CUA51320 · AQF Level 5
Diploma of Arts and Health
The CUA51320 Diploma of Arts and Health develops practitioners who use the arts — music, visual arts, drama, or movement — as a therapeutic and health promotion tool. It is an emerging and growing field, working across aged care, disability, mental health, and community health settings.
- Qualification code
- CUA51320
- AQF level
- Level 5
- Duration
- 12–18 months
- Delivery
- Online, Blended
- Price range
- From $2,200
What you'll learn
- Arts and health theory, research, and practice frameworks
- Designing and facilitating arts-based health programs
- Working with vulnerable populations and clinical teams
- Therapeutic arts methods across modalities
- Program evaluation and evidence-based practice
- Professional ethics and scope of practice
Career outcomes
Typical roles held by graduates of the Diploma of Arts and Health. Salary ranges sourced from SEEK Salary Insights 2025.
Arts and Health Practitioner
$65,000–$90,000
Community Arts Worker
$60,000–$80,000
Arts Therapist (assistant level)
$65,000–$85,000
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a background in one or more arts disciplines. Some RTOs require evidence of experience working in a health or community setting.
RPL available for this qualification
Practitioners with experience in therapeutic arts, music therapy assistance, or community health arts programs may be eligible for RPL.
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