Course Catalogue

Diploma of Health Care (YHLTH2)

2026

Course Structure

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

Core Units
(8 units)

80cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 80 credit points as per the list of units detailed below.

NUR135 Fundamentals of Primary Health Care (unit title change from 2026) (replaces NUR115 from 2021)
NUR130 Introduction to Health and Wellbeing (replaced by NUR138 from 2026)
NUR131 Professional Practice (replaced by NUR136 from 2026)
NUR132 Communication for Person-centred Practice
NUR133 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (not offered 2026)
NUR134 Professional Experience Placement 1
SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (replaces SBI171 from 2025)
SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (replaces SBI172 from 2025)

80cp

Total Credit Points

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

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

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.