Health Courses

Learn to care for the Elderly

Explore the complex range of emotional issues that confront the elderly - from dealing with the loss of a spouse to relationships with children and grandchildren... and much more. This course was written by tutors highly qualified and experienced in the field of Psychology.

...a course for anyone working in aged care services; or simply seeking to improve their knowledge and skills to better help the elderly.

Develop your knowledge in Human Anatomy and Physiology.

This course provides you with the knowledge basis to a career in Human Health and Wellbeing. You will understand what is a human body, how it works and which factors determine health.

This course is designed for people working or looking to work in the health care industry, or for people who want to have the basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

This course is the FOUNDATION for understanding the human body; and the first step toward further studies or a career in health services or fitness industries. It provides credit toward qualifications in many things, including naturopathy, fitness, health etc.

Aromatic Oils Can Affect Your Wellbeing

This course provides an introduction to the safe use of Aromatherapy oils. The course is suitable for those wanting to use Aromatherapy in the home, or for those working in a related discipline.

This is an important foundation course for all people interested in human health studies. The cell is the basic unit of life. Its knowledge is most essential to understand how life works for higher animals and plants.

Student Comment:

"the course was better than I expected" "I am studying a Bachelor of Health Science next year at university. I gained far more knowledge from this course than I expected."  J.McEwan

This course covers pre-pregnancy stage to adolescent nutrition in great detail.

It contains unique information, researched by highly qualified health scientsts and an ideal course for people working with or wanting to work with children, people in the healthcare industry or for mothers wanting to enhance their knowledge for their own child’s nutrition.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I had not studied for the past 10 years and was a little apprehensive. The staff were very supportive, their feedback was always valuable and response time was extremely prompt. This course has given me a new desire to keep learning. I never knew learning could be so enjoyable. I am looking forward to my next learning experience through ACS". Rhonda Rae - former ACS Student

What is a Healthy Diet?

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This course provides an understanding of the sources, actions, and interactions of nutrients from the food that we consume. Looking at the balance of the nutrients in foods and what makes up a balanced diet. Excellent for anyone interested in nutrition and health for themselves or to help or counsel others.

Why study here? ....ACS is different in many ways

• Established since 1979, Internationally recognised (IARC)
• Support from an international team of highly qualified nutritional science expert
• Courses are continually reviewed and revisions are happening every month of the year
• Courses are "experiential" based learning (This is different to many other schools)
  

Learn to Select and Prepare Food for a healthier diet.

This course covers the elements of vitamins and minerals and teaches you how to develop a well balanced diet. It can be taken alone or to build on the information learned in Nutrition I.

DO YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH DOCTORS AND PATIENTS?

A special course designed for people working or wishing to work in medical environments, with no medical training, to develop skills to communicate clearly and effectively using medical terminology.

This course is relevant to anyone working or wishing to work in fields of health, alternative medicine or paramedical areas; such as reception for a doctor or natural therapist.

This course describes how humans sense the world around them then move in response to those senses.

It shows with practical examples how our body is able to move and how to improve flexibility, performance and posture. The course guides you to a better understanding of the operation of muscles and nerves, in movements and reactions observed in the body.

This course covers: nerves, the nervous system, motor skills, structure & function of skeletal muscle, muscular strength, endurance and flexibility.

Good Diet Helps Healing ...Learn how.

Therapeutic nutrition is the provision of nutrients to maintain and/or restore optimal nutrition and health. Therapeutic diets may be required as therapy for a disease e.g. coeliac disease or to treat malnutrition arising from low energy and nutrient intakes or due to increased energy and nutrient needs.