📖Program Curriculum
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type Credit Points Specific requirements
Core Units
(14 units)
140cp
Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as per the list of units detailed below.
SBI150 Cellular Biology
SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1
SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2
SCH101 Chemical Concepts OR SCH104 Introductory Chemistry
SCH102 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry OR SMA104 Concepts of Mathematics
HSC203 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (title change 2021)
MLS245 Medical Biochemistry
MLS283 Clinical Immunology
PHA214 Biotechnology and Pharmacogenomics
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies
SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare
HSC318 Rural and Remote Health
MLS310 Professional Practice
SPE383 Research Methods
Specialist Electives A
(8 units)
80cp
Specialist Elective A units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below.
Students must select units from one (1) specialisation.
Medical Science
SBI182 Microbiology and Immunology
Plus
Complete 70 credit points selected from the following units.
At least 30cp at 300 level must be completed.
HSC112 Basic Epidemiology
MLS101 Haematology 1
MLS202 Haematology 2
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour
SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice
SBI282 Clinical Microbiology 1
SBI284 Histology and Histochemistry
SPE261 Functional Anatomy
MLS300 Cell Pathology
MLS301 Transfusion Medicine
PHA311 Clinical Biochemistry
PHA312 Infectious Diseases
SBI302 Clinical Microbiology 2
Microbiology
HSC112 Basic Epidemiology
HSC122 Foundations of Public Health
SBI182 Microbiology and Immunology
SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice
SBI282 Clinical Microbiology 1
PHA312 Infectious Diseases
PHM301 Exploring Public Health
SBI302 Clinical Microbiology 2
Health
SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals
Plus
Complete 70 credit points from the following units.
At least 30cp at 300 level must be completed.
HSC111 Ethics in Healthcare
HSC112 Basic Epidemiology
HSC122 Foundations of Public Health
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion
AOD202 Alcohol and Other Drugs
HSC202 Social Media in Health Promotion
HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management
HSC211 Mental Health and Wellbeing
HSC213 Health Informatics
AOD311 Counselling/Interventions in Alcohol and Other Drugs Field
HSC312 Global and Environmental Health
PSY390 Counselling
SPE330 Physical Activity in Special Population
Dietetics
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion
SBI190 Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals
SPE120 Essentials in Health and Fitness
SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice
NUT303 Food Science
PHA311 Clinical Biochemistry
PHM301 Exploring Public Health
SPE320 Nutrition and Health
Specialist Electives B
(2 units)
20cp
Specialist Elective B units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
Students must select 10 credit points from Social Skills and Employability Skills.
Social Skills (10cp)
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY116 Psychology Skills
SWK102 Communication Skills
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction
PSY203 Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
PSY219 Social Psychology
SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work
Employability Skills (10cp)
COM105 Business and Communication Skills
ENG175 Internet of Things
ENT101 Entrepreneurship Part A (5cp) ANDENT102 Entrepreneurship Part B (5cp)
HIT140 Foundations of Data Science
HIT164 Computing Fundamentals
MKT103 Fundamentals of Marketing
MAN105 Introduction to Management
ENT202 Innovation: Strategies and Systems
PMO201 Project Management
240cp Total Credit Points
