STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time or part-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the prerequisite and assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
| SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaces SBI171 from 2025) | SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaces SBI172 from 2025) | CO |
| HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | HSC233 Epidemiology and Statistics (replaces HSC112 from 2025) | CO |
| HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies | HSC133 Perspectives of First Nations Health (title change 2026) (title change 2026) (replaces HSC203 from 2024) | CO |
| Year 2 |
| HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction | SPE262 Functional Anatomy (replaces SPE261 from 2025) | SE |
| PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour | HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management | CO |
| HSC111 Ethics in Health Care | NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice (replaces HSC312 from 2024) | CO |
| MAN204 Project Management | SPE112 Exercise Prescription and Delivery (replaces SPE111 from 2025) | SE |
| Year 3 |
| OCC511 Occupational Therapy Profession and Practice (replaced by OCC311 from 2026) # | PHM526 Research Design (replaces SWK312 from 2024) (replaced by HEA527 from 2026) | CO |
| OCC513 Humans as Occupational Beings # | OCC517 Occupational Therapy Practice 1 ## | CO |
| PHM301 Exploring Public Health | HSC318 Rural and Remote Health | CO |
| OCC512 Enabling Occupational Abilities and Participation # | HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing | SE |
| Year 4 |
| Intensive 1 and Intensive 2 | Semester 2 |
INTENSIVE 1 (commences January)
OCC516 Occupational Therapy Practice for Adults and Older Adults (20cp) # ## | CO | OCC515 Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth (20cp) # ## | CO |
INTENSIVE 2 (commences March)
OCC514 Mental Health Approaches in Occupational Therapy Practice (20cp) # ## | CO | OCC612 Occupational Therapy Practice Education 2 (20cp) ## | CO |
# Simulation block: Students are required to attend 30 hours on-campus simulation block as a part of this unit (24 hours for OCC311, OCC512 and OCC513).
## Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the clinical placement hours as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
# ## Simulation block and Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend both on-campus simulation block and clinical placements.
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| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Part-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
| SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaces SBI171 from 2025) | CO | SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaces SBI172 from 2025) | CO |
| HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion | CO | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| Year 2 |
| PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | HSC233 Epidemiology and Statistics (replaces HSC112 from 2025) | CO |
| HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies | CO | HSC133 Perspectives of First Nations Health (title change 2026) (replaces HSC203 from 2024) | CO |
| Year 3 |
| HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction | CO | SPE262 Functional Anatomy (replaces SPE261 from 2025) | SE |
| PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour | SE | HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management | CO |
| Year 4 |
| HSC111 Ethics in Health Care | CO | NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice (replaces HSC312 from 2024) | CO |
| MAN204 Project Management | SE | SPE112 Exercise Prescription and Delivery (replaces SPE111 from 2025) | SE |
| Year 5 |
| PHM301 Exploring Public Health | CO | HSC318 Rural and Remote Health | CO |
| OCC511 Occupational Therapy Profession and Practice (replaced by OCC311 from 2026) # | CO | HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing | SE |
| Year 6 |
| OCC512 Enabling Occupational Abilities and Participation # | CO | PHM526 Research Design (replaces SWK312 from 2024) (replaced by HEA527 from 2026) | CO |
| OCC513 Humans as Occupational Beings # | CO | OCC517 Occupational Therapy Practice 1 (unit title change from 2026) ## | CO |
| Year 7 |
| Intensive 2 (March) | Semester 2 |
| OCC514 Mental Health Approaches in Occupational Therapy Practice (20cp) # ## | CO | OCC515 Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth (20cp) # ## | CO |
| Year 8 |
| Intensive 1 (January) | Semester 2 |
| OCC516 Occupational Therapy Practice for Adults and Older Adults (20cp) # ## | CO | OCC612 Occupational Therapy Practice Education 2 (20cp) ## | CO |
# Simulation block: Students are required to attend 30 hours on-campus simulation block as a part of this unit (24 hours for OCC311, OCC512 and OCC513).
## Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the clinical placement hours as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
# ## Simulation block and Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend both on-campus simulation block and clinical placements.
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