Discover Allied Health at JCU
Graduate with confidence and become a healthcare hero.
Turn your passion for helping others into a career. Gain the knowledge and skills to help restore your future clients’ quality of life.
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Benefit from extensive supervised professional practice and clinical experience in real-world settings from year one.
Our small class sizes provide students with access to lecturers who genuinely care about their progress and their studies.
Australian clinical placement is provided in a range of contemporary health settings.
Support individuals living with injuries or disabilities to increase their capabilities and participate fully in the actions that occupy their everyday lives. Learn how to identify your future clients’ potential and use therapeutic approaches to help them maximise their participation and engagement in the activities that matter to them.
Location:
Townsville
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
ATAR: 70
English (Units 3/4,C), plus one of: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health, Psychology or Physical Education (Units 3/4,C).
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you’ll need to help individuals achieve their goals in relation to the activities that they need, want or are expected to do in their daily lives.
Learn within a supportive, hands-on environment and benefit from over 1,000 hours of professional work experience. Build your skills working with real clients and experienced practitioners through the JCU Health Occupational Therapy clinic on the Townsville campus.
Be prepared to engage in effective healthcare practice from your first year as you learn fundamental communication and practical skills for occupational therapists and allied health service delivery.
The need for allied health professionals is growing rapidly as demands increases across a range of areas, both within and outside of the health sector.
Your career could lead you to work as an occupational therapist in public and private hospitals, rehabilitation units, community health centres, aged care facilities, mental health services, schools, independent living centres and in private practice. You can also work in research, education and training.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help.
Contact us by:
Email -
study@jcu.edu.au
Phone -
1800 246 446
Or, visit the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) course page on our website.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of how the human body responds to physical activity.
Location:
Townsville
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
ATAR: 64
English (Units 3/4,C), General Maths or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Maths (Units 3/4,C).
Recommended knowledge: One of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health, Psychology or Physical Education (Units 3/4,C)
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Sport and exercise science professionals have the expertise and skills to help people boost their sporting performance, recover from injuries or improve their overall health through training and exercise.
Students learn the scientific principles underlying the benefits of physical activity as they study in world-class facilities. You’ll learn how to design exercise programs that consider your future clients’ fitness levels, existing health conditions, physical goals and their needs for improving their fitness.
JCU Sport and Exercise Science graduates are highly-skilled and are employed in a range of health-related industries.
Graduates pursue careers in various areas including health and wellness management, health promotion agencies, sports training and rehabilitation, hospital-based science, and occupational health and safety.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science course page on our website.
Expand your career by developing specialist knowledge in the research or practise of rehabilitation. Your expertise will make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of people and communities in the Tropics.
Location:
Online
Starts:
February, July
Entry requirements**:
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline; or B Physiotherapy, B Occupational Therapy, or B Speech Pathology
**This web page is intended as a general guide for domestic students commencing 2024 or later. Prospective domestic students and all international applicants should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses. Information is correct at the time of publishing. James Cook University reserves the right to alter any course or admission requirement without prior notice.
Develop advanced knowledge and skills for health professionals working in the field of rehabilitation. Gain an understanding of your communities needs for rehabilitation services and develop your skills to enhance patient centred care.
Advance your ability to design, manage and evaluate rehabilitation plans for individuals and communities in culturally diverse populations. You will learn to develop solutions for complex issues in rehabilitation.
This degree is designed to maximise your professional expertise and extend your capacity in key areas of rehabilitative care. You will choose between a coursework stream or a combination stream of coursework and research.
Rehabilitation is also available as a Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate.
JCU’s Master of Rehabilitation gives you the contemporary knowledge, skills and experience to update your clinical practice and expand your career prospects. You will gain advanced skills in your specialisation and valuable expertise in tropical, Indigenous, rural and remote practice.
Graduates pursue careers in various areas including acute wards and rehabilitation settings with public and private health providers, aged care, private practice, policy development or research. You could pursue your specialisation in roles such as clinician, case manager or researcher. Additionally, you can progress further to study a PhD.
Chat to us, we’re here to answer your questions if you need help. Contact us by:
Email - study@jcu.edu.au
Phone - 1800 246 446
Or, visit the Master of Rehabilitation course page on our website.
"I would recommend JCU for Sport and Exercise Science. The staff in this area are all very friendly and care deeply about helping us to succeed. I have been sent information from lecturers about various opportunities."
Kirsty Stevens
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science - Student
"Studying here has opened up so many opportunities for me to join associations that I never would have if I wasn’t at JCU. I have made friends and gained connections all over Australia. It has given me knowledge and inspiration on how to help my community and other rural and remote communities."
Cheyenne Gamble
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy - Student
