A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type Credit Points Specific requirements
Core Units
(15 units) 150cp Compulsory Core units totalling 150 credit points as detailed below.
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
SWK102 Communication Skills
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaces PSY140 2022)
HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies
HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion
HSC203 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (new title from 2021)
HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A sociological introduction (replaces HSC230 from 2021)
MAN204 Project Management
SWK312 Social Research Methods
HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
PHM301 Exploring Public Health
HSC312 Global and Environmental Health

Specialist Electives
(7 units) 90cp Specialist Elective units totalling 90 credit points as detailed below. Students must do all of the Specialist Elective units in their specialisation.
HEALTH SCIENCE
Complete all 7 units (90 credit points)
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021)
HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC213 Health Informatics
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp)
HSC332 Health Science Community Practicum B (20cp)

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (recommended if pursuing Master of Occupational Therapy)
Complete all 5 units (50 credit points)
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021)
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaces PSY208 2022)
SPE261 Functional Anatomy (replaces SBI261 from 2021)
SPE111 Physical Assessment, Exercise Prescription and Delivery (replaces SPE209 Exercise and Physiology 1 from 2021)
Plus
Complete 40 credit points from either Option A or Option B:
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Health Science MUST complete Option A
Students undertaking the dual Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Occupational Therapy MUST complete Option B
Option A
HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp)
HSC332 Health Science Community Practicum B (20cp)
Option B
OCC515 Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth (20cp)
OCC612 Occupational Therapy for Professional Practice 2 (20cp)

NUTRITION(recommended if pursuing Master of Nutrition)
Complete all 5 units (50 credit points)
SBI150 Cellular Biology (replaces MLS245 from 2021)
SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals (replaces SBI182 from S2 2022 and SBI173 from 2021)
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies
SCH104 Introductory Chemistry A
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
Plus
Complete 40 credit points from either Option A or Option B:
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Health Science MUST complete Option A
Students undertaking the dual Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Nutrition MUST complete Option B
Option A
HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp)
HSC332 Health Science Community Practicum B (20cp)
Option B
NUT501 Principles of Nutrition Science
NUT601 Nutrition in Practice
NUT602 Nutrition Research Project (20cp)

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY(recommended if pursuing Master of Speech and Language Therapy)
Complete 90 credit points from either Option A or Option B:
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Health Science MUST complete Option A
Students undertaking the dual Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Speech and Language Therapy MUST complete Option B
Option A
Complete 5 units (50 credit points) selected from:
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021)
HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC213 Health Informatics
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaces PSY208 2022)
SPE261 Functional Anatomy (replaces SBI261 from 2021)
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
Plus
Complete 2 units (40 credit points) from:
HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp)
HSC332 Health Science Community Practicum B (20cp)
Option B
Complete 2 units (20 credit points) selected from:
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021)
HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC213 Health Informatics
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaces PSY208 2022)
SPE261 Functional Anatomy (replaces SBI261 from 2021)
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
Plus
Complete 6 units (70 credit points) from:
SLT501 Foundations of Communication Analysis
SLT502 Principles of Dysphagia
SLT503 Working as a Speech Pathologist
SLT601 Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 1
SLT602 Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 2
SLT603 Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 3 (20cp)

240cp Total Credit Points

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