A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (3 units) | 30cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 30 credit points as detailed below.
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion SWK102 Communication Skills HSC220 Society, culture and health: A sociological introduction (replaces HSC230 from 2021) |
Specialist Elective (5 units) | 50cp | Specialist Elective Units totalling 50 credit points selected from the following specialist elective streams: ALLIED HEALTH HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology MAN204 Project Management CHIROPRACTIC STUDIES SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals (replaces SBI182 from S2 2022 and SBI173 from 2021) SPH141 Concepts of Physics SBI150 Cellular Biology (replaces MLS245 Medical Biochemistry from 2021) HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaces HSC203 from 2024) HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management MAN204 Project Management SWK312 Social Research Methods |
| 80cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
Course Changes - 2021
Please note the following course structure changes:
HSC220 Society, culture and health: A sociological introduction has replaced HSC230 Cultural Safety in Health from 2021. Students have completed HSC230 do not need to complete HSC220.
MLS245 Medical Biochemistry has been replaced by SBI150 Cellular Biology under the Chiropractic Studies specialisation.