A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Bachelor of Health Science Core Units (14 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 HSC111 Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021) HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaces HSC203 from 2024) PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A SWK102 Communication Skills HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction (replaces HSC230 from 2021) NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice (replaces SWK312 from 2024) HSC318 Rural and Remote Health PHM301 Exploring Public Health |
Bachelor of Health Science Specialist Elective Units (4 units) | 40cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from the list of units below. Must complete 2 units (20 credit points) SLT300 Communication Culture and Context SLT311 Communication Across the Lifespan (replaces SLT511 from 2024)
AND must complete 2 units (20 credit points) selected from the list of units below: HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing HSC213 Health Informatics MAN204 Project Management HSC312 Global and Environmental Health HSC300 International Experience (not offered 2024)
Students that have commenced the course prior to 2024 should take note of the transitional arrangements below: |
Master of Speech and Language Therapy Core Units (13 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. PHM527^ Research, Ethics and Impact SLT501^ Foundations of Communication Analysis SLT502^ Swallowing and Mealtime Management Across the Lifespan (title changed 2024, previously Principles of Dysphagia) SLT503^ Working as a Speech Pathologist SLT504^ Early Childhood Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders SLT505^ Acquired Language Disorders SLT506^ Fluency and Voice SLT507^ Motor Speech for Children and Adults SLT508^ Diversity in Communication SLT510^ Working with school aged children and special needs SLT521^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 1 (replaces SLT601 from 2024) SLT522^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 2 (replaces SLT602 from 2024) SLT603^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 3 (WIL) (20 credit points)
^ students completing a double degree (Bachelor/Master) and who need to undertake level 5 (500 level) or level 6 (600 level) units must do so via manual enrolment. See Special Enrolment, accessed via the eForms tile through the CDU Portal. |
| 320cp | Total Credit Points |
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2024
From 2024, the course structure has changed as follows:
- Decrease in Bachelor of Health Science core units from 15 units (150cp) to 14 units (140cp)
- NUR256 added as a core unit replacing SWK312.
- MAN204 and HSC312 have been removed as core units and included as Specialist Elective units
- Increase in Bachelor Health Specialist Elective units from 2 units (20cp) to 4 units (40cp)
- SLT300 and SLT311 have been included as required Specialist Elective units
- MAN204, HSC312 have been moved from core to Specialist Elective unit choices
- HSC202, PSY228, SPE261, SPE320 have been removed as Specialist Elective unit choices. Students that have already completed 20 credit points from these specialist units do not need to complete 20cp of the new specialist elective unit requirements.
- Decrease in Master of Speech and Language Therapy units from 14 units (150cp) to 13 units (140cp)
- SLT511 has been removed as a core unit but replaced by SLT311 as a required Specialist Elective unit in the Bachelor of Health Science.
Additional transitional arrangements
- Students who have completed SWK312 do not complete NUR256
- Students who have completed HSC203 do not complete HSC133
- Students who have completed SLT511 do not complete SLT311
- Students who have completed SLT601 do not complete SLT521
- Students who have completed SLT602 do not complete SLT522
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
From 2022, the course structure has changed as follows:
- Increase in Bachelor of Health Specialist Elective units from 1 unit (10cp) to 2 units (20cp)
- Increase in choice of Bachelor of Health Specialist Elective units with the addition of HSC202, HSC213, PSY208 and SPE320
- Decrease in Master of Speech and Language Therapy units from 15 (160cp) to 14 units (150cp)
Unit Changes:
- PSY140 has been replaced by PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A
- Students who have already completed PSY140 are not required to complete PSY150
- Students who have not completed PSY140 are required to complete PSY150
- PHM526 Research Design has been removed and replaced with PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact in the Master of Speech and Language Therapy
- SLT511 title has been changed to Communication Across the Lifespan, previously Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in language Development and Use
- SLT512 Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health Perspectives has been removed from the Master of Speech and Language Therapy
Course Changes - 2021
Please note the following course structure changes:
- HSC210 Health Sociology has been replaced by HSC111 Ethics in Health Care. Students who have already completed HSC210 do not need to completed HSC111.
- HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health has been replaced by HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction. Students who have already completed HSC230 do not need to complete HSC220.
- SLT509 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology has been removed and is no longer required.
- SLT603 has increased from a 10 credit point to a 20 credit point unit due to the significant placement requirements for this unit.