Integrated Community Care
PostgraduateTAS-CAA6062026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Enrol by
- 28 June 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 6 July 2026
- Price from
- $1,738
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Integrated Community Care
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Analyse the application of primary health care frameworks, considering the impact social determinants of health and health literacy may have on the patient and on the broader community.
- Justify the choice of examination and diagnostic approaches for determining diagnoses of patients presenting across a range of acuities.
- Develop evidence-based care plans and management pathways for patients with low acuity acute and chronic health conditions.
- Refer to MyLO for study topics.
This subject focuses on clinical practice within the community and urgent care setting encompassing both primary and secondary health care needs. The subject integrates knowledge from structured clinical examination and diagnostics to inform diagnoses across complex chronic health conditions and those with common, acute or chronic primary health care needs. The subject explores evidence-based approaches to develop management plans and pathways of care in primary, secondary and community health care systems. The subject expands on patient-clinician communication, health literacy considerations, and the impact of social determinants of health while considering contemporary issues surrounding primary, secondary and community health care practice.
- Case-based clinical analysis 1 (15%)
- Online Invigilated Examination (40%)
- Case-based clinical analysis 2 (15%)
- Case-based clinical analysis 3 (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-CUC-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CUC-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangements: 10 hours per week Self-directed learning
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-MAS