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JCU Inherent Requirements for Diploma of Higher Education (113121)
Persons wishing to enrol in the Diploma of Higher Education should read these requirements in conjunction with the course handbook. The Diploma has a number of streams of study and, depending on individual study plans, subjects will vary. Options may be discussed with Pathways staff by contacting pathways@jcu.edu.au.
Students should carefully consider the inherent requirements statement below as a guide to their learning during the course, and as a way to identify early possible challenges they may have in meeting these requirements.
Prospective students who remain interested or engaged in the course should discuss their concerns with Pathways staff (contact pathways@jcu.edu.au) as soon as possible. If the challenges are related to a disability or health condition, students should contact AccessAbility Services to discuss possible strategies and reasonable adjustments.
If the inherent requirements cannot be met with reasonable adjustments, JCU staff may provide guidance regarding other study options.
Reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments must:
- Be consistent with legislative and regulatory requirements, and not compromise codes, guidelines and policies
- Not result in unethical or unprofessional behaviour
- Address the need to perform the full range of tasks involved in the course program, including undertaking learning activities in mixed gender environments, which reflect the Australian context, and
- Ensure that performance is consistent and sustained over a given period.
Inherent Requirement | Students are governed by policies, procedures and guidelines and must be accountable and responsible for ensuring appropriate behaviour in all contexts. |
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Rationale | Compliance with the codes, guidelines and policies facilitates safe, competent interactions and relationships for students and/or the people they engage with. This ensures the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of the individual is not placed at risk. |
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Knowledge and cognitive skills
Inherent Requirement | Students must possess the necessary knowledge and cognitive skills to acquire and communicate effectively in an academic context. Student demonstrate:
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Rationale | The Diploma of Higher Education is based on knowledge that must be sourced, understood and applied appropriately. |
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Inherent Requirement | Students must possess sufficient literacy skills required for academic study. |
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Rationale | The ability to acquire information and to accurately convey messages is fundamental to Diploma of Higher Education studies. Further, the ability to read, decode, interpret and comprehend multiple sources of information is fundamental to the Diploma of Higher Education. |
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Inherent Requirement | Student interprets and correctly applies basic numerical concepts in a range of contexts. |
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Rationale | Competent reasoning and reliable accuracy with numerical concepts are essential for academic research. |
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Verbal communication
Inherent Requirement | Effective and efficient verbal communication, in English, is an essential requirement for academic work. |
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Non-verbal communication
Inherent Requirement | Non-verbal communication skills that enable respectful communication with others. |
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Rationale | The ability to recognise, interpret and respond to non-verbal cues, to communicate with congruent and respectful non-verbal behaviour is needed to work in a diverse academic environment. |
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Written communication
Inherent Requirement | Students must be able to acquire, understand, apply and convey information in a written or print format. |
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Rationale | Construction of written text based assessment tasks to reflect the required academic standards are necessary to convey knowledge and understanding of relevant subject matter for academic practice. |
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Inherent Requirement | Student demonstrates behavioural stability to work constructively in a diverse and changing academic environment. |
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Rationale | Behavioural stability is required to work individually and in groups in changing academic environments. Students undertaking language courses and/ or subjects will be required to have behavioural stability to manage their academic responsibilities objectively |
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Inherent requirements statements index
Diploma of Health (Nursing Pathway)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor of Exercise Physiology
Bachelor of Health Science (Physician Assistant)
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Nursing Science, Bachelor of Midwifery
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Postgraduate Biomedical Sciences
Postgraduate Medicine and Dentistry
Postgraduate Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Postgraduate Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Honours)
Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)