Bachelor of Nursing
ACU graduate nurses are held in high regard for their clinical skills, quick thinking, and compassion. We’re connected to an extensive range of hospitals and health care partners, so you will get the best opportunities for industry placements and future employment. If you’re after an overseas experience, we also work with care facilities in a number of developed and developing countries. There has never been a better time to study Nursing, with the Victorian Government offering up to 10,000 scholarships for nursing and midwifery students in Victoria in 2023 and 2024.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy is for those who want to prevent injury and disability in others as well as rehabilitate those already injured. You will learn how to identify, assess and treat a range of conditions. As a graduate, you will have developed skills to work with everyone from children to the elderly, as well as deal with gender-specific issues. This physiotherapy course also offers students clinical placements during which they will be supervised by a clinical educator. During each placement students will develop and integrate knowledge, skills and professional behaviours in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Physiotherapy Council.
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies
This unique degree is designed to develop an awareness of the broader context in which legal issues arise including the political, historical, philosophical and economic dimensions. The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies also offers an international education, and you will be required to study abroad (ACU has over 60 partner institutions around the world) and/or do an internship that provides international work experience in your third year. You will also complete 80 hours of pro bono work (after your first year), providing you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
The Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree at ACU is a two year postgraduate course consisting of academic coursework, practical training in assessment, diagnosis and intervention, and completion of a research project. Successful completion of the course allows registration as a general psychologist and upon completion of an additional period of supervised practice, for area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology with The Psychology Board of Australia.
Master of Education
Further your knowledge of the latest and most effective pedagogical practices and gain a greater understanding into recent research in this area. This degree asks you to analyse the challenges and changing demands of education in the context of social justice, equity and ethics so you can transform and improve the educational setting you work in. You’ll have the opportunity to complete a named specialisation, chosen from a number of areas, including Inclusive Practice, Integrated STEM, Mathematics, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). If you do not currently hold a teaching qualification you can complete an additional sequence of units to meet the requirements of this degree.
Master of Dietetic Practice
The Master of Dietetic Practice is a 2-year full-time program. Dietetic Practice is the application of the science of food and nutrition across a range of domains to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and populations. The course combines theory and practice placement across dietetic practice areas including food and nutrition counselling with individuals, food and nutrition education and capacity building with groups, public health nutrition, food production and provision to individuals, communities and populations, entrepreneurial dietetic practice and management, and research.
