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Give Your Career a Face LiftWithDermal Therapies ☺

Claire SimpsonHEALTH, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

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Bachelor of Health Science - Dermal Therapies

• Join a new and fast growing area

• Very high employment rate

• Learn the scientific side to skin treatments

• Work with the medical industry

• The most highly regarded course of its kind

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What does a dermal therapist do?Treat a range of skin conditions:• Acne• Rosacea• Dermatitis• Psoriasis • Pigmentation problems

Treat clients with concerns such as:• Poor skin condition• Photoaging • Unwanted tattoo removal• Post op healing• Abnormal scarring • Excess hair• Cellulite

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Equipment – High Tech Stuff!

• Lasers- low level and high powered class 3b and class 4

• Pulsed light

• High strength chemical peels

• Clinical lymphatic drainage

• Diathermy

• Therapeutic ultrasound

• Clinical Skincare

• Laser Therapy

• LED therapy

• Microdermabrasion

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Laser and Pulsed Light Treatments

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Laser and Pulsed Light Treatments

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Clinical Skincare and Peels

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Laser Therapy

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LED Therapy

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Microdermabrasion

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What jobs can you get

• Working with Plastic surgeons • Working with Cosmetic physicians• Working with Dermatologists• Operate their own private practice• Working in the Medi-spa industry• Teaching• Opportunity to go on to further study (PhD)

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What Does it Involve

• Four year program

• Starts off with 1.5 years of TAFE

• Paid work placement when you start the Higher Ed component

• 2.5 years of Higher Ed / Work placement

• Course is set so that you can work and study after the first 1.5 years

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What Does it InvolveSemester

1Semester

2Semester

3Summer

Year 1 TAFE Diploma TAFE Diploma

Year 2 TAFE Diploma Bachelors degreeplus work placement

Work placement only

Year 3 Bachelors degreeplus work placement

Bachelors degree

Year 4 Bachelors degree Bachelors degree

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Some of the subjects

• Dermal Anatomy and Physiology

• Dermal Science

• Dermatology

• Scientific research methods

• Practical Classes in the different modalities

• Psychology

• Nutrition

• Clinical Practice (Under supervision in our clinic)

• Nursing basics, such as wound management and infection control

• And many more

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Course Costs

We offer Australian citizens Commonwealth supported places in this

course and students are eligible for higher education HECS Fee Help.

This gives them an option of paying fees upfront each semester with a

20% discount or deferring payment and paying it off through the tax

system.

• CPS fees are indexed each year. The cost is calculated on the number

of subjects in which you are enrolled each semester. You may choose

to pay up front or defer payment via the tax system.

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Dermal Therapies – Who we want

• People that are passionate about the skin• Want to build a career in a new industry• Have a good science background• People that are good with their hands and minds

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Dermal Therapies – How to apply

• Applicants without a Diploma of Beauty Therapy apply for a semester

one start through the VTAC system

• Applicants who already hold the Diploma of Beauty Therapy apply for a

mid year start

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CLAIRE SIMPSONHEALTH, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

T +61 3 9602 4278F +61 3 9602 4278E dermaltherapies@vu.edu.au

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