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Duration Start dates Other
Online: (part-time option 1): 72 wks
Online: (part-time option 2): 144 wks
- Online:
     2013: 30/04, 31/05, 28/06, 31/07, 30/08, 30/09
Funding available:
- VET FEE-HELP
Pre-requisites: To study this course you must have completed the Certificate IV in Kinesiology
 

The right Kinesiology course for you?

Students watching massage therapist - Diploma of KinesiologyThe Diploma of Kinesiology at AIAS is the ideal course to give you the skills to launch your career in kinesiology.

This is the perfect course for anyone wishing to enter the Kinesiology profession, whether you’re changing careers, are a recent school leaver or wish to add kinesiology to another professional skill set. Whatever your circumstances, studying the Diploma of Kinesiology at AIAS will enable you to achieve your career goals.

It is an entry requirement to this course that you must be able to demonstrate competency, either through a training program or recognition process, in the subjects covered in Certificate IV level Kinesiology training.

Description

Students watching massage therapist - Diploma of KinesiologyThe Diploma of Kinesiology at AIAS will provide you with training in the complex field of kinesiology and will teach you how to apply this understanding as a diagnostic and healing technique.

This course will give you the training and skills necessary to work in a clinic environment, and you will learn how to conduct yourself in a professional and ethical manner.

Kinesiology students will learn a range of topics including effective counselling and emotional trauma defusing techniques. There are also studies centred on energy imbalances in relation to muscle affecting pain flexibility, strength and the jaw.

Many students find the units which cover allergies and sensitivities to foods, substances and environmental issue of great value, while some find that learning kinesiology techniques and the effectiveness of vibrational energies such as flower essences, gems, charkas and the auric fields of greatest use.

To complement these units, there are a number of units covering other emotional aspects of health. Areas of study in the Diploma of Kinesiology at AIAS include: communication; kinesiology; applied kinesiology; massage therapy; remedial massage; anatomy and physiology; musculoskeletal anatomy; clinical medicine; practice management, law and ethics.

Subjects

Students are required to study all subjects as shown in each Block.

Block 1

Core Subjects
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Anatomy & Physiology 2

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Analyse health information (HLTAP501C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)
> Apply an advances kinesiology assessment framework (HLTKIN508B)
> Monitor and evaluate kinesiology balances (HLTKIN509B)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN507B)
> Assess and provide services to clients with complex needs (CHCCS416B)
> Maintain personal health and awareness as a professional responsibility (HLTSHU509C)
> Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions (HLTCOM510B)

Anatomy & Physiology 2

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Reflexology 1 - Kinesiology

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Assess and provide services to clients with complex needs (CHCCS416B)
> Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions (HLTCOM510B)

Reflexology 1 - Kinesiology

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Kinesiology 1

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Develop professional expertise (HLTCOM502C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)
> Reflect and improve upon professional practice (CHCORG428A)

Kinesiology 1

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Structural Aligning - Kinesiology

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Assess and provide services to clients with complex needs (CHCCS416B)
> Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions (HLTCOM510B)

Structural Aligning - Kinesiology

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Business Management

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Manage a practice (HLTCOM503D)

Business Management

 

Block 2

Core Subjects
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Anatomy & Physiology 3

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Analyse health information (HLTAP501C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)
> Apply an advances kinesiology assessment framework (HLTKIN508B)
> Monitor and evaluate kinesiology balances (HLTKIN509B)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN507B)
> Assess and provide services to clients with complex needs (CHCCS416B)
> Maintain personal health and awareness as a professional responsibility (HLTSHU509C)
> Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions (HLTCOM510B)

Anatomy & Physiology 3

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Clinical Medicine 1

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Analyse health information (HLTAP501C)

Clinical Medicine 1

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Kinesiology 2

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Develop professional expertise (HLTCOM502C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)
> Reflect and improve upon professional practice (CHCORG428A)

Kinesiology 2

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Chinese Acupressure Massage - Kinesiology

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Essential knowledge for: Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)

Chinese Acupressure Massage - Kinesiology

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Clinic Kinesiology 2

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Maintain personal health and awareness as a professional responsibility (HLTSHU509C)
> Apply an advances kinesiology assessment framework (HLTKIN508B)

Clinic Kinesiology 2

 

Block 3

Core Subjects
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Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Analyse health information (HLTAP501C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN506B)
> Apply an advances kinesiology assessment framework (HLTKIN508B)
> Monitor and evaluate kinesiology balances (HLTKIN509B)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN507B)
> Assess and provide services to clients with complex needs (CHCCS416B)
> Maintain personal health and awareness as a professional responsibility (HLTSHU509C)
> Provide services to clients with chronic diseases or conditions (HLTCOM510B)

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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Clinic Kinesiology 3

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Monitor and evaluate kinesiology balances (HLTKIN509B)
> Perform and advanced kinesiology health assessment (HLTKIN506B)

Clinic Kinesiology 3

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Kinesiology 3

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Develop professional expertise (HLTCOM502C)
> Plan an advanced kinesiology session (HLTKIN507B)
> Reflect and improve upon professional practice (CHCORG428A)

Kinesiology 3

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Practice Administration A

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Maintain an effective health work environment (HLTHIR501C)
> Implement and monitro compliance with legal and ethical requirements (HLTHIR506C)

Practice Administration A

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Nutrition 1 - NT

Training Package Competency Alignment:
> Provide basic dietary advice (HLTNUT610B)

Nutrition 1 - NT

 

Career Pathways

Employment

Students watching massage therapist - Diploma of KinesiologyGraduates of the Diploma of Kinesiology from AIAS will be competent in kinesiology practice and you will be expected to have advanced skills in a specialised area.

You might go on to be self-employed as an independent practitioner, work within a larger health service or be involved in undertaking research activities.

The qualification covers the provision of kinesiology balances to clients with specific needs such as palliative care, aged care, women and children.

You will be expected to have knowledge of other treatments, and how they relate to kinesiology, and you will be able to critically appraise these. As a graduate of the Diploma of Kinesiology, you will be able to dispense vibrational medicine and you may supervise other kinesiologists.

Graduates of this course find jobs as kinesiologists or specialist kinesiology practitioners.