition fees using our fee estimator calculator and selecting ‘0000 – Single Unit Non-Award Course’.
How to apply
Visit the Deakin Application Portal to complete the application for single units and short courses.
Enrol in a prerequisite unit
The Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology unit meets the human anatomy and physiology prerequisite requirements for our Master of Speech Pathology and our Master of Occupational Therapy Practice. If you don't currently meet this requirement, take the first step towards your career in speech pathology or occupational therapy by enrolling in this single unit.
Please note, these degrees have limited places and entry is competitive. Successful completion of this unit does not guarantee entry into a course.
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Single unit
This interdisciplinary unit provides an overview of the basic sciences of human anatomy and physiology, exploring issues of relevance to the health sciences. Specific topics to be addressed include: organisation of the human body, outlining anatomical terms, chemical and structural bases of cell function, body tissues including integument, homeostasis and physiological control via neural and hormonal mechanisms that maintain a constant internal environment.
Single units available for study
Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing (undergraduate)
Single unit
This postgraduate unit provides an introduction to Auslan and issues relevant to the Australian deaf community. In weekly practical sessions, you will learn Auslan vocabulary for conversation and communication, with a focus on health, wellbeing and relevant environments.
Auslan and the Deaf Community: Health and Wellbeing (postgraduate)
Single unit
This postgraduate unit provides an introduction to Auslan and issues relevant to the Australian deaf community. In weekly practical sessions, you will learn Auslan vocabulary for conversation and communication, with a focus on health, wellbeing and relevant environments.
Understanding Health
Single unit
Explore the complex factors and issues that impact health and wellbeing across a wide range of demographics. You’ll gain an understanding of the determinants of selected health issues in urban and rural Australia, as well as in global contexts.
Health Information and Data
Single unit
Be equipped with the necessary skills to be a consumer and provider of health research information. You’ll be introduced to qualitative research practices and will learn how to critically analyse population health research.
Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology
Single unit
Gain an understanding of how you can better meet the mental health needs of culturally diverse clients. In this unit, you’ll examine theoretical perspectives from cross cultural and Indigenous psychology, while exploring the role of culture on adaptation, as well as individual and group behaviours. The Indigenous content has been developed in collaboration with experts in Indigenous knowledges and includes the examination of the social, political, and historical determinants relevant to the mental health of Indigenous Australians.
Health Psychology (Behaviour Change)
Single unit
Explore a wide range of health behaviour issues and their impact on individual health and wellbeing. Specifically, you will examine how factors such as individual’s self-confidence and personal control can be positively influence to enhance behavioural change and goal achievement.
Health Economics 1
Single unit
This unit will introduce you to basic concepts underpinning health economics. You will explore the Australian healthcare system's structure, funding, and international comparisons, with a focus on current policy developments.
Economic Evaluation 1
Single unit
Gain an introduction to the basic concepts and applications of economic evaluation in the healthcare sector. You’ll explore analytical methods related to cost-minimisation, effectiveness and utility, while gaining a practical understanding of how economic evaluations aids decision making.
Principles and Practice of Public Health
Single unit
Learn how the many disparate areas of public health connect to promote and protect community health at a local and global level. You’ll explore evidence-based approaches to public health problems, their causes, and solutions, while being encouraged to position yourself within public health debates.
Health Promotion
Single unit
Discover health promotion concepts and approaches in how they relate to contemporary health issues in Australia and worldwide. You will learn how key developments within the discipline have contributed to current understandings of health, its determinants, as well as the discipline of health promotion practice.
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