A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Common Units (2 units | 20cp | Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (replaces CUC107 from 2024) (compulsory) Plus either: LAL100 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces CUC100 from 2024) OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology |
Specialist Elective (5-6 units) | 50-60cp | Specialist Elective Units totalling 50 - 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:
Nursing (60 credit points) NUR115 Primary Health Care (replaced by NUR135 from 2021) NUR120 Introduction to Professional Nursing (replaced by NUR131 from 2021) NUR125 Nursing Practice 1 (not offered 2024) SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaced by SBI161 from 2025) SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaced by SBI162 from 2025) HSC203 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaced by NUR133 from 2021) HSC210 Health Sociology (previously NUR210) (replaced by NUR132 from 2021) HSC230 Cultural Safety in Healthcare (previously HEA230 and NUR112) (replaced by NUR252 from 2021) NUR219 Mental Health Nursing (not offered 2024) NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 1 (replaced by SBI241 from 2021) NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 (replaced by SBI242 from 2021) NUR244 Nursing Practice 2 (not offered 2024) NUR250 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 (previously NUR243) (replaced by NUR255 from 2021) NUR251 Medical Surgical Nursing 2
Midwifery (60 credit points) MID101 Introduction to Midwifery Practice MID102 Fundamental Skills for Midwifery Practice SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaced by SBI161 from 2025) SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaced by SBI162 from 2025) SWK102 Communication Skills (previously SWK142B) PSY202 Developmental Psychology (previously NUR240) (replaced by PSY203 2022)
Health Science (50 credit points) HSC101 Australian Health Care Systems (replaced by HSC121 from 2020) HSC111 Ethics in Health Care HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology (replaced by HSC233 from 2025) SWK102 Communication Skills PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022) HSC201 Health Promotion (replaced by HSC132 from 2020) HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management HSC205 Health Care Policy HSC210 Health Sociology (no longer offered) |
Elective (0-1 units) | 0-10cp | Units totalling 10 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
Health Science students only 1 x Elective Unit
There are no electives available for students exiting the Nursing or Midwifery degrees. |
| 80cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
PSY140 has been replaced by PSY150. Students that have completed PSY140 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY150.
PSY202 has been replaced by PSY203. Students that have completed PSY202 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY203.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2021
Please note the following course structure changes:
NUR231 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 has been replaced by SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare.
NUR241 Challenge and Response to Body Integrity 2 has been replaced by SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice