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 |
Common Units
(2 units) |
20cp |
Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100 from 2024)
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 from 2024) (compulsory)
Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
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Core Units
(17 units) |
170cp |
Compulsory Core units totalling 170 credit points as detailed below.
HSC101 Australian Health Care Systems (replaced by HSC121 from 2020)
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care
HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology
SWK102 Communication Skills
HSC201 Health Promotion (replaced by HSC132 from 2020)
HSC203 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaced by HSC133 from 2024)
HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management
HSC205 Health Care Policy (no longer available from 2022 - see transitional arrangements below)
HSC210 Health Sociology (no longer available from 2021 - see transitional arrangements below)
HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health (replaced by HSC220 from 2021)
HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
HSC319 Health Sciences Project A (no longer available from 2022 - see transitional arrangements below)
HSC329 Health Sciences Project B (no longer available from 2022 - see transitional arrangements below)
NUR342 Evidence Based Health Research and Practice (replaced by NUR256 from 2021)
PHM301 Exploring Public Health
PSY209 Social-Cultural Psychology (replaced by PSY219 2022)
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities
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Specialist Electives
(3-5 units) |
30-50cp |
Specialist Elective units totalling 30-50 credit points as detailed below. Students must do all of the Specialist Elective units in their specialisation.
HEALTH PROMOTION (30 credit points)
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022)
HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
PMO201 Project Management
HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT (40 credit points)
BCO101 Fundamentals of Marketing (replaced by MKT103 from 2021)
MAN105 Introduction to Management
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022)
PMO201 Project Management
PUBLIC HEALTH (50 credit points)
ENV102 Diversity of Life (or SBI173 Microbiology (SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals replaces SBI182 from S2 2022 and SBI173 from 2021)
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022)
SCH104 Introductory Chemistry
HSC202 Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
PMO201 Project Management
FOUNDATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (50 credit points)
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
OCCT1001 Introduction to Occupational Therapy (cross institutional through Flinders University)
OCCT2001 Introduction to Occupational Science (cross institutional through Flinders University)
REHB2001 Neuroscience for Therapists (cross institutional through Flinders University)
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Electives
(0-2 units)
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0-20cp |
Units up to 20 credit points selected from *undergraduate* units offered by the University.
Foundations of Occupational Therapy (FOT) and Public Health (PH) specialisation students are not required to complete any general elective units.
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240cp |
Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
PSY140 has been replaced by PSY150. Students that have completed PSY140 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY150.
PSY209 has been replaced by PSY219. Students that have completed PSY209 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY219.
HSC205 will no longer be available from 2022. Students who have not completed HSC205 prior to 2022 should complete a 10 credit point general elective. If undertaking the Health Services Management or Public Health Streams, this general elective should be at 200 level or above.
HSC319 and HSC329 will no longer be available from 2022. Students who have not completed HSC319 and HSC329 should complete HSC331 Health Science Community Practicum A (20cp).
Course changes and transitional arrangements - 2021
HSC220 Society, culture and health: A sociological introduction has replaced HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health from 2021. Students have completed HSC230 should not complete HSC220.
HSC210 Health Sociology is not available from 2021. Students who not completed HSC210 prior to 2021 should complete a 10 credit point general elective.
Course changes and transitional arrangements - 2018
HEA230 Cultural Competence in Health Care has been replaced by HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health Care. Students who have completed HEA230 should not complete HSC230.
NUR210 Health Sociology has been replaced by HSC210 Health Sociology. Students who have completed NUR210 should not complete HSC210.
HSC204 was a specialist elective and is now a core unit. Students in the Foundations of Occupational Therapy specialisation who have completed an elective should not complete HSC204.