A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type |
Credit Points
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Specific requirements |
Common Units
(2 units) |
20cp
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Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 from 2024) (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology OR
CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100 from 2024)
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Core Units
(9 units) |
90cp
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Compulsory Core units totalling 90 credit points as detailed below.
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022)
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies
SBI261 Functional Anatomy (replaced by SPE261 from 2021)
SPE205 Biomechanics and Movement Analysis (new title for 2021)
SPE206 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology (new title for 2021)
SPE209 Exercise Physiology 1 (replaced by SPE111 from 2021)
SPE210 Motor Control and Development
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Electives
(5 units) |
50cp
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Units totalling 50 credit points may be selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
Below are the recommended units for students interested in undertaking the CDU BESS degree and the Flinders University Master of Physiotherapy course. Flinders units from Bachelor of Health Sciences (Principles of Physiotherapy) program taken as electives by BESS students who wish to apply to Flinders Masters of Physiotherapy course.
Select three (3) electives from CDU available elective units and two (2) recommended Flinders University cross-institutional units as follows:
1st year unit PHYT1001 Introduction to Physiotherapy
2nd year unit REHB2001 Neuroscience for Therapists
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160cp
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Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (160cp)
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 200 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 10 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in an Associate Degree or Advanced Diploma AQF Level 6 course award.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
Students that have completed PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A should not complete PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A.
Course Changes - 2021
SPE205 Biomechanics and Movement Analysis, unit title change from 2021. Unit was previously titled Biomechanics 1.
SPE206 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology, unit title change from 2021. Unit was previously titled Exercise and Sport Psychology 1.