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1 Information updated 28 August 2015 Charles Sturt University All campuses CRICOS provider number 00005F Postal enquiries Charles Sturt University tel: Bathurst NSW 2795 In person Albury Wodonga campus Bathurst campus Canberra (Theology) campus Dubbo campus Orange campus Parramatta (Theology) campus Port Macquarie campus Wagga Wagga campus Open days Campus tours (freecall) (02) fax: (02) via: website: facebook: twitter: youtube: Prospective Student Adviser Building 673, Gordon Beavan Building Elizabeth Mitchell Drive Thurgoona NSW 2640 Prospective Student Adviser Building 1396 Panorama Avenue Bathurst NSW 2795 Dean of Students St Mark s Theological Centre 15 Blackall Street Barton ACT 2600 Administration Offi ce Charles Sturt University Tony McGrane Place Dubbo NSW 2830 Prospective Student Adviser Leeds Parade Orange NSW 2800 United Theological College 16 Masons Drive North Parramatta NSW 2151 Suite 1, Grant Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Prospective Student Adviser Building 481 Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 CSU s campus tour program lets you take a personalised tour with a current student, giving you a real feel for life on campus. This is a great chance to get familiar with the campus environment and fi nd out more about just what it s like to study a particular degree at CSU. To book your tour, call 1800 DEGREE ( ) or visit MyDay You can experience a day in the life of a CSU student by attending one of CSU s MyDay events. These days are offered for various course areas and on different campuses throughout the year, giving you a taste of living and learning at CSU. Register your interest at Important dates Orientation/Enrolment Week starts Monday 22 February 2016 Session 1 starts Monday 29 February 2016 Session 2 starts Monday 11 July 2016 ABOUT At Charles Sturt University (CSU), you will gain a degree that will help you reach your career goals, have heaps of opportunities to get hands-on with what you re learning, and enjoy an amazing range of social activities. One of the best things about uni is meeting new people, and living and learning on campus at Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Canberra, Dubbo, Orange, Parramatta, Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga, you will get to know people from all walks of life who come from across the country and around the world. There are heaps of ways to get the most out of your uni experience at CSU you can join a club, sign up for a sports team or volunteer to support charity or environmental projects. Living on campus gives you the convenience of being just minutes from your classes, sporting facilities, the library and your friends, and there s a busy calendar of student events to help you get involved throughout the year. Studying at CSU will give you plenty of practical learning opportunities. You will enjoy learning in state-of-the-art facilities including laboratories, clinics, television and radio studios and editing suites. Your work on campus using CSU s facilities, combined with workplace learning in industry, will give you a great taste of your chosen career and the hands-on skills you need for employment. These hands-on opportunities normally begin from the fi rst year of your course, so you don t have to wait until you graduate to start living your dream career. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Charles Sturt University will admit you to an undergraduate course, subject to a place being available, if it believes you have a reasonable prospect of completing the course. In determining your prospects of success in the course, CSU will consider your previous studies and/or other attainments and experience. Some courses have additional selection criteria, where you have the opportunity to showcase yourself, or express your interest and enthusiasm to pursue that career path. Refer to individual course descriptions for details. Australian secondary studies 2015 Australian Year 12 students Admission is normally based on your ATAR or equivalent. You may also be admitted on the basis of a strong performance in subjects that are relevant to the course you wish to study. No prerequisite subjects are specifi ed for admission to courses at CSU. Some courses, however, indicate assumed knowledge subjects that provide the level of knowledge necessary for successful completion of fi rst-year university subjects. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have studied the appropriate subjects to undertake the course you choose. Assumed knowledge and recommended studies subjects are listed in the course entries. Offers made to applicants who have an ATAR below the published cut-off CSU has a number of alternative pathways for admission, which may allow 2015 Year 12 students to receive an offer to a course even though they have an ATAR below the published cut-off. They include: Regional Bonus Points Schools Recommendation Scheme Educational Access Scheme (EAS) Special Consideration for Admission for direct applicants, including elite athletes or performers strong performance in Year 12 subjects relevant to the course of study (read Assumed knowledge in the course descriptions) applies to some courses only. For further information, call CSU on 1800 DEGREE ( ) or visit

2 Previous Australian Year 12 CSU will consider admission on the basis of previous Australian Year 12 studies. Other studies CSU will consider interstate equivalents of the NSW HSC and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Australian tertiary studies Studies such as those listed below are considered indicators that you can complete a course at the University. Note that some courses may give different weightings to these indicators: a course completed or part-completed at a university, college of advanced education, or other accredited tertiary institution an approved course completed or part-completed at a TAFE college or other accredited post-secondary institution, including the Tertiary Preparation Certifi cate (TPC) approved foundation studies or bridging courses subjects studied through CSU s Single Subject Study program or at another university. Overseas qualifications Applicants with overseas qualifi cations should check their eligibility by referring to tables 7 and 8 in Part 1 for information on overseas secondary qualifi cations, or contact CSU to discuss eligibility for admission. If you hold overseas secondary or tertiary qualifi cations from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you must provide evidence of English language profi ciency read page 16 in Part 1 and visit Alternative entry and pathways CSU will consider the following attainment and experience in determining your prospects for success: voluntary or paid work experience performance in exams conducted by professional bodies nursing qualifi cations gained through hospital-based training completion of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) or unitest. You must provide verifi ed documentation with your application to UAC for details read the instructions carefully when you apply. For information on STAT, read section 8 in Part 1. For advice on whether you should sit STAT, contact CSU on 1800 DEGREE ( ). Vocational experience The University places considerable importance on vocational experience in determining the likelihood of your success in a course. For some courses your admission rank will automatically be increased by up to four points if previous vocational experience is closely related to the course you wish to study. Regional entry Regional Bonus Points Regional Bonus Points can help students from regional areas gain admission to CSU. If you are a Year 12 student who attended school in a regional area, or a non-year 12 applicant who lives in a regional area, you will automatically have an extra fi ve points added to your admission rank. For further information and to see if you are eligible for Regional Bonus Points, call 1800 DEGREE ( ) or visit Principal s Report Entry Program (PREP) (TAFE students) through CSU This scheme is no longer offered. Contact CSU for further details. Information updated 28 August Limited ATAR Read section 7.6 in Part 1. SCHOOLS RECOMMENDATION SCHEMES Charles Sturt University also participates in the Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS). The aim of CSU s early entry program is to attract current school leavers from high schools across NSW, ACT and Victoria who, during their senior high school years, have been identifi ed as consistent achievers with the potential to succeed at university study Year 12 students could be guaranteed an offer of a place in a full-time on-campus course before their results are released. Applications for SRS are submitted online through UAC. For further information or to see if you are eligible, call 1800 DEGREE ( ) or visit and read section 2.11 in Part 1. Information updated 28 August EDUCATIONAL ACCESS SCHEMES CSU participates in Educational Access Schemes (EAS) for people who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage and whose educational performance has been affected by circumstances beyond their control during Year 11 and/or Year 12 or equivalent. CSU participates in both EAS through UAC and the Special Consideration for Admission (SCA) scheme direct through CSU. Eligibility for either scheme does not guarantee admission, but may offer bonus points to help you compete for a place. Read section 2.11 in Part 1 for further information on EAS. EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS CSU offers two types of equity scholarships the CSU Equity Scholarships and Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships, which are open to all eligible applicants applying to or enrolled at CSU. All CSU Equity and Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship applications are processed centrally through UAC. Read section 6.6 in Part 1 for further information on Equity Scholarships. For further information on other CSU scholarships, visit scholarships or read Financial assistance on page 200. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION Special Consideration for Admission (SCA) aims to address educational disadvantage, taking into account circumstances that may have impacted on your ability to perform well educationally. The scheme is not a substitute or alternative pathway to university, and you must also apply for your course in the usual manner. SCA is for students applying direct to CSU, including elite athletes and performers. All other applicants should apply for Educational Access Schemes through UAC as mentioned above. For further information and application forms, visit call the Student Equity and Diversity Offi cer on 1800 DEGREE ( ) or equity.offi cer@csu.edu.au. INTERNATIONAL FEE-PAYING APPLICANTS Some international fee-paying applicants apply through UAC; others apply direct to CSU. Read sections 1.4 and 1.5 in Part 1 for further information on how to apply. COURSES AVAILABLE BY DIRECT APPLICATION Applications for distance education study are made direct to CSU, not through UAC. Further information is available at If you are looking to study part-time on-campus in a course that is normally full-time, you should call CSU on 1800 DEGREE ( ) to confi rm whether part-time study is available. You should also ask for advice on your prospects of receiving an offer before you submit your application. DISTANCE EDUCATION CSU also offers courses by distance education. You must apply direct to CSU for admission to these courses, not through UAC. For further information, visit Refer to Table 3 in Part 1 for a list of undergraduate distance education courses available by direct application. On-time applications for study in session 1 close Thursday 29 October ENROLMENT Acceptance of offer Acceptance and enrolment procedures are provided to successful applicants when they receive an offer of a place in a course. On-campus accommodation is guaranteed for fi rst-year students, but you may not receive your preferred accommodation type if you apply too late. Advanced standing/academic credit If you believe you qualify for credit towards your proposed course, talk to the Course Director for advice. You may be required to submit transcripts or other documents to support your application for credit. Applications for credit are considered during Orientation Week. Deferment of offer Refer to Table 6 in Part 1. Fees and charges All students must pay student contributions for a Commonwealth-supported place (CSP); read section 6.2 in Part 1. You will also pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee, which contributes to developing and maintaining services and support for students. For further information, visit CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

3 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Youth and student allowances For details on Youth Allowance, Austudy and ABSTUDY, read section 6.5 in Part 1. Loans CSU offers a loan scheme to provide short-term and emergency fi nancial assistance to enable students to continue their studies. CSU students can also access resources and programs for developing skills in budgeting and managing money. For further information, visit fees-and-costs/help-with-costs. Scholarships As every student has different needs, talents and ambitions, CSU offers scholarships that help with access and equity, assist with travel, textbooks or accommodation, or reward excellence and achievement. There is a CSU scholarship to suit almost everyone s interests, background or circumstances. We want to see all our students succeed in their studies, and go on to thrive and make a positive impact on their communities and in their own lives throughout their careers. A scholarship can help ease university costs or simply provide you with the budget fl exibility you need to focus on your study. Our scholarships are funded by government as well as private industry and professions, individuals, CSU alumni (past students and staff), and community groups, providing valuable links and opportunities. Access and equity scholarships provide support to those who may have experienced educational disadvantage, live in rural or remote areas, people from Indigenous backgrounds, refugees, and students with low socioeconomic circumstance or who have disabilities. For further information, visit ACCOMMODATION CSU has the biggest variety of on-campus accommodation and the most rooms of any university operated accommodation in Australia. Almost 3,000 student rooms are available across CSU s campuses in Albury Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga, and you can choose to include Meal Credits or Flexi Points in your accommodation package for meals at outlets on campus. On-campus accommodation is guaranteed for students in their fi rst year of study at CSU, although some accommodation types may fi ll more quickly. You are advised to apply as soon as you receive an offer of a place in a course. For further information about living on campus at CSU, visit oncampus/accommodation/on-campus. Accommodation is fully furnished with shared common areas and kitchen facilities. Most bathrooms are shared; however, some newer accommodation offers ensuite rooms. An extensive residential support network exists at each campus, and you will be connected to the University s computer network and the internet. Two privately run residential colleges also operate at Wagga Wagga campus. If you would prefer to board or rent privately, visit CSU s off-campus accommodation database at STUDENT AND CAMPUS SERVICES CSU s campuses offer a wide range of student clubs and societies, sporting facilities, canteens, dining rooms and cafeterias. You will also have access to religious and cultural facilities, child care, career and personal counselling, equity advocacy and support, disability services, health promotion, learning assistance, libraries and computing facilities and Indigenous study centres, depending on your campus. A security service operates 24 hours a day, and some campuses also have mini supermarkets and post offi ces. Public bus routes service CSU campuses. For further information, download CSU s Undergraduate Guide for Study at or visit Internet access CSU assumes all students will have access to a computer capable of connecting to the University s systems. Wireless internet access is available in most buildings and outdoor spaces across CSU s campuses. FURTHER INFORMATION If you are considering studying at CSU, you are advised to read printed and online publications available at Course descriptions Course updates Check the course search on UAC s website throughout the admissions period for course updates, including new and cancelled courses Contact us For more information about any of CSU s courses listed in this Guide, contact CSU on 1800 DEGREE ( ) or visit STUDY LINK CSU s STUDY LINK program will kickstart your studies and prepare you for success at university. Use the time between enrolling and starting your studies to really give yourself the edge. STUDY LINK subjects are short, online and self-paced, and are available to students who are seeking to gain or renew skills and knowledge in areas such as essay writing, study skills, online learning, mathematics, physics, anatomy and chemistry. STUDY LINK s preparatory subjects are non-credit bearing, so they will help you understand the expectations of tertiary study in a more relaxed way. STUDY LINK subjects are free for CSU Commonwealthsupported students, and not too expensive otherwise. You will have access to a real, live Subject Co-ordinator for any questions and help, so if you have not studied for a while or just want to brush up on your skills, STUDY LINK is perfect for you. For further information, visit AGRICULTURAL AND WINE SCIENCES B Agricultural Science Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Read page 150 How to read course descriptions Recommended studies: One unit of science. Major studies: Agribusiness, agriculture, agronomy, livestock production. Practical experience: Fourth-year students complete an industry internship equivalent to half a year of study. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: Membership of professional societies (eg Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology). Career opportunities: Examples include agronomist, farm manager, livestock officer/manager, researcher, extension officer, catchment management officer, environmental officer, landcare officer and agriculture/science teacher (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU). Additional information: Coursework provides knowledge and skills within a practical context, covering plant, animal and environmental sciences and agribusiness and rural systems studies. There are opportunities for elective subjects. Students wishing to leave the program after three years may be eligible to graduate with a B Agriculture. Q Fever vaccinations are compulsory for students commencing B Agricultural Science on campus. On-campus vaccination clinics will be arranged for on-campus students. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Agricultural Business Management Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Major studies: Agribusiness, agronomy and livestock, farm and business management.

4 Practical experience: Four weeks of workplace learning throughout the course. Career opportunities: Examples include commodity trader; farm manager; grain buyer; international marketing; agricultural banker; corporate agriculture manager; agricultural financial and management consultant; the production, distribution, marketing, and financing and retailing of agricultural products; agriculture/ business teacher (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU). Additional information: Students develop the skills and knowledge needed for successful decision-making in a dynamic primary producer business environment including accounting, agriculture enterprise management, finance, international business, marketing, people management and sustainable research management. Graduates develop high-level skills enabling them to analyse and evaluate different management contexts, and plan and implement necessary courses of action. Q Fever vaccinations are compulsory for students commencing B Agricultural Business Management on-campus. On-campus vaccination clinics will be arranged for on-campus students. ALLIED HEALTH AND PHARMACY B Clinical Practice (Paramedic) 1 Port Macquarie CSP 3F 70.00^ Bathurst CSP 3F ^ Projected cut-off as no offers were made in the 2015 Main Round. You cannot defer commencement of this course at Port Macquarie. Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, Biology, any two units of English. Recommended studies: Senior Science, Chemistry, TAFE electives (Senior First Aid and Medical Terminology). Major studies: Paramedicine. Practical experience: Extensive practical experience in simulated conditions and clinical settings. Professional recognition: This course has received the formal endorsement of the Ambulance Service of NSW and accreditation by the Council of Ambulance Authorities. Career opportunities: Examples include employment as an ambulance service paramedic, defence force medic and industry paramedic. B Occupational Therapy 1 Albury Wodonga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: English (Standard). Recommended studies: Biology. Major studies: Biological sciences, occupational therapy theory and practice, social sciences. Practical experience: A minimum of 1,000 hours of fieldwork in a range of health, community, education, private practice and other settings. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: The course has full accreditation with Occupational Therapy Australia and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Graduates are eligible to work throughout Australia and internationally. Career opportunities: Examples include hospital and community services, work rehabilitation, schools, private practice, rural and regional health practice, health promotion, community development, research, rehabilitation centres and organisations for people with disabilities (eg Scope, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation). Additional information: Occupational therapists focus on developing and maintaining people s abilities to carry out activities by helping them to develop new skills, change the environment, or modify their activities with knowledge of behavioural, social and biomedical sciences. B Health and Rehabilitation Science 1 Albury Wodonga CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: English (Standard). Recommended studies: Biology. Major studies: Health sciences, human biological sciences, rehabilitation. Practical experience: Workplace learning in a range of health settings. Career opportunities: Examples include allied health support, case management, rehabilitation co-ordination, health project management, community health and health promotion, disability services and aged care. Additional information: Graduates will have a diverse range of generic skills and knowledge in health and rehabilitation leading to employment in both the public and private health sectors. This degree provides a pathway to courses in health disciplines (eg medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, speech pathology). Students may choose to exit from the course with the University Certificate in Health and Rehabilitation Science upon satisfactory completion of the first eight subjects or with the AssocDeg Health and Rehabilitation Science upon satisfactory completion of the first 14 subjects. Travel, accommodation and related expenses for practical placements are the responsibility of the student. B Oral Health (Therapy and Hygiene) 1 Wagga Wagga CSP 3F A+C You must submit your application, including the Supplementary Application Form, by Wednesday 30 September Assumed knowledge: English (Standard), Chemistry. Recommended studies: Biology. Additional selection criteria: In addition to applying through UAC by Wednesday 30 September 2015, applicants must complete a compulsory online Supplementary Application Form. This form will be available at and must be submitted online to CSU by Wednesday 30 September Major studies: Oral hygiene, oral therapy. Practical experience: Students will undertake intense clinical practice sessions using state-of-the-art simulation and clinic equipment in new purpose-built facilities. Students will be required to attend external clinical placements within the region. These may include but are not limited to CSU clinics at Albury Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Travel, accommodation and related expenses for these professional placements will be the responsibility of the student. Professional recognition: This course is accredited by the Australian Dental Council. Graduates are eligible for registration with the Dental Board of Australia and membership of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association. Career opportunities: Examples include clinical practice in dental hygiene and dental therapy, public dental services, dental and health administration, education, industry- or university-based research and consumer advocacy. Additional information: Students are required to purchase dental equipment and instrument kits. Qualified dental therapists are clinicians who examine and treat diseases of the teeth in children, adolescents and young adults. B Physiotherapy 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F N/A Orange CSP 4F You cannot defer commencement of this course. Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, English (Standard), Biology. Recommended studies: Chemistry. Major studies: Physiotherapy. Practical experience: Approximately 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice in a range of rural and metropolitan settings. Travel, accommodation and related expenses for practical placements are the responsibility of the student. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: The course has full accreditation with the Australian Physiotherapy Council. Graduates are eligible to register and work throughout Australia and internationally. Career opportunities: Examples include physiotherapists in private practice, general hospitals, rehabilitation and community health centres, sports medicine clinics, health administration, rural and regional health practices, clinical education and research. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

5 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY Additional information: Physiotherapists assist people to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their life with prevention, treatment, intervention and rehabilitation. B Podiatric Medicine 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Biology. Recommended studies: English (Standard) Additional selection criteria: If you are not a 2015 Year 12 applicant, you must submit additional information on a Supplementary Application Form available at Include details of relevant paid and unpaid work experience to demonstrate your suitability for and interest in podiatry and your potential to complete the course. You can upload your completed Supplementary Application Form through UAC s website after you apply. For more information about uploading your form, visit Major studies: Podiatric medicine. Practical experience: Over 1,000 hours of clinical practice in a range of health and community settings, including the on-campus podiatry clinic. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: This course is approved by all Australian, New Zealand and UK podiatry registration boards. Career opportunities: Examples include private practice, hospitals, community services, rehabilitation, sporting clubs, research and in footwear consultancy. Additional information: Students develop an understanding of the theoretical and practical components of podiatry, with a focus on both general and specialist knowledge and skills. Students become knowledgeable and skilled professionals who are able to provide effective assessment and intervention. B Speech and Language Pathology 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: English (Standard), Biology. Additional selection criteria: If you are not a 2015 Year 12 applicant, selection is based on evidence of successful post-secondary study and relevant experiences in health, education and/or disability sectors. Major studies: Speech pathology, including biomedical and behavioural sciences, impairments and intervention in communication and swallowing, linguistics, normal development. Practical experience: Clinical fieldwork in years 2, 3 and 4 of the course. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: Accredited by Speech Pathology Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include speech pathologists in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, education and community settings, disability organisations, health promotion and administration, research organisations and private practice. Additional information: Students develop a working understanding of both the theoretical and practical components of speech pathology, with an emphasis on both general and specialist knowledge and skills. B Nursing GradDip Clinical Practice (Paramedic) 1 Bathurst CSP 4.5F Assumed knowledge: English (Standard), any two units of science. Recommended studies: Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE); WorkCover-approved first aid certificate; Mental Health First Aid course. Major studies: Nursing, paramedicine. Minor studies: Bioscience and pathophysiology in nursing, health and nursing, Indigenous culture, primary health care. Practical experience: During the B Nursing component, a total of 20 weeks of clinical placement in a variety of healthcare facilities. Preparation for nursing clinical placements occurs in simulated clinical environments in on-campus nursing laboratories. During the GradDip Clinical Practice (Paramedic), an internship with an approved out-of-hospital setting such as a statutory ambulance authority. Professional recognition: Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a registered nurse. GradDip Clinical Practice (Paramedic) is a new course that has been granted provisional accreditation from the Council of Ambulance Authorities. A program is eligible for full accreditation after the first cohort of graduates have at least 12 months of practical experience following graduation. Career opportunities: Examples include registered nurses in acute care hospitals, community health, mental health services, disability services, rehabilitation services, aged care services, operating theatres, emergency departments, paediatric units and women s and men s health centres. Graduates may pursue a career as an ambulance service paramedic, defence force medic or industry paramedic and there are career opportunities for experienced registered nurses in management, education and research. Additional information: A Nursing Science bridging program is available. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU course descriptions. The first three years of the course are composed of the B Nursing. Following completion of the nursing component and gaining certification as a registered nurse, students move on to undertake their graduate studies in paramedicine. Students will complete the GradDip Clinical Practice (Paramedic) by distance education, with significant online and blended learning support. B Pharmacy 1 Wagga Wagga CSP 4F 80.00* Orange CSP 4F 80.00* Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Recommended studies: Biology. Major studies: Pharmacy. Practical experience: Fieldwork in community and hospital pharmacy practices and the pharmaceutical industry. Professional recognition: This course is fully accredited with the Australian Pharmacy Council. Pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia are able to practise throughout Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include pharmacists in community and hospital pharmacies and the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory bodies. Additional information: Students may participate in specialist areas of study (eg rural health, vaccination training, mental health) and international programs during the course. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES B Veterinary Technology Wagga Wagga CSP 3F N/A CSU and Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (GOTAFE) offer an integrated program leading to B Veterinary Technology. The integrated program is offered over three years. In the fi rst year students concurrently co-enrol in CSU s B Veterinary Technology and TAFE Cert IV Veterinary Nursing at GOTAFE. Students will study six of the eight fi rst-year subjects on campus at CSU in Wagga Wagga and undertake the remaining two subjects via distance education with residential schools conducted at the GOTAFE campus at Wangaratta. In their second and third year students complete the requirements of their degree at CSU s Wagga Wagga campus. This program is also offered as an articulated degree program for students who have completed Cert IV Veterinary Nursing. Students apply direct to CSU for the articulated program. CSU will arrange for students to co-enrol in the Cert IV Veterinary Nursing with GOTAFE. Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Major studies: Clinical technology, large animal technology, practice management. Practical experience: Undertaken in veterinary clinics and hospitals.

6 Career opportunities: Examples include clinical technologist in veterinary clinics and hospitals, veterinary practice manager, and technical adviser in a range of enterprises including horse studs, dairies, piggeries, and animal health companies. B Veterinary Biology/B Veterinary Science Wagga Wagga CSP 6F A+C You must submit your application to UAC, and your Supplementary Application Form to CSU, by 25 September You cannot defer commencement of this course. Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Additional selection criteria: In addition to applying through UAC, applicants must demonstrate their commitment to rural veterinary science and animal industries by completing a compulsory Supplementary Application Form available at The completed Supplementary Application Form must be submitted to CSU no later than Friday 25 September Note this is slightly earlier than UAC s closing date. On the basis of the Supplementary Application Form, applicants may be selected for interview. Interviews will be held in person in Wagga Wagga over four business days commencing the first Thursday in December. Applicants will be required to complete an additional aptitude test during the interview period. Major studies: Veterinary science. Practical experience: Practical experience using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities on campus in a rural setting. These facilities include the Pre-Clinical Centre, Veterinary Clinical Centre, Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. During University breaks practical experience is undertaken in commercial animal production and husbandry, meat inspection, public veterinary health management and clinical practice. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their fifth year. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fifth year of study. Professional recognition: This course is accredited by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK) which allows graduates to practise in all jurisdictions in Australasia and the UK. Career opportunities: Examples include veterinarian in private practice, research and diagnostic services, herd management consultancy, local land services, national quarantine services, pharmaceutical research and development, state government departments and in captive animal health. Additional information: A minimum ATAR of is required for school leavers in order to be considered for admission to the course. Students enrolling in this course will simultaneously enrol in B Veterinary Biology and B Veterinary Science. Neither course is available independently. The B Veterinary Biology is awarded to students who successfully complete the first three years of the course. Students will not be permitted to progress to year 4 of the course until all subjects in years 1 to 3 have been successfully completed. B Animal Science Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Major studies: Animal production and management, biomedical science, equine science and management, wildlife conservation and management. Honours: Students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years if they have achieved grades of credit or above in at least 50 per cent of their second- and third-year subjects. As part of the honours program, fourth-year students undertake a research project specialising in a theme such as animal production, equine studies or wildlife and captive vertebrates. Career opportunities: Examples include research officer, technical adviser in animal health or nutrition companies, animal welfare officer, wildlife ecologist, zoo keeper, manager of livestock production or breeding enterprise and regulatory affairs concerning animal therapeutics or disease control. Additional information: Animal scientists work in all parts of the world, from the field to research laboratories, and with all types of animals from pets to farm animals and wildlife. The first three years will include a rigorous laboratory-based science program which provides a solid foundation for a future career working with animals. B Equine Science Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Major studies: Equine science, including equine nutrition, equine reproduction, exercise physiology and locomotion, horse health and welfare, horse management, science. Practical experience: Practical experience is undertaken at CSU s Equine Centre. Career opportunities: Examples include traditional areas of horse training, breeding management, private equine consultancy; technical adviser in equine health or nutrition companies; researcher and product developer; government; sports administrator and promoter; coach; secondary science teacher (with B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU); TAFE teacher; technical positions at tertiary level. Additional information: Students enjoy learning in CSU s Equine Centre, laboratories, museums, practical classrooms and animal-handling facilities and benefit from digital-learning resources. BUSINESS B Accounting Port Macquarie CSP 3F Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics. Major studies: Accounting. Minor studies (or joint studies): Advertising (Bathurst only), agribusiness, banking, ecotourism, finance, financial planning, human resource management, industrial relations, information systems, international business, legal studies, leisure and health, management, marketing, psychology, sociology, vocational training. Practical experience: Opportunity for work placements in industry. Professional recognition: The degree is accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Graduates are eligible for associate membership of CPA Australia and to enter the Chartered Accountants Program conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Graduates are eligible to join the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants at member level without further study. Career opportunities: Examples include accountant, auditor, business adviser, finance consultant, insolvency and taxation consultant. Additional information: Students who have not successfully completed Mathematics at Year 12 level are advised to participate in the Stepping into Statistics program before undertaking business statistics subjects. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Business (Management) Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics. Major studies: Management. Minor studies (or joint studies): Accounting, advertising (Bathurst only), agribusiness, banking, cultural heritage management, economics, ecotourism, finance, financial planning, human resource management, industrial relations, information systems, international business, legal studies, leisure and health, marketing, psychology, public relations (Bathurst only), sociology, vocational training. Practical experience: Work placements in industry. Career opportunities: Examples include supervisor, section/department head or manager in industry, government or non-profit organisations. Additional information: Students who have not successfully completed Mathematics at Year 12 level are advised to participate in the Stepping into Statistics program prior to undertaking the business data analysis subject. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

7 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY B Business (Marketing) Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics. Major studies: Marketing. Minor studies (or joint studies): Accounting, advertising (Bathurst only), agribusiness, banking, cultural heritage management, economics, ecotourism, finance, financial planning, human resource management, industrial relations, information systems, international business, legal studies, leisure and health, management, psychology, public relations (Bathurst only), sociology, vocational training. Practical experience: Work placements in industry. Career opportunities: Examples include advertising and sales account manager, marketing manager, market researcher, product/brand manager. Additional information: Graduates are educated to respond to the needs of Australian industry and commerce, particularly in the areas of strategy development, innovation and international marketing. Students who have not successfully completed Mathematics at Year 12 level are recommended to participate in the Stepping into Statistics program prior to undertaking business statistics subjects. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Business Studies Port Macquarie CSP 3F Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics. Major studies: Accounting, business management, finance, human resource management, international business management, marketing. Career opportunities: This course is a flexible, generalist undergraduate degree leading to a wide range of employment opportunities. Refer to B Business (Management) and B Business (Marketing). Additional information: Choose a program of study to meet your needs. You may enter the course without any tertiary experience, or transfer from an approved range of domestic and international tertiary programs in business and nonbusiness areas with credit of up to 16 subjects. Port Macquarie students can select from a specified list of subjects available face-to-face. Additional subjects will be available by distance education. For relevant short courses, read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES B Communication (Advertising) Bathurst CSP 3F 65.00* Port Macquarie CSP 3F nc Major studies: Advertising, creative development, digital and social media production, integrated communication, media presentation and strategic planning. Practical experience: Work experience in Kajulu Communications, the on-campus student advertising agency working on real campaigns for real clients, plus a minimum four-week industry internship within major creative and media agencies. Professional recognition: The course is endorsed by the Media Federation of Australia and accredited by the International Advertising Association, with graduates receiving the International Advertising Association Diploma of Marketing Communication with their CSU degree. Career opportunities: Examples include client management, strategic planning, media/channel planning and purchasing, creative and production roles in advertising and media agencies, marketing communications officer and brand management. Additional information: This course has a focus on building professional skills in advertising strategic development. Students continually develop multi-platform advertising campaigns and manage client projects. Students also have an opportunity to develop a secondary specialisation to complement core studies. B Communication (Advertising)/B Business (Marketing) Bathurst CSP 4F 65.00* Refer to B Communication (Advert.) and B Business (Marketing). B Communication (Radio) Bathurst CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Commercial radio industry, copywriting, event management, media sales and promotions, radio production and content management. Students can take concurrent major studies in areas such as advertising, journalism, marketing, media practice, production or public relations. Practical experience: Students complete parts of their course in the field and in partnership with commercial radio stations and other media organisations. A week internship at a commercial radio station completes the course (stipend support is available in this field activity). Professional recognition: The course is recognised and supported by Commercial Radio Australia and its member stations throughout Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include positions in radio promotions, radio sales (direct and agency), digital content production and management, copywriting, client management, creative integration departments, radio station website development, and traffic. Additional information: This course is the industry-recognised entry degree requirement for a career in the commercial broadcasting industry. Students develop skills and attributes that can be applied in regional and metropolitan media organisations. Students also have an opportunity to develop a secondary specialisation to complement core studies. Scholarships and supported internship placements are provided by major commercial radio networks, with regional applicants eligible for course entry support from Southern Cross Austereo. B Communication (Journalism) Bathurst CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Cross-platform journalism, featuring online, social media, television, radio and print; convergent storytelling, long-form journalism, multiplatform publishing and the law, specialist reporting. Students can take concurrent major studies in international relations, sports studies, business, health, media production, politics, public relations and rural and regional studies. Practical experience: Students produce industry-standard news and information programs in CSU s online and broadcast newsrooms, including the National Radio News Service, and undertake internships of four weeks in newsrooms and media organisations. Career opportunities: Examples include journalist, reporter, writer and news producer for local, national and global online media, social media, print, radio and television; media adviser and communication officer. Additional information: This course focuses on the practical skills and critical inquiry required for a career in contemporary multi-platform journalism. The course equips students with advanced writing and presentation skills; a passion for writing and storytelling is a must. Students also have an opportunity to develop a secondary specialisation to complement core studies. B Communication (Public Relations) Bathurst CSP 3F 65.00* Port Macquarie CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Communication management in digital and social media environments, communication research strategies, event management, issues and

8 crisis communication, public relations strategy and tactics, regional and global public relations. Students can take concurrent major studies in advertising, international relations, journalism, management, marketing, media practice and production. Practical experience: Participation in industry-partnered projects and client-based consultancy activities. Internships of a minimum of four weeks are conducted with major public relations firms, government and non-profit organisations and corporate public affairs offices. Professional recognition: Accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include roles in strategic public relations, public affairs, media relations, marketing communications, issues and crisis management, employee relations, investor relations, community consultation, and event management for corporations, consultancies or not-for-profit organisations. Additional information: This course focuses on the planning, management and implementation of communication strategies in the digital and social media space. It provides students with the essential writing, presentation, research and media production skills for a career in public relations and communication management. Students also have an opportunity to develop a secondary specialisation to complement core studies. B Communication (Public Relations)/B Business Studies Bathurst CSP 4F 65.00* Refer to B Communication (Public Rel.) and B Business Studies. B Communication (Media Practice) Bathurst CSP 3F nc Major studies: Digital media, documentary and information programming, media communication and globalisation, media production and presentation, production planning, project management, scriptwriting, sound production, visual communication. Additional study in advertising, graphic design, journalism, marketing or public relations is also available. Practical experience: Practical project work in industry-based, authentic learning spaces such as CSU s on-campus radio station, national radio newsroom, multimedia newsroom and TV studio, on-campus advertising agency and public relations consultancy. A minimum four-week internship placement in a media organisation is a final component of this course. Career opportunities: Examples include digital content production, content management, writing for the media, marketing, design, promotions or publicity. Additional information: In addition to media practice skills and knowledge, students will gain an understanding of legal and ethical issues facing media and communication practitioners in their areas of professional activity. Students will gain knowledge in a variety of theoretical frameworks, research methods and techniques that can be applied to professional media practice. Some subjects in this course are offered by distance education only. B Communication (Theatre/Media) Bathurst CSP 3F A+C Additional selection criteria: Compulsory audition/interviews will be held in Sydney on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2015 and in Bathurst on Saturday 14 and Tuesday 24 November To book an audition/interview visit Major studies: Studies in classic, modern and Australian drama; devised physical performance; digital media; drama workshop facilitation and theatre for young people; event design; theatre production for diverse cultural enterprises in both indoor and outdoor settings. Students can take concurrent major studies in areas such as media practice and production, public relations, advertising writing and education. Practical experience: A four-week internship with theatre companies, media production houses, film, radio, television or event production companies as work experience at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, production participation in the biennial Catapult Festival Youth Circus and annual Sprung Festival of Creativity. Career opportunities: Examples include festival and event programming; performance art; arts co-ordination and management; educational and youth theatre; scriptwriting; digital and online production; drama teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU); arts marketing, administration; arts research. B Stage and Screen (Design) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Assumed knowledge: Visual Arts or Design and Technology. Major studies: Set, costume, lighting and sound design; stage/production management; theatre, film and television contextual studies. Minor studies: Acting, animation and visual effects, graphic design, photography, sound design, television production. Practical experience: 14-day internships with theatre, film and television companies, participation in University studio, mainstage and television drama productions. Career opportunities: Examples include production design for television; film and public events; set, costume, lighting and sound production and management for theatre; floor and production management for television; and teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU). Additional information: Students will have opportunities to work alongside Acting and Television Production students to implement knowledge in authentic learning environments. B Creative Arts and Design (Graphic Design) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Port Macquarie CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Advertising, digital and experimental design, graphic design, illustration, packaging and branding, print design, typography. Minor studies: Acting, animation and visual effects, art history, design for theatre and television, illustration, photography, sound design, television production. Practical experience: Opportunity for placement with design agencies, print and publishing companies and the advertising industry. Professional recognition: Graduates are eligible for membership of the Design Institute of Australia and Australian Graphic Design Association. Career opportunities: Examples include art direction and design for advertising, packaging, corporate identity, web and print, freelance illustration and photography. Additional information: This course is tailored to the demands of industry and prepares students to work as independent artists and designers or industryemployed practitioners. The diverse course structure includes subjects covering all aspects of design, advertising and new media, including web and video applications. B Creative Arts and Design Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: There are no specialisations in this program. This course allows students to construct a program of study that best meets their interests and future career goals by selecting subjects across the three areas of specialisation: animation and visual effects, graphic design and photography. There is also opportunity to include elective subjects from other Communication and Creative Industries programs. Career opportunities: This course is a flexible, generalist undergraduate degree leading to a wide range of employment opportunities in the creative industries. Refer to , , B Creative Arts and Design specialisations for examples. Additional information: Subjects offered within Communication and Creative Industries provide a blend of theory and practice and aim to provide students with skills in communication, problem-solving and ethical understanding, as well as studio-based skills in chosen areas of study. B Creative Arts and Design (Animation and Visual Effects) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: 3D animation, conceptual development, digital compositing, digital video/audio, multimedia authoring/design, production projects, special effects. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

9 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY Minor studies: Acting, art history, design for theatre and television, graphic design, illustration, photography, television production. Practical experience: An industry internship may be undertaken in the third year. Career opportunities: Examples include 3D graphics, animation, motion design, digital compositing, visual effects, computer games, multimedia authoring and design, professional art practice, film/television production, scientific visualisation, advertising and interactive media. Additional information: This course is dedicated to the art of animation and visual effects with particular emphasis towards the digital realm. This course is targeted at those passionate about creating memorable animated visuals and bringing their imagination to life. B Stage and Screen (Acting) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F A+C Additional selection criteria: Compulsory audition/interviews will be held on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2015 in Sydney and Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November 2015 in Wagga Wagga. To arrange an audition/ interview, visit Major studies: Acting fundamentals, acting techniques, performance making, stage and screen performance, television and theatre contextual studies, voice. Minor studies: Animation and visual effects, design for theatre and television, graphic design, photography, television production. Practical experience: Studio and mainstage productions and television drama projects working alongside television production students; the opportunity to perform for the University Theatre Ensemble at the Riverside Playhouse and University drama studio. Career opportunities: Examples include acting in films, television drama, commercials, metropolitan and regional professional theatre companies, announcing, compering, presenting, teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU). Additional information: This course offers studies in acting, voice and movement for the camera in a busy practical program to learn the skills a professional performer needs. These skills are then applied to mainstage studio and theatre productions and supported with an active program of screen productions. B Creative Arts and Design (Photography) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Digital and analogue photographic practice and processes; digital imaging for print and screen; photographic industry genres; studio format photography and lighting. Minor studies: Animation and visual effects, art history, design for theatre and television, graphic design, illustration, photography, television production. Career opportunities: Examples include a photographer working in advertising/ commercial, documentary/press, fashion, editorial, freelance and fine art photography. Additional information: This course combines subjects that provide foundational and contextual knowledge and skills with specialised studies in photography. Students learn a wide range of photo-practice skills and techniques for fine art and photo documentation through to advertising and commercial photography. Photo-techniques from analogue to the latest digital imaging are covered. B Creative Arts and Design (Graphic Design/Photography) Wagga Wagga CSP 4F 65.00* Major studies: Graphic design, photography. Minor studies: Animation and visual effects, art history, design for theatre and television, illustration, television production. Career opportunities: Refer to B Creative Arts and Design (Graphic Design) and B Creative Arts and Design (Photography). B Stage and Screen (Television) Wagga Wagga CSP 3F 65.00* Major studies: Editing, single and multi-camera television production practices and technology, sound recording and production, visual storytelling. Minor studies: Acting, animation and visual effects, design for theatre and television, graphic design, photography, scriptwriting. Practical experience: Continual training in a professional broadcast studio, outside broadcast and post-production facilities, including 14-day industry internships. Career opportunities: Examples include program producer, director, editor, camera operator, audio director, production manager, vision switcher, director s assistant, production assistant, floor manager, script co-ordinator, independent producer. Additional information: This course prepares students to pursue careers within the television and related industries. The course has a strong emphasis on storytelling and hands-on operational skills and addresses all facets of production and operation. The course is one of the few in Australia with a focus specifically on professional and broadcast television production and has an excellent reputation in the broadcast television industry. B Sport Studies/B Communication (Journalism) Bathurst CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Any two units of English. Major studies: Communication, journalism, media production, print and broadcast journalism, sociocultural studies of sport, sports ethics, sports media. Practical experience: Industry-based fieldwork in sport-related fields such as sports coaching, recreation sports media and journalism. Career opportunities: Examples include sports journalist, sports broadcaster, sports media officer, sports industry professional, sports public relations. Additional information: This course combines two of the faster growing industries in contemporary society the media, and sport and recreation. Students will complete core sport studies and journalism subjects and have the choice of undertaking journalism subjects with a broadcast or print focus. ENGINEERING B Technology/M Engineering (Civil Systems) Bathurst CSP 1.5F + 4P nc You must submit your application to UAC, and your Supplementary Application Form to CSU, by Wednesday 30 September You cannot defer commencement of this course. Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, English (Standard). Recommended studies: Chemistry, Physics. Additional selection criteria: In addition to applying through UAC, applicants must demonstrate their commitment to Engineering by completing a compulsory Supplementary Application Form, available at engineering-civil-systems. The completed Supplementary Application Form must be submitted to the University no later than Wednesday 30 September On the basis of the Supplementary Application Form, you may be selected for interview. Interview details will be provided to those applicants and interviews may be conducted in person or by telephone or Skype. Major studies: Entrepreneurship, structures, transport and infrastructure, water resources. Practical experience: Four one-year paid work placements with industry partners as part of this course. Career opportunities: Examples include civil engineer, geotechnical engineer, structural engineer, water engineer or CEO of your own start-up company. Additional information: You will start this course with 1.5 years of full-time on-campus study at CSU in Bathurst, then undertake four one-year paid work placements while completing your study online. High achieving students without an extensive mathematics background can still be accommodated in this program. A minimum level of familiarity with calculus is required.

10 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION B Environmental Science and Management Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Recommended studies: Geography or any two units of science. Major studies: Environmental science including conservation biology, earth science, ecology, environmental issues, human interactions with the environment, international issues, water resource management, wildlife and vegetation ecology. Practical experience: Students view environmental issues firsthand and learn specialist techniques through a variety of field trips. There are also study tours to different Australian ecosystems, as well as international study tours. Students undertake a range of industry internships during their studies. Honours: This is an integrated honours degree. Students have the option of undertaking honours in their final year as part of this degree. Career opportunities: Examples include an environmental or natural resource scientist, ecologist, environmental consultant, protected area manager, national parks and wildlife ranger, wildlife specialist, catchment manager, landcare co-ordinator, nature conservation specialist, fisheries officer. Additional information: This course includes a professional practice component where students undertake a placement consistent with their career aspirations. There are also supported international study tours that develop professional skills and global perspectives about conservation and sustainability. The degree focuses on how to manage the interaction between people and the environment to ensure ecological, social and economic sustainability. Graduates of this course have skills and knowledge in the physical, biological and social sciences needed to restore damaged environments and create healthy and resilient ecosystems. They are employed by government departments, environmental consulting companies and a range of other organisations. An internship with an environmental agency forms part of the final year of study. B Applied Science (Outdoor Recreation and Ecotourism) 1 Port Macquarie CSP 3F nc Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Major studies: Adventure, ecotourism, outdoor education, tourism planning and operations. Minor studies: Environmental education, environmental studies, leisure, recreation. Practical experience: Students learn specialist techniques and experience outdoor recreation through a variety of field trips to different parts of Australia, as well as international study tours. Students also undertake a range of industry internships during their studies. Students completing the outdoor recreation specialisation also undertake TAFE studies in outdoor recreation in conjunction with their university studies, so they graduate with accredited training in rock climbing, abseiling, bushwalking, mountain biking, canoeing, skiing and sea kayaking. Professional recognition: Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of Outdoors Victoria, and Parks and Leisure Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include outdoor recreation instructor and guide, recreation manager, recreation consultant, outdoor educator, ecotourism and/or outdoor development training consultant, recreation co-ordinator, school camp leader. Additional information: Graduates of this course are able to combine their skills and knowledge in outdoor recreation and education with foundation knowledge of physical, biological and social sciences to design and conduct outdoor recreation and education activities in a sustainable manner. They may be employed by recreation and outdoor education centres, schools, the Office of Sport and Recreation, and in the nature tourism industry. This course includes a professional practice component where students undertake a placement in a workplace consistent with their career aspirations. There are also supported international study tours that develop professional skills and global perspectives about ecotourism and sustainability. B Applied Science (Parks, Recreation and Heritage) Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Major studies: Conservation, national park management, wildlife and vegetation management. Minor studies: Cultural heritage, ecology, ecotourism, open-space planning and visitor management, spatial and earth science, wildlife. Practical experience: Students view environmental issues firsthand and learn specialist techniques through a variety of field trips. There are also study tours to different Australian ecosystems, as well as international study tours. Students undertake a range of industry internships during their studies. Career opportunities: Examples include park ranger, field ecologist, wildlife ecologist, heritage officer, environmental educator, interpretative officer, open space planner, recreation planner, cultural resource officer. Additional information: This course provides students with the in-depth knowledge and skills required to manage Australia s National Reserve System, particularly how to conserve these unique landscapes and the plants and animals they contain for future generations. Students can specialise in wildlife and conservation, indigenous and cultural heritage, or visitor services and open space management. EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCES B Exercise and Sport Science Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, any two units of English. Major studies: Exercise science, health education/promotion, movement science, physical conditioning, sociocultural studies. Minor studies: Sport management. Practical experience: Professional experience subject allows students to apply their knowledge and skills to work with professionals in the field. Honours: Available as an additional year to meritorious students. Professional recognition: Graduates of B Exercise and Sport Science may apply to the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association for Level 1 Strength and Conditioning certification. They may also apply for membership to Exercise and Sports Science Australia and will be eligible to register with Fitness Australia. Career opportunities: Examples include exercise science professional, manager and promoter of sport/fitness programs and facilities, sport coaching, sport administration, health promotion and fitness industries (corporate/community fitness programming), personal trainer, preventative medicine (cardiac technician), research. B Education (Health and Physical Education) 1 Bathurst CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Requirements for teaching courses are under review at publication date. Check with CSU for specific requirements. Major studies: Teaching (secondary) in movement science, personal development/health education/promotion. Practical experience: Fieldwork and practical performance in dance, gymnastics, aquatics, track and field, games, and sports and contemporary physical activity; extensive professional experience teaching in a variety of secondary schools in rural/regional, urban and/or international settings. Professional recognition: NSW Department of Education and Communities recognises graduates as Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) teachers. This course has been submitted to BOSTES for national accreditation to meet requirements for a four-year trained secondary teacher. Career opportunities: Examples include teaching in government and nongovernment secondary schools in Australia and overseas. Additional information: The option of concurrently enrolling in a B Educational Studies (direct application to CSU) for a second high school teaching area is also provided. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

11 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES, SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES B Arts Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Major studies: Art history (Wagga Wagga and distance only), English, history (Wagga Wagga and distance only), philosophy (Wagga Wagga and distance only), politics (Bathurst and distance only), psychology, sociology. Minor studies: Art history, computing, economics, English, environmental studies, global studies, history, human biosciences, justice studies, law, mathematics, philosophy, policy studies, politics, psychology, sociology, theology, visual culture, writing. Some subjects in some majors and minors may require study by distance education. Career opportunities: Examples include public administration, archives, museum/heritage, counselling, editing, journalism, librarianship, media, arts administration, public relations, social work, teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary), available at CSU). B Social Work Port Macquarie CSP 4F N/A CSU and TAFE NSW North Coast Institute offer an integrated program leading to B Social Work. The program is offered over four years (full-time) with the first two years co-enrolled in both the TAFE Cert IV and Dip Community Services Work (Welfare) at NCTAFE and CSU s B Social Work. The TAFE Diploma and CSU co-enrolment is completed after two years and students may graduate with the Cert IV and Dip Community Services Work from TAFE. Students may then continue to the final two years of their four-year social work degree with CSU. This program is delivered on campus at CSU s Port Macquarie campus and North Coast TAFE s Port Macquarie campus. Students need to apply directly to TAFE for the TAFE component and through UAC for the CSU component. Graduate/prior study status: Admission to the CSU component of the program is open only to applicants who initially enrol in the TAFE Cert IV in Community Services Work. Students undertaking the integrated program will concurrently study eight subjects in B Social Work while completing their TAFE Cert IV in Community Services Work and the Dip Community Services Work. School-leaver entry to the integrated program is initially via direct application to TAFE (see shaded box above) and through UAC. Major studies: Social work. Practical experience: 1,000 hours of supervised fieldwork in approved agencies. Career opportunities: Examples include a social worker in a wide range of settings from hospitals to local councils, and social welfare agencies to private practice. Graduates work professionally as social workers in government and non-government departments, with individuals, groups and communities, in emergency situations and long-term care. Additional information: This program draws on the extensive skill-building throughout the TAFE course which is concurrently incorporated into a broader, theoretical and professional context through the University component. The final two years are University study alone. Entry into the Certificate IV and Diploma component of this program is through direct application to North Coast TAFE. For further information visit B Social Work Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Major studies: Social work. Minor studies: Ageing and disability, alcohol and gambling, child and family welfare, drugs, juvenile justice, mental health, rural policy and practice. Practical experience: 1,000 hours of supervised fieldwork in approved agencies. Professional recognition: This course is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers and satisfies all academic requirements for professional recognition as a social worker. Career opportunities: Examples include social worker in health and community services, government and non-government welfare organisations and policy research/development. Additional information: Students may exit this course after three years with a B Social Science (Social Welfare). INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICS B Computer Science Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics. Major studies: Computer science, games programming. Honours: Available as an additional year to meritorious students. Professional recognition: Accredited by the Australian Computer Society. Career opportunities: Examples include software developer, games programmer, systems manager, systems analyst, systems engineer, technical consultant, computational modeller in research and industry. B Information Technology Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Major studies: Business analysis, network engineering, software design and development, systems administration. Practical experience: All third-year students complete a final project that involves the investigation, design and implementation of a substantial computer application to solve a real-world problem. Professional recognition: Accredited to the highest level by the Australian Computer Society. Career opportunities: Examples include network engineer, web developer, web server administrator, programmer, systems analyst, end-user support, database administrator. MEDICAL SCIENCE AND DENTISTRY B Medical Radiation Science with specialisations (Medical Imaging) and (Nuclear Medicine) 1 Port Macquarie CSP 4F 70.00^ B Medical Radiation Science with specialisations (Medical Imaging) (Radiation Therapy) and (Nuclear Medicine) 1 Wagga Wagga CSP 4F ^ Projected cut-off as no offers were made in the 2015 Main Round. Assumed knowledge: Physics, Mathematics. Major studies: Diagnostic radiography, dosimetry, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radiographic anatomy/pathology, radiopharmacy. Practical experience: During the course students will undertake 57 weeks of practical experience in clinical departments in country and metropolitan areas. This includes a fourth-year residency. Honours: High achieving students have the option of undertaking honours in their third and fourth years. Students undertaking honours will complete a research project in their fourth year of study. Professional recognition: On completion of the practical component, Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy students may apply for the Statement of Accreditation from the Australian Institute of Radiography and Nuclear Medicine students may apply through the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine. Graduates from each specialisation will be eligible to register to practise in Australia with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia. The extent of clinical experience in the course means students will not be required to complete the traditional professional development year, allowing them to graduate eligible for full accreditation and national registration.

12 Career opportunities: Medical Imaging: Examples include radiographer in either the public hospital system or private radiological practices in any state of Australia. Further career opportunities include CT, MRI and ultrasound. Nuclear Medicine: Examples include nuclear medicine scientist/technologist in either the public hospital system or private practice. Further career opportunities include SPECT and PET. Radiation Therapy: Examples include radiation therapists in either the public hospital system or private radiation oncology practices in any state of Australia. Further career opportunities include specialisation in areas such as tomotherapy and IMRT. Graduates of all specialisations are also able to pursue careers in research and education or undertake further study to focus their careers on a specialist area of medical imaging or nuclear medicine, as well as explore international employment opportunities. Additional information: Students undertake a common first year, then choose their specialisation at the end of the first year. Applicants who have not studied Year 12 Physics and Mathematics should consider undertaking the STUDY LINK Physics and Mathematics courses before commencing this course. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Clinical Science 1 Orange CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics. Major studies: Biomedical sciences, health professional practice, medical science, research design and analysis, social and ethical issues in health. Practical experience: Clinical placements in a range of health, medical and dental settings. Career opportunities: Examples include careers in the public health system (health system planning, health screening, health promotion), private clinical and/ or hospital technologist, general health or biomedical research. This course may also provide a pathway into allied health or dentistry at CSU, or graduate-entry medicine at other Australian universities. Additional information: This course was specifically designed to meet the expectations of graduate-entry dentistry, medicine and health programs across Australia, and provides the enhanced understanding needed to work in rural and remote settings, as well as standard practice. There is potential for transfer into B Dental Science and into other allied health degrees. B Medical Science with specialisations (Clinical Physiology)(Pathology)(Biotechnology) 1 Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, Chemistry. Major studies: Clinical physiology, pathology. Practical experience: Students will complete a supervised clinical placement in a setting relevant to their specialisation (eg pathology laboratory, respiratory or sleep clinic). Honours: Meritorious students may enrol in a fourth-year honours program, the B Science (Honours). Professional recognition: Graduates are eligible for membership of professional bodies, depending upon the specialisation studied. Membership of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists is available to graduates with a pathology major. Career opportunities: Examples include a medical scientist in pathology laboratories, physiology (cardiac, respiratory and neurophysiology) measurement clinics, medical research, secondary teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU) or graduate entry into medicine. Additional information: Students have the opportunity to participate in overseas study trips or exchanges. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Dental Science 1 Orange CSP 5F A+C You must submit your application, including the Supplementary Application Form, by Wednesday 30 September You cannot defer commencement of this course. Assumed knowledge: Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics. Recommended studies: English (Standard). Additional selection criteria: In addition to applying through UAC by Wednesday 30 September 2015, applicants must complete a compulsory online Supplementary Application Form. This form is available under Admission information at and must be submitted direct to CSU by Wednesday 30 September On the basis of their Supplementary Application Form applicants may be selected for an interview. Interviews will be held in late November at the Orange campus. If you are not a 2015 Year 12 applicant, in addition to the ATAR and the Supplementary Application Form, you will be selected on the basis of at least one year s university study at credit level or higher. Major studies: Dental science. Practical experience: Intense clinical practice sessions using simulation and clinic equipment in state-of-the-art purpose-built facilities. During the final two years of the course students will be required to attend external clinical placements within the region. These may include (but are not limited to) Albury Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Travel, accommodation and related expenses for these professional placements will be the responsibility of the student. Professional recognition: This course is accredited by the Dental Board of Australia. This course leads to registration as a dental practitioner in all Australian states and territories. Career opportunities: Examples include general dentistry practice, speciality dentistry practice, public sector dental health, the Australian Defence Force (Army, Navy or Air Force), hospital dental clinics, international health care, education, research and industry. Additional information: Students will be required to purchase dental supplies and instrument kits and meet expenses associated with clinical placements. Further details are available through the online course brochure at courses/dental-science. NURSING B Nursing 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Dubbo CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: English (Standard), any two units of science. Recommended studies: Mathematics, Biology, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), WorkCover-approved first aid certificate and Mental Health First Aid course. Major studies: Nursing. Minor studies: Bioscience and pathophysiology in nursing, health and nursing, Indigenous culture, primary health care. Practical experience: A total of 20 weeks of clinical placement in a variety of healthcare facilities. Preparation for clinical placements occurs in simulated clinical environments in on-campus nursing laboratories. Professional recognition: Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a registered nurse. Career opportunities: Examples include registered nurses in acute-care hospitals, community health, mental health services, disability services, rehabilitation services, aged-care services, operating theatres, emergency departments, paediatric units and women s and men s health centres. Career opportunities for experienced registered nurses will be available in the areas of management, education and research. Additional information: A Transition to Nursing Studies bridging program is available. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. POLICING, LAW, SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT B Criminal Justice Port Macquarie CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Major studies: Applied police studies, criminology. Minor studies: History and politics, justice studies, psychology, sociology, welfare. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

13 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY Practical experience: Field placement in a justice, welfare or community agency in either government or private sectors. Career opportunities: Examples include careers in fields like social justice, community services, juvenile justice, probation, parole, corrections, criminal justice policy and research. Students who wish to follow a career in the NSW Police Force are eligible to apply for the Associate Degree Policing Practice. Additional information: At the end of the second year of study, students interested in joining the NSW Police Force will be eligible to apply to join the pool of applicants for the Associate Degree Policing Practice at the NSW Police Force Academy at Goulburn. This provides a pathway to becoming a probationary constable in the NSW Police Force. Entry into the NSW Police depends on current NSW Police recruitment policies, including demand. Applicants are strongly advised to consult the professional suitability criteria at These criteria specify the rigorous integrity and health checks that applicants to the NSW Police Force must satisfy for employment as a NSW police officer. Guidance on completing Professional Suitability Assessment is provided during the course. PSYCHOLOGY B Psychology Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Bathurst CSP 4F Port Macquarie CSP 4F Major studies: Psychology. Minor studies: Bathurst: English, history and politics, human resource management, information technology, justice studies, management, marketing. Port Macquarie: Human resource management, justice studies, management, marketing. Wagga Wagga: Biology, English, history and politics, human resource management, information technology, marketing, mathematics and statistics, philosophy, social welfare. Other minor studies may be available and students may choose to complete their chosen minor study by distance education. Honours: Students who meet certain eligibility criteria can apply to transfer into a fourth year of the B Psychology. Students who do not meet these criteria will be required to transfer and graduate with B Social Science (Psychology). Professional recognition: The course is accredited as a four-year sequence of study by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Completion of the course satisfies the minimum academic requirements for provisional registration as a psychologist. Full registration requires a further two years of supervised experience or completion of an APAC-accredited Master program. Career opportunities: Examples include psychologists in clinical, correctional, counselling, educational, industrial or organisational settings. Additional information: Course contents for the first three years are identical to B Social Science (Psychology). Students may specialise in the fourth year. B Social Science (Psychology) Port Macquarie CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Major studies: Psychology. Minor studies: Bathurst: English, history and politics, human resource management, information technology, justice studies, management, marketing. Port Macquarie: Human resource management, justice studies, management, marketing. Wagga Wagga: Biology, English, history and politics, human resource management, information technology, marketing, mathematics and statistics, philosophy, social welfare. Other minor studies may be available and students may choose to complete their chosen minor by distance education. Professional recognition: The course is accredited as a three-year sequence of study by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Career opportunities: Examples include youth work, developmental disability services, vocational guidance and a broad range of human service positions in government and non-government sectors. The minimum academic requirement for provisional registration as a psychologist is an APAC-accredited four-year sequence of study. Additional information: This course covers the basic areas of psychology, including the research methods and statistical procedures used in psychological investigation. Meritorious students may apply to transfer to B Psychology in order to complete an APAC-accredited four-year sequence of study; or alternatively, at completion of this degree, apply to enrol in an APAC-accredited fourth year, such as B Social Science (Psychology) (Honours). B Social Science (Psychology)/B Business (Human Resource Management) Bathurst CSP 4F nc Refer to B Social Science (Psychology) and B Business (Human Resource Management) (direct application). Visit for further information. B Social Science (Psychology)/B Business (Management) Bathurst CSP 4F nc Refer to B Social Science (Psychology) and B Business (Management). B Social Science (Psychology)/B Business (Marketing) Bathurst CSP 4F nc Refer to B Social Science (Psychology) and B Business (Marketing). SCIENCE B General Studies (Science) Albury-Wodonga CSP 3F Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Bathurst CSP 3F Orange CSP 3F Major studies: Agriculture, allied health, biomedical sciences, environmental science, equine science, medical science, nursing, paramedicine, wine science. Career opportunities: Examples include animal scientist, animal and equine nutritionist, environmental scientist or research scientist, depending on the subjects selected. Additional information: Students will have access to a wide range of science subjects offered by the University. CSU can advise prospective students on subject selection for specific career objectives. This course is also suitable for those who wish to undertake tertiary studies in the field of science without the need to focus on a specific discipline. Read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry. B Science Wagga Wagga CSP 3F Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, any two units of science. Recommended studies: Chemistry or Physics. Major studies: Analytical chemistry, conservation biology, mathematics, microbiology and immunology, plant science, spatial science. Minor studies: Biology, chemistry, information technology, mathematics, microbiology, physics, spatial science, statistics. Professional recognition: The analytical chemistry major is accredited by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Career opportunities: Examples include laboratory, field and research positions in government/private agencies; forecasting and risk analysis in the finance and insurance industries; modelling of environmental and industrial systems; urban and regional planning, and data analysis; and teaching (with a B Teaching (Secondary) available at CSU). Additional information: The degree provides students with practical experience using workplace equipment and techniques. Our state-of-the-art laboratories include mass spectrometry and chromatography, and we have GIS/remote sensing facilities with two airborne digital-imaging systems and GPS equipment, modern PC2 glasshouses for plant biotechnology experiments, fully equipped laboratories for molecular analysis and computer-aided mathematics software packages to assist students. For extra preparation, read STUDY LINK at the start of the CSU entry.

14 TEACHING AND EDUCATION B Education (Early Childhood and Primary) 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Dubbo CSP 4F Bathurst CSP 4F Standard progression involves four calendar years and uses all three sessions. Assumed knowledge: Requirements for teaching courses are under review at time of publication. Check with CSU for specific requirements. Major studies: Teaching (early childhood), teaching (primary). Practical experience: Professional experience in a variety of primary schools/ preschools, childcare centres and other children s services in rural, regional and/ or urban settings. Professional recognition: This course has been submitted to BOSTES for national accreditation to meet requirements for a four-year trained primary teacher and has been accredited by the Australian Children s Education and Care Quality Authority as a four-year early childhood teaching qualification. Career opportunities: Examples include a teacher in government and nongovernment primary schools/preschools, childcare centres and other children s services in Australia and overseas. B Education (K 12) 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Bathurst CSP 4F Port Macquarie CSP 4F Standard progression involves four calendar years and uses all three sessions. Assumed knowledge: Requirements for teaching courses are under review at publication date. Check with CSU for specific requirements. Major studies: Teaching (primary), teaching (secondary) in business studies, English, mathematics, modern history or science. Majors are dependent on campus offerings. Visit for required discipline studies in each teaching area. Practical experience: Extensive professional experience teaching in a variety of primary and secondary schools in rural, regional, urban and/or international settings. Professional recognition: This course has been submitted to BOSTES for national accreditation to meet requirements for a four-year trained primary/ secondary teacher. Career opportunities: Examples include teaching in government and nongovernment secondary schools/primary schools in Australia and overseas. Additional information: The option of concurrently enrolling in B Educational Studies for a second high school teaching area is also provided. B Education (Technology and Applied Studies) 1 Wagga Wagga CSP 4F Assumed knowledge: Requirements for teaching courses are under review at publication date. Check with CSU for specific requirements. Recommended studies: For Agricultural and Food Technology strands: Chemistry. For Industrial Technology strand: Mathematics. Major studies: Teaching (secondary) in design and technology, and one of the following: agricultural technology, food technology, industrial technology, information technology (computing). Minor studies: Textiles or graphics and multimedia are available with food technology and industrial technology majors. Practical experience: Extensive professional experience teaching in a variety of secondary schools in rural, regional and/or urban settings. Professional recognition: This course has been submitted to BOSTES for national accreditation to meet requirements for a four-year trained secondary teacher. Career opportunities: Examples include teaching in government and nongovernment secondary schools in Australia and overseas. Additional information: The option of concurrently enrolling in B Educational Studies for a second high school teaching area is also provided. B Outdoor Education 1 Albury-Wodonga CSP 4F Standard progression involves four calendar years and uses all three sessions. For details on tuition fees for the Cert IV Outdoor Recreation contact Wodonga Institute of TAFE on 1300 MY TAFE. Assumed knowledge: Requirements for teaching courses are currently under review. Check with CSU for specific requirements. Major studies: Teaching (secondary) in geography and outdoor education. Practical experience: Extensive professional experience teaching in a variety of secondary schools in rural, regional, urban and/or international settings. Professional recognition: This course has been submitted to BOSTES for national accreditation to meet requirements for a four-year trained secondary teacher. Career opportunities: Examples include teaching in government and nongovernment secondary schools and Outdoor Education Centres in Australia and overseas. THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES B Theology Parramatta CSP 3F (Theology) Canberra CSP 3F (Theology) Major studies: Biblical studies, church history, systematic and practical theology. Career opportunities: Examples include ministry, chaplaincy, social welfare, foreign aid and charity organisations; religious education teaching; youth ministry. Critical thinking and communication skills gained by studying B Theology are widely applicable. Additional information: For those seeking ordination or professional ministry, this is a vocationally oriented, ecumenically sensitive course with integrated practical experience. This course also enhances exploration of the life of faith and personal development. PATHWAY COURSE Dip General Studies Port Macquarie CSP 1F nc 22 Feb 2016 Albury-Wodonga CSP 1F Feb 2016 Wagga Wagga CSP 1F Feb 2016 Bathurst CSP 1F Feb 2016 Western Sydney Institute CSP 1F nc 22 Feb 2016 Major studies: Communication, human development, organisations and management, science. Career opportunities: Examples include the diverse range of options listed for CSU Bachelor degrees. Successful completion of this course provides guaranteed entry to most CSU degrees. Additional information: This course is designed for students who want to study at CSU but require further preparation or do not meet the entry criteria. Students complete eight subjects over two 17-week sessions, including the equivalent of four subjects from the TAFE Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC) and four CSU subjects. The Western Sydney Institute offering is delivered entirely at the Blacktown College campus of Western Sydney Institute. CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY