Most students enrolled in the BHlthSc will complete a professional practice unit/s, placements or fieldwork, usually in the final year of their degree. If you need further information about your practical placementle, please contact your Subject Area Coordinator.
Requirements
Students are responsible for ensuring that all individual requirements are met well in advance of undertaking a work placement.
- Blue Cards
Ensure that you have obtained a blue card if your prac placement will involve working with children.
- BHlthSc- Paramedic (PU46)
Students need to ensure further checks (such as driver's licence) and pre-requisites are completed before work placements. Communicate with your Subject Area Coordinator to clarify your individual requirements for your placement.
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Semester Vacation
Students wishing to complete the practical component of the unit during semester vacation periods must arrange this with their Subject Area Coordinator.
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Hepatitis B vaccinations
Students who go on Clinical placements during the course of their degree must undergo Hepatitis B vaccinations (3 inoculations over 6 months) and obtain written confirmation as proof of this.
- Insurance
QUT students are covered by a general insurance policy which is taken out by the university during these QUT organised practicums. QUT does not insure students who choose to do work experience outside the School's placement/practice program. Students will need to insure themselves (the Student Guild has insurance on offer).
Professional Associations
Environmental Health
Health Information Management
- Australian College of Health Service Executives
- Health Information Management Association of Australia
- Clinical Coders' Society of Australia
Occupational Health and Safety
- Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
- Human Factored Ergonomics Society of Australia
- Safety Institute of Australia
Health Services Management
Nutrition and Dietetics
Podiatry
- The Australian Podiatry Association (QLD)
- Sports Medicine Australia
- Australasian Podiatry Council
- The Podiatrists Board of Queensland
Public Health