Course Catalogue

Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (WCSCI1)

2026

Course Structure

In the first two years of the course you will receive a strong foundation in the health and medical sciences. This will prepare you for entry into the four-year Flinders University NTMP. The BCSC course must be undertaken full time at the CDU Casuarina Campus. You are required to pass all units and gain a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.00 (Credit Average) to progress to the final (third) year of the Bachelor of Clinical Science course. Students who do not pass all units or fail to achieve the minimum GPA within the first two years will have opportunities to transfer to other courses.

Students who are accepted into the course may apply to study part time, if they have applied successfully for credit transfer. This will only apply to students who have studied for one year or less in other higher education courses. Anyone who has studied for more than one year in higher education is not eligible to enter the course.

The third year of the course and the first year of the NTMP are completed simultaneously, in the same year. Entry into this program is associated with a bond to work for two years in the Northern Territory after graduation (including your Intern year). In consequence there is a requirement that BCSC students sign a contract with the Northern Territory Government. This would normally be at the commencement of year 1 of the NTMP (year 3 of the BCSC).

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Units (15 CDU units plus 2 Flinders units)	230cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 230 credit points consisting of 15 CDU units (150cp) and 2 Flinders University units equivalent to 80cp (CDU) as detailed below. PSY116 Intercultural Sensitivity and Psychological Communication (replaced MLS110 from 2024 which replaced MLS100 from 2020) SBI150 Cellular Biology SBI161 * Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaced SBI171 and SBI172 from 2025 - see additional information below) SBI162* Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaced SBI171 and SBI172 from 2025 - see additional information below) SBI183 Introduction to Microbiology (replaced SBI182 from 2025 which replaced SBI173 from 2021) SCH101 Chemical Concepts # SCH102 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry HSC133 Perspectives of First Nations Health (title change 2026) HSC233 Epidemiology and Statistics (replaces HSC112 from 2025) (HSC112 replaced SBI209 from 2024) MLS200 Haematology 1 (replaces MLS101 from 2025) MLS245 Medical Biochemistry SBI235 Immunology (replaces MLS283 from 2026 which replaced SBI283 from 2021) SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice (replaces PHA210 from 2021) SCL200 Communication for Improved Patient Care SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare (replaces PHA312 from 2021) Flinders University Units MMED9150 Medicine 1A (40 cp) MMED9151 Medicine 1B (40 cp) *Students who have completed either SBI171 or SBI172 prior to 2025 should read the course changes and transitional arrangements provided below.
Specialist Elective (1 unit)	10cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 10 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: HSC111 Mental Health and Wellbeing HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction HSC213 Health Informatics HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
	240cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)

A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 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 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.

# Simulation block: Students are required to attend a 3-day on-campus simulation block as a part of this unit. Clinicial Sciences students enrol as internal students.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2026

MLS283 Clinical Immunology has been replaced by SBI235 Immunology from 2026. Students who have completed MLS283 should not complete SBI283.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2025

From 2025, the course structure has changed as follows:

Core units have been reduced to 230 credit points from 240 credit points
Specialist Elective unit requirement of 10 credit points has been introduced

A new core unit, HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health, has been introduced from 2025. Students that have completed both PHA214 Biotechnology and Pharmacogenomics and HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction prior to 2025 do not need to complete the new core unit.
Core unit PHA214 Biotechnology and Pharmacogenomics has been removed from the core unit requirements. Students that have completed PHA214 prior to 2025 do not need to complete the new 10 credit point specialist elective unit requirement.
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction has been moved from a core unit requirement to a specialist elective unit. Students that have already completed this unit, will count this as the specialist elective unit.
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 and SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 have been replaced by SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 and SBI162 from 2025.
- Students who have completed BOTH SBI171 and SBI172 prior to 2025 do not need to complete SBI161 or SBI162.
- Students who have NOT completed either SBI171 or SBI172 prior to 2025 should complete the two new units SBI161 and SBI162.
- Students who have completed SBI171 only (and not SBI172) should complete SBI172 in 2025. Students should NOT complete the new unit SBI162.
- Students who have completed SBI172 only (and not SBI171) should complete SBI171 in 2025. Students should NOT complete the new unit SBI161.
- SBI171 and SBI172 will be offered for a final time in 2025 but will only be available to students who have completed either SBI171 or SBI172.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2024

PSY116 has replaced MLS110. Students who have already completed MLS110 should not complete PSY116.
HSC112 has replaced SBI209. Students who have already completed SBI209 should not complete HSC112.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2021

HSC220 has replaced HSC230. Students who have already completed HSC230 should not complete HSC220.
SBI242 has replaced PHA210. Students who have already completed PHA210 should not complete SBI242.
SBI241 has replaced PHA312. Students who have already completed PHA312 should not complete SBI241.

Further Assistance

For further assistance please contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (freecall) or student.central@cdu.edu.au. Student Central staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HELP (Higher Education Loan Program), external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.

Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.