Courses pre-approved by USC for Study Abroad
If you require credit transfer you must seek approval of your course choices by your home institution.
If you have successfully completed, or will complete a full-time semester of study at a tertiary institution (university, college etc.) prior to your commencement in Study Abroad at USC you will be eligible for any of the courses in this list.
You do not need to seek approval from USC to enrol in any of these courses.
Course offerings are subject to change.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
CMN102 Chemistry
CMN116 Physics
CMN130 Science Research Methods
CMN140 Coastal and Marine Systems
CMN213 Environmental and Resource Economics
CMN228 Climatic and Hydrological Systems
COR109 Aquaculture
DES104 Integrated Marine Systems
DES105 Biodiversity and Ecology
DES106 Microbiology
EGL285 Medical Microbiology
ENP101 Immunology
ENP236 Molecular Biology
ENP245 Microbial Pathogenesis
GEO350 Biochemical Pharmacology
HIS100 Organic Chemistry
HIS230 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
HIS232 Medical Biochemistry
INT100 Communication Theory and Practice
INT235 Introduction to Creative Writing
INT257 Introduction to Journalism
INT274 Introduction to Creative Advertising
JST102 Editing for the Communications Professional
JST202 The Writer and the Law
PSY101 Communication and Thought
SCS110 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
SCS130 Introduction to Design
SCS172 Typography
SCS225 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
SCS235 Planning Principles and Practice
SCS276 Rural and Regional Sustainability
SCS285 Landscapes, place and people
SCS286 Animal Geographies
SCS290 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Faculty of Business
ACC108 Talking History: Memory and the Past
BUS101 20th Century and Beyond: A History
BUS105 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
BUS106 International Relations: Theory and Practice
BUS108 International Security
BUS320 Politics and Security in East Asia
COR110
ENT221 Venture Growth and Innovation
FIN221 Risk Management
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM321 Organisational Change and Agility
IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
ICT220 Wireless Communications
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
PED121
PED321
TSM221
TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
TSM314
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
COR111
EDU302
LFS122 Human Anatomy
NUT211
PUB102 Environment, Climate and Health
PUB112 Public Health Foundations
SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology
SCI107 Physics
SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
SPX212
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
Courses requiring approval by USC for Study Abroad
If you require credit transfer you must also seek approval of your course choices by your home institution.
The following courses have prerequisites and your eligibility must be assessed before you can be approved for enrolment in these courses.
If you choose courses from this list please include them on your Study Abroad application form. We will assess your eligibility and advise you of the outcome.
When selecting courses from this list, please review the prerequisites and consider whether you have previously done equivalent studies to that of the specified prerequisite.
Course offerings are subject to change.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
AUS300
CMN218
CMN222
CMN224 Advertising Campaigns
CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN251
CMN260 Writing the Short Story
CMN267
DES212 Visual Communication and Culture
DES222 Responsive Design and Technology
DES232 Visualisation and Sonification
ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
ENP470
FUT200
GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
IND111 Indonesian B
IND211
ITL111
ITL211
ITL311 Italian F
JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2
JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2
JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study
JST205
LGL201
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
PSY204 Social Psychology
PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
PSY305 Psychological Disorders
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
SCS265
SCS281
SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
SWK303 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
Faculty of Business
ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
ENT321 Venturing in Action
FIN320
FIN321
HRM221
IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS320 Managing Global Logistics
IBS321 International Business Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Perspectives
ICT320 Database Programming
ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration
MGT322
MKG220 Marketing Communication
MKG221 Sports Marketing
MKG321
PED120
PED122
PED220
PED320
PED322
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
BIM332
CHM202 Organic Chemistry
CHM212
EDU100 #
EDU101 Human Development and Learning #
EDU201 #
EDU202 Individual Learner Needs #
EDU305 #
EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing #
EDU341 #
EDU344 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Learning #
ENG412 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
ENS303
ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
ENS372
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS202
LFS252 Molecular Biology
LFS262 Medical Microbiology
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
MTH202
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
MTH312
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
PHY201
PHY202
PPM302
PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SCI212 Genetics
SCI302 Analytical Sciences
SPX202 Biomechanics I
SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
SPX352
# For students enrolled in an Education program or an Education Major at their home institution.
Please note: Some courses may also include a compulsory field trip, requiring payment of an additional fee, and may be held outside of the regular teaching week, ie on weekends or during semester break.
What is a prerequisite and why do we have them?
Prerequisite courses are those that a student is required to complete prior to enrolling in another course.
Prerequisite courses are in place to ensure that a student enters a course with sufficient prior knowledge required to be successful in that course.
How do you meet a prerequisite?
You may meet a prerequisite by successfully completing the prerequisite course at USC or by successfully completing equivalent or comparable courses at another institution.
How do you find the prerequisite course description?
The course codes listed above link to course descriptions, which include a list of prerequisite courses.
The prerequisites are represented by course codes e.g. BUS105. To find the course description of the prerequisite, search for the course code using the course finder.
Once you have identified the prerequisite course, if you believe you have completed studies that might be considered equivalent or comparable to the listed prerequisite course, then you should submit the course choice for approval by USC.
If you believe you do not meet the prerequisite, please look for an alternative course.
If you are unsure whether you meet the prerequisite or not, please send us the course choice and we will assess your eligibility for the course.
What is an anti-requisite?
An anti-requisite course is a USC course where there is sufficient overlap with the content of another USC course that a student is not permitted to undertake or receive credit for both courses. If you have not studied at USC previously, and are in the Study Abroad or Exchange Program, you will not be affected by anti-requisites.
Refer to the explanation of terms for definitions of other words commonly used at university.
For more information, contact USC International.