The Australian Chiropractic College is proud to deliver cutting-edge curriculum in a caring and vibrant environment.
Our students and graduates will:
To achieve the Bachelor of Chiropractic, students must study a five-year program.
This consists of:
· Level 1 : a one year full time (or two year part-time) Diploma of Health Sciences delivered at the ACC.
· Level’s 2-5 : followed by the four year full time (or up to eight year part-time) Bachelor of Chiropractic program, including an internship in the last two years in the Chiropractic Centre.
These can be studied concurrently at the College for face to face students.
Diploma of Health Science – Level 1:
Domestic students undertaking the Diploma of Health Science, can choose to study face to face on the campus, or, use a blended study model. International students, must undertake their studies face to face.
Face to face study is done at the ACC campus based in Adelaide or Melbourne, where you attend your lectures and tutorials; and have the benefit of being a part of the larger ACC student body undertaking their Bachelor of Chiropractic studies.
Blended study requires students to attend lectures and tutorials online at the same time as the face to face students, with twice a semester, students required to attend a number of days face to face on campus in either Adelaide, or a nominated Melbourne venue. Upon successful completion of all units students graduate with the Diploma, and would be able to enter directly into the ACC Bachelor of Chiropractic.
Bachelor of Chiropractic – Level 2 – 5:
All students studying the Bachelor of Chiropractic must attend the Adelaide campus to undertake face to face lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions, with some online classes and also engage in Work Integrated Learning (WIL).
This multi-layered mode of study allows students to experience varied environments to reflect the range of experiences Chiropractors encounter in practice.
Indicative Student Numbers:
Since commencing delivery in Semester 1 2020, the Australian Chiropractic College intakes have increased in size, and the student cohort has increased with each additional year of the program being delivered. The College expects the indicative student number to be approximately 70 students enrolled in the Diploma, and 230 students enrolled in the Bachelor once a full cohort of students are enrolled in each year of the program.
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia’s independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education.
The ACC is an approved Institute of Higher Education with TEQSA and our Provider ID is PRV14283. TEQSA has a national register of providers.
The ACC Diploma of Health Science (Level 1), is designed to prepare and equip students with the health science foundation study that will be required to move forward into their Bachelor of Chiropractic. Covering core areas such as anatomy and physiology, through to biochemistry, microbiology and biophysics; it is rounded out with an introduction to the domestic healthcare system, research and the study of health using a sociological and philosophical approach.
| Level 1 – S1 (Diploma) | Credit Points | EFTSL | |
| Unit of study code | |||
| DLISC1 | Life Sciences 1 | 12 | 0.125 |
| DHUBS1 | Human Body Systems 1 | 12 | 0.125 |
| DSSH | Social Studies of Health | 12 | 0.125 |
| DSARS | Study and Research Skills | 12 | 0.125 |
| Level 1 – S2 (Diploma) | Credit Points | EFTSL | |
| Unit of study code | |||
| DHUBS2 | Human Body Systems 2 | 12 | 0.125 |
| DLISC2 | Life Sciences 2 | 12 | 0.125 |
| DITHM | Introduction to Human Movement | 12 | 0.125 |
| DBAHC | Basic Assessment in Health Care | 12 | 0.125 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code |
Credit Points | EFTSL |
| Level 2 – Semester 1 : Immerse yourself in the foundational principles and science on which chiropractic based. Explore the sciences from the perspective of a chiropractor; delve into the history and philosophy of the profession; begin your business and practice planning; and get hands-on as you start the honing process of your practical skills. | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal anatomy – Axial | 1ANAT1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 1- Introduction | 1PHIL1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Immunopathology | 1IMPA | 12 | 0.1 |
| Technique Skills Acquisition 1/Biomechanics | 1TSAC1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Critical Thinking in Health Care | 1CTHC | 12 | 0.1 |
| Level 2 – Semester 2 | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy 2 – Appendicular | 1ANAT2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Neuroscience 1 | 1NEUR1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Systemic Pathology | 1SYPT1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 2 | 1PHIL2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Psychology: Human Behaviour | 1PSYC1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition: CMT DIV and UCS | 1TSAC2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code |
Credit Points | EFTSL |
| Level 3 – Semester 1 : Journey further into the chiropractic sciences as you start to discover the functional aspects of the human. Build on your diagnostic and technical skills and fortify your understanding of chiropractic and professional practice. | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy 3 – Head and Neck | 2ANAT3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 3 | 2PHIL3 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Assessment and Diagnosis 1 | 2ASAD1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Radiography | 2RADP | 9 | 0.075 |
| Assessment and Diagnosis 2 | 2ASAD2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 3 | 2TSAC3 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Level 3 – Semester 2 | |||
| Diagnostic Imaging 1 | 2IMAG1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 4 | 2TSAC4 | 18 | 0.15 |
| Professional Practice 1 | 2PROF1 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Assessment and Diagnosis 3 | 2ASAD3 | 15 | 0.125 |
| Assessment and Diagnosis 4 | 2ASAD4 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code |
Credit Points | EFTSL |
| Level 4 – Semester 1 : Begin the clinical component of your training as you move from theory to practice. Consolidate the scientific knowledge and the technical skills you’ve accumulated as you take your first steps to independent practice when you are welcomed as an intern at the junior and then senior chiropractic hubs. | |||
| Lifestyle Health | 3LIHH | 12 | 0.1 |
| Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | 3PSYC2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Assessment and Diagnosis 5 | 3ASAD5 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Chiropractic Practice 1 | 3CPRA1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Diagnostic Imaging 2 | 3IMAG2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 5 | 3TSAC5 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Level 4 – Semester 2 | |||
| Professional Practice: 2 (Practice Safety and Risk Management) | 3PROF2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 6 (Mastery) | 3TSAC6 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Diagnostic Imaging 3 | 3IMAG3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Special Population Chiropractic: Children | 3SPCH1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Chiropractic Management 1 | 3CMAN1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Chiropractic Practice 2 | 3CPRA2 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code |
Credit Points | EFTSL |
| Level 5 – Semester 1 : Blend the academic with the practitioner in your final year. Learn to care for all ages and populations through the chiropractic centre and outreach placements; be fully engaged with practice life with ACC’s network of chiropractors; cap your studies with your business plan and embark on your next adventure, the life of a chiropractor. | |||
| Diagnostic Imaging 4 | 4IMAG4 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Special Population Chiropractic: – Elderly | 4SPCH2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Chiropractic Practice 3 | 4CPRA3 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Chiropractic Management 2 | 4CMAN2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Techniques and Skills Acquisition 7 | 4TSAC7 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Professional Practice 3 (Business Management 1) | 4PROF5 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Level 5 – Semester 2 | |||
| Professional Practice 4 (Business Management 2) | 4PROF6 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Business and Ethics | 4PHIL4 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 8 (CHIROMAS) | 4TSAC8 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Chiropractic Practice 4 | 4CPRAC4 | 36 | 0.3 |
Level 4 & 5 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) clinical placements are graduated through a range of diverse clinical sites, as follows:
The importance of this is twofold: to serve a diversity of people and communities and needs, and to produce Graduate Ready Practitioners through a range of challenging and diverse clinical placements that provide real world experiences. The aim is to offer a variety of clinical placements and clinical supervisors and mentors to guide and develop students towards graduate preparedness.
The College is committed to working closely with industry partners to provide a variety of clinical experience opportunities that will enable its students to further develop and achieve the learning outcomes associated with each of the clinical units.
| Totals across all levels of WIL students will achieve | New Patients: 45 Case Approvals: 45 Patient Visits: 275 Radiography positioning/radiography spinal series: 60 Radiology reports: 60 written with 44 approved |
The College is confident that this clinical framework offers students opportunities to experience different clinical settings that provide a variety of patient care that is commensurate with their skills and competencies. Commencing with a more familiar and less complex patient case-mix of peers and near-peers as patients in the Introductory/Junior Student Care Hub, students will learn their skills and competencies in a supportive environment. As they progress to the varied clinical placement settings of Outpatient Hubs and Spokes, Outreach and Private Practice Internship placements, students will encounter more complicated patient cohorts, as expected in the latter stages of the clinical program (end of Semester 2 Level 4, Level 5 Semesters 1 & 2).
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