The Bachelor of Paramedicine student lived on campus for a grand total of three weeks in March this year, before being moved home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I started studying on residence in March and was living there for about three weeks. But everything with COVID happened so we had to basically move out," said Ms Madden.

"It was a bit hectic for everyone involved.

"From the fourth week it (course work) was all online, which was very very different. It was all pre-recorded videos and we did all our exams online.

"It's a completely different kind of learning."

The St Paul's College 2019 graduate said she has an overwhelming sense of déjà vu, as she packs her bags and leaves South West Rocks once again to study on campus.

"I was very excited to originally move onto campus and live there, I didn't think I would be moving back home straight away," she said.

"As we move back they have told us there will be a staged approach back to campus. I don't know personally when I'll be returning to campus.

"It's almost like I'm about to start university again when I go back to campus.

"It's going to be hard in making friends again because we haven't had that face-to-face interaction during the year."

READ MORE: Charles Sturt University cuts 600 subjects from its offerings

READ MORE: Charles Sturt University set to axe more than 100 job losses

Charles Sturt University has previously announced on June 17 there may be possible redundancies of between 100 and 110 full-time workers as it seeks to address a $49.5 million budget deficit.

CSU has also announced up to 600 subjects would be axed in an attempt to make up the deficit the university has experienced largely as a result of COVID-19.

Acting vice-chancellor Professor John Germov said the job losses were part of the first phase of a plan to return to a balanced budget by the end of 2021.

"The first phase of staff impacts is focused on divisions and offices and we will undergo a second phase in relation to faculty staff later in the year," he said.

Mr Germov said there may be a "further re-calibration of our staffing profile" during the second phase.

CSU senior executives will have a 10 per cent pay cut for 2020, while the university is also "aiming to save" through changes to course profile, staffing structures and a review of operational expenditure.

CSU said it would have the final decision on courses in two phases, the first by August and the second by September 2020.

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