Start Uni Now (SUN) Units

SUN offers first-year university units from almost every CQUniversity bachelor degree, so you can enjoy the flexibility to get a head start in an area that interests you most. 

When deciding which unit to apply for consider the following:

  • your career aspirations
  • the degree needed to reach your dream job
  • when the unit is available
  • how you want to study - on campus or online.

SUN provides you with the opportunity to gain credit for units completed. This can reduce the number of units you need to complete under your Bachelor degree. To be eligible for credit, it is important that you choose a SUN unit that forms part of the degree you are interested in.

Our CQU Handbook provides Unit Profiles for upcoming study terms. You can review details of the unit to help you understand the unit requirements. They include a study schedule showing the topics to be covered, the learning outcomes, resources required, and details of the delivery mode, structure of assessment, assessment tasks and due dates for submission, and assessment criteria.

SUN Units for 2025 and 2026

Chiropractic

CB77 - Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic)

UnitUnit Availability
CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry

2025: No further availability

2026: T1, T2

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ESSC11004 Study & Research Skills for Health Science

2025: T3

2026: T1, T3

Health Science

CB66 - Bachelor of Health Science

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

ALLH11006 Life Course Development For Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Occupational Therapy

CB84 - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

ALLH11006 Life Course Development For Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Oral Health

CB29 - Bachelor of Oral Health

UnitUnit Availability
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Nutrition

CM60 - Bachelor of Nutrition

UnitUnit Availability
BMSC11006 Food, Nutrition and Health

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology

Prerequisite requirement: BMSC11001, BMSC11007 or BMSC11010

*Residential school requirement

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

HLTH11027 Foundations of Health

2025: T3

2026: T1, T3

Physiotherapy

CB85 - Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

ALLH11006 Life Course Development For Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Podiatry

CB86 - Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours)

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

ALLH11006 Life Course Development For Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

HLTH11027 Foundations of Health

2025: T3

2026: T1, T3

PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Speech Pathology

CB87 - Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11001 Introduction to Allied Health Practice

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

ALLH11006 Life Course Development For Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Accounting

CQ01 - Bachelor of Accounting

UnitUnit Availability
ACCT11059 Accounting Learning and Online Communication

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ACCT11081 Introduction to Financial Accounting

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ECON11026 Principles of Economics

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Business

CL86 - Bachelor of Business

UnitUnit Availability
ACCT11059 Accounting Learning and Online Communication

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ACCT11081 Introduction to Financial Accounting

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ECON11026 Principles of Economics

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

MGMT11109 Introduction to Business

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

MRKT11028 Digital Marketing

2025: No further availability

2026: T1, T2

MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Property

CF56 - Bachelor of Property

UnitUnit Availability
ACCT11059 Accounting Learning and Online Communication

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ECON11026 Principles of Economics

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Undergraduate Certificates 

If you complete the four required units listed below you can graduate with an Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting or Undergraduate Certificate om Business Studies on completion of Year 12.

CM58 - Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting

UnitUnit Availability
ACCT11059 Accounting Learning and Online Communication

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ACCT11081 Introduction to Financial Accounting

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ECON11026 Principles of Economics

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

CM57 - Undergraduate Certificate in Business Studies

UnitUnit Availability
ACCT11059 Accounting Learning and Online Communication

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

ECON11026 Principles of Economics

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

MGMT11109 Introduction to Business

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Music

CG51 - Bachelor of Music

UnitUnit Availability
MUSC11405 Language of Modern Music 1

2025: No further availability

2026: T1, T2

MUSC11406 Language of Modern Music 2

Prerequisite requirement: MUSC11405

2025: No further availability

2026: T1, T2

MUSC11411 Music Styles & Analysis 1

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

MUSC11412 Music Styles & Analysis 2

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

PERF11026 Production Fundamentals 1

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

PERF11027 Production Fundamentals 2

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Theatre

CG72 - Bachelor of Theatre

UnitUnit Availability
THTR11125 Theatre: Stage, Screen and Musicals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

THTR11126 Origins of Theatre

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Echocardiography

CV69 - Bachelor of Echocardiography and Cardiac Physiology/Graduate Diploma of Echocardiography

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Medical Imaging

CG92 - Bachelor of Medical Imaging

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Medical Sonography

CG91 - Bachelor of Medical Sonography/Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography

UnitUnit Availability
ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

2025: T3

2026: T1, T2, T3

Arts

CA10 - Bachelor of Arts

Core UnitsUnit Availability
COMM11108 Communicating for Social Change

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

SUST11001 The Changing World and Sustainability

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

Creative Writing Major UnitsUnit Availability
WRIT11023 Beginning Creative Writing

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

WRIT11025 Creative Nonfiction

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Geography Major UnitsUnit Availability
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

History and Politics Major UnitsUnit Availability
HIST11037 Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

HIST11038 The Modern World Emerges: An Overview

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Literary Studies Major UnitsUnit Availability
LITR11043 The Short Story

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

LITR11056 Introduction to Literature

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

First Nations Studies Minor UnitsUnit Availability
INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Strategic and Social Communication Minor UnitsUnit Availability
COMM11110 Introduction to Strategic Communication

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

COMM11112 The Internet Never Lies?: Social Media and Society

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

Digital Media

CC24 - Bachelor of Digital Media

UnitsUnit Availability
DGTL11001 Foundations of Animation

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

DGTL11003 User Experience Design

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

DGTL11005 Web Design

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

DGTL11006 Coding Fundamentals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

MMST11003 Visual Design Fundamentals

2025: No further availability

2026: T2

MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

MMST11010 Illustration and Visualisation

2025: No further availability

2026: T1

Teaching

CC14 - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
EDCU11031 Development and Learning through Life   
EDED11454 Education as a Profession 
EDED11456 Communication in Educational Environments   
EDED11457 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education).

CC12 - Bachelor of Education (Primary)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
EDCU11031 Development and Learning through Life   
EDED11454 Education as a Profession 
EDED11456 Communication in Educational Environments   
EDED11457 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Education (Primary).

CC13 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Unit Options

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
EDED11454 Education as a Profession 
EDED11457 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion   
EDSE11024 Teaching Youth   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Education (Secondary).

Aviation

CL09 - Bachelor of Aviation

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
AVAT11013 Introduction to Aviation   
AVAT11008 Introduction to Aviation Management 

Learn more about the Bachelor of Aviation.

Engineering

CC31 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
ENEG11006 Engineering Statics 
ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy 

Learn more about the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

CG21 - Bachelor of Engineering Technology

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
ENEG11006 Engineering Statics 
ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy 

Learn more about the Bachelor of Engineering Technology.

Information Technology

CQ18 - Bachelor of Information Technology

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
COIT11237 Database Design and Implementation  
COIT11238 Networked Infrastructure Foundations

COIT11222 Programming Fundamentals

Not available for International students

Learn more about the Bachelor of Information Technology.

Law

CG98 - Bachelor of Laws

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
LAWS11057 Introduction to Law

LAWS11059 Statutory Interpretation

Not available from 2026

   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Laws.

Criminology

Cl55 - Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
CRIM11001 Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice  
PSYC11012 Research Methods 1 
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour

Learn more about the Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology).

Medical Laboratory Science

CL10 - Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter*  
ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science 
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology*

Pre-Req BMSC11001 or BMSC11007, or BMSC11010

   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours).

Medical Science

CG93 - Bachelor of Medical Science

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter*  
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology*

Pre-Req BMSC11001 or BMSC11007, or BMSC11010

   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Medical Science.

Medicine Pathway

CM17 - Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter*  
ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science 

BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology*

Not currently contributing to ATAR adjustments

Pre-Req BMSC11001 or BMSC11007, or BMSC11010

   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine).

*There is a residential school requirement for this unit. 

Exercise and Sport Sciences

CG85 - Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science 
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
ESSC11004 Study & Research Skills for Health Science 
ESSC11001 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health*   
ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement*   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences.

Nursing

CL91 - Bachelor of Nursing

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
NURS11164 Effective Communication in the Health Care Environment  

NURS11168 Introduction to Person-centred Care 

formally Determinants of Health and Primary Health Care Nursing

 

Learn more about the Bachelor of Nursing.

Paramedicine

CG95 - Bachelor of Paramedic Science

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
CHEM11042 Fundamentals of Chemistry  
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Paramedic Science.

Public Health

CC59 - Bachelor of Public Health (Specialisation)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
ENVH11001 Health and the Environment   
HLTH11027 Foundations of Health 
SCIE11022 Introductory Science   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Public Health (Specialisation).

*There is a residential school requirement for this unit. 

Psychology

CC43 - Bachelor of Psychological Science

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
PSYC11012 Research Methods 1 
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour

PSYC11009 Fundamentals of Psychology 2: Psychological Literacy

Corequisite: PSYC11010

 

Learn more about the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

CL55 - Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology)

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
PSYC11012 Research Methods 1 
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
CRIM11001 Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice  

Learn more about the Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology).

Social Work

CL71 - Bachelor of Social Work

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface   
SOWK11017 Scope of Social Work Practice in Australia   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Social Work.

Occupational Health and Safety

CQ26 - Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
HLTH11027 Foundations of Health 
OCHS11026 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety 
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management  
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals   
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

Learn more about the Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety.

Agriculture

CV85 - Bachelor of Agriculture

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
AGRI11001 Soil and Irrigation Management*   
AGRI11002 Plant Science and Crop Production   
AGRI11003 Livestock Production*   
AGRI11007 Plant and Livestock Breeding Strategies*   
AGRI11008 Introduction to Agricultural Systems   
BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory*   
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues   
SCIE11023 Scientific Research Fundamentals   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Agriculture. 

Science and Environment

CU18 - Bachelor of Science and Environment

UnitsT3 2025T1 2026T2 2026T3 2026
AGRI11003 Livestock Production*   
AGRI11007 Plant and Livestock Breeding Strategies*   
BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory*   
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter*  
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues   
ENVR11014 Environmental Monitoring*   
SCIE11023 Scientific Research Fundamentals   

Learn more about the Bachelor of Science and Environment.

*There is a residential school requirement for this unit. 

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