A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Bachelor of Health Science Core Units
(14 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2
HSC111 Ethics in Health Care
HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion
HSC133 Perspectives of First Nations Health (title change 2026)
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A
SWK102 Communication Skills
HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction
HSC233 Epidemiology and Statistics
NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice
HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
PHM301 Exploring Public Health
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Bachelor of Health Science Specialist Elective Units
(4 units) | 40cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from the list of units below. Complete the 2 units below
SLT300 Communication Culture and Context
SLT311 Communication Across the Lifespan AND Complete 2 units from the following list
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC213 Health Informatics
MAN204 Project Management
HSC312 Global and Environmental Health
HSC300 International Experience (not offered 2026) |
Master of Speech and Pathology Core Units
(13 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. PHM527^ Research, Ethics and Impact
SLT501^ Foundations of Communication Analysis
SLT502^ Swallowing and Mealtime Management Across the Lifespan
SLT503^ Working as a Speech Pathologist #
SLT504^ Early Childhood Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders
SLT505^ Acquired Language Disorders #
SLT506^ Fluency and Voice
SLT507^ Motor Speech for Children and Adults #
SLT508^ Diversity in Communication
SLT510^ Working with School Aged Children and Children with Complex Needs #
SLT521^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 1 ##
SLT522^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 2 ##
SLT603^ Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 3 (20cp) ## ^ Students completing a double degree (Bachelor/Master) and who need to undertake units at 500 level or above must enrol via manual enrolment. See Special enrolment, accessed via eForms through the CDU Portal |
| | 320cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
# Residential School: Students are required to attend a 5 day on-campus residential school as a part of this unit.
## Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the practice education placements as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
