Why study Healthy Ageing at Flinders?
Personalised study plans
Customise your learning to suit your interests and study more or less topics when it suits you.
Four start dates per year
Choose when you commence your studies with intakes in February, April, July or October.
Get qualified sooner
Flexibility to exit the degree early with an associate degree or diploma.
Fast facts
SATAC code: 274055 (Online)
Course length: 3 years full-time or 2 years full-time accelerated
Prerequisites: None
Location: Online
Guaranteed entry ATAR: 70.00
Hours per week: Approx. 15 hours per topic
Start dates: January, April, July, October
2017 annual fees*: $8,247
*Commonwealth supported places available.
Apply to study
Applications for the Bachelor of Healthy Ageing are made through the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Apply now to start studying in October 2018 or January 2019.
Study aged care, dementia and more online
Available 100% online, a Bachelor of Healthy Ageing at Flinders provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to meet the demands of ageing societies.
With four flexible start dates per year, you can personalise your study plans to suit your interests and maximise your success in aged care and beyond.
Build your own study program*, adding elective topics in areas of interest to tailor the degree to meet your needs. All topics are offered twice per calendar year.
- Nutrition & Ageing
- Enabling Environments for Older People
- Physical Activity & Ageing
- Health Status in Later Life
- Roles, Relationships & Social Networks
- Leadership in Care Cultures
- Ageing & Dying Well: End-Of-Life Care for Older People
- Indigenous Ageing
- Leadership in Care Cultures
- Indigenous Ageing
- Contemporary Issues in Ageing Societies
- Qualitative Methods for Social Health Research
- Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research
- Restorative Care
- Critical Nutrition in Aged Care
- Community Development & Funding in Human Services
- Legal Issues in Later Life
- Advanced Studies in Dementia
*Intended as a guide only. Check the course rule for this degree program regularly for the most comprehensive and up-to-date topic information.
Career opportunities
Your degree is the first step towards a range of employment opportunities.
Some potential occupations for those with a healthy ageing degree as they progress through their career include:
- Community or residential aged care worker
- Elder advocacy or advisor
- Gerontological entrepreneur
- Ageing services manager
- Information and referral specialist
Potential employers include:
- Residential and/or community aged care providers
- Government departments
- Advocacy organisations
- Local, national or international nongovernment organisations
- Business and retail services
With a wide range of electives, you can tailor your degree to suit a variety of non-ageing career options such as legal services, banking, journalism or travel and recreation.
Why study online at Flinders?
As a distance education provider for over 30 years, Flinders University is committed to helping you fit study around your lifestyle. Delivered by respected and experienced academics, all course content is specifically tailored to the online learning environment.
Flinders online students also have access to an extensive support network, with learning support, financial assistance, career services, and more, readily available. This includes:
Advice for study and assignments, plus extended library support hours during the semester.
Free online resources including readings and journals – with no need to buy textbooks.
Access to our IT helpdesk, as well as a range of software downloads and computer tutorials.
Free and confidential counselling service available online or over the phone.
Learn from experts in the field
The Bachelor of Healthy Ageing draws on some of Australia's leading academics, researchers and professionals across the fields of gerontology, dementia, nutrition and more.
Dr Sam Davis
PhD
Sam is a Social Gerontologist and experienced researcher. With an interest in rural ageing, enabling environments and improving dementia care, her main project currently is the rollout of the Dementia Dynamics Toolkit to all Australian residential aged care homes.
Key interests:
- Physical and social environments for people with dementia
- Person centred health care delivery
- Residential aged care
- Dementia care
- Rural older people
- Education for health professionals working with older people.
Professor Michelle Miller
BSc, MNutDiet, PhD, AdvApd
Michelle is an academic with experience across many facets of nutrition and dietetic practice.
Her key practice and research focus has been on nutritional rehabilitation of vulnerable groups while her teaching has focused on nutritional epidemiology, research skills and methods and research placement supervision.
Key interests:
- Healthy ageing
- Clinical nutrition - specifically areas of rehabilitation, aged care, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery and cancer survivorship
- Validity and reliability of nutrition screening and assessment instruments.
Associate Professor Margaret Ledwith
BA Hons, MSc Management and Organisation Studies
In her role as Associate Professor of Practice and Program Director, Margaret is leading the delivery of Flinders University's unique, experiential education program in innovation and enterprise.
Designed to deliver a personalised innovation and enterprise journey for all students, this program ensures students develop the mindsets, knowledge and bias-to-action needed to thrive in their personal and professional lives in the 21st century.
As both a practitioner and educator, Margaret draws on a wealth of international experience from across the corporate, academic, industry and entrepreneurial sectors.
How you will learn
Delivered 100% online, you can structure your study around your existing work and life commitments. You’ll have access to a personalised online study platform where you can easily view your course activities and deadlines with an online progress bar. You can download your resources and access them online whenever and wherever you are 24/7.
Learn in your own time and engage with peers via your dedicated online learning environment. Plus, you’ll have expert staff to teach and support you throughout the course of your studies.
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