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Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering undergraduate elective courses

Elective courses

  • Elective courses in your program structure must be completed
  • Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests
  • Most programs have a restriction on the number of introductory level courses (100 coded) you are allowed to study, so please check your program requirements before selecting elective courses
  • Some courses may also include a compulsory field trip, requiring payment of an additional fee and may be held outside of the regular teaching weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks
  • Elective courses may be used to add a major or minor area of study to your program (Faculty of Arts, Business and Law majors and minors or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering majors and minors)
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENG101
ENS103
ENS120
HLT133
HLT134
HLT140
HLT150
LFS100
LFS112
LFS122
MTH100
NUT101
NUT102
OES104
PUB102
PUB104
PUB112
SCI102
SCI105
SCI107
SCI110
SCI113
SPX101
SPX102
SPX120
SPX121
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded) 
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM203
BIM202
BIM203
BIM263
BIM303
BIM331
BIM341
CHM202
CHM210
CHM300
CHM310
CHM311
EDU208
EDU302 Property A
EDU307 Constitutional Law
EDU310 Equity & Trusts
EDU351 Property B
EDU371 Corporations Law
ENG302 Civil Procedure
ENG312 Administrative Law
ENG330 Evidence
ENG335 Professional Conduct
ENG336 Regulation
ENG402 Communication and Thought
ENG411 Science Research Methods
ENG412 Human Physiology
ENG421 Human Anatomy
ENG422 Cell Biology
ENS213 Foundations in Medical Science
ENS221 Chemistry
ENS222 Introduction to Pharmacology
ENS224 Systemic Physiology II
ENS242 Molecular Biology
ENS253 Systemic Physiology I
ENS254 Biochemistry
ENS281 Microbiology
ENS282 Introduction to Mathematics
ENS300 Mathematics Foundations
ENS305 Design Methods
ENS310 Introduction to Systems Design
ENS314 Computer Networks
ENS315 Science Research Methods
ENS316 Discovering Management
ENS317 Introduction to Data Science
ENS318 Programming Fundamentals
ENS320 Foundations of Computer Security
ENS323 Bringing Data to Life
ENS324 Introduction to Interactive Media
ENS330 Systems Analysis and Design
ENS333 Database Design
ENS351 Engineering Project Management
ENS353 Responsive Website Design
ENS371 Database Programming
GEO201
GEO301 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
GEO302 ICT Industry Project
HLT301 ICT Professional Practice
LFS201 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LFS202 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
LFS251 Research in Health Care
LFS252 Advanced Health Assessment
LFS262 Medical Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 or MEP263
Anti: MEP252 or MEP253 or MBT253
LFS303 Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS203 or (LFS201 and LFS202) or
Co: LFS201 or LFS203 and enrolled in Program SC357
Anti: LFS302 or NUR221 or PAR221 or HLT221
MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS103 or LFS100 or SCI100)
MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (LFS252 or BIM202) or enrolled in Biotechnology Minor
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and MBT263 or LFS261 or (MLS200 and enrolled in UB001)
Anti: MEP351
MBT355 Bioinformatics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS252 or SCI212 or BIM202
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
Anti: MBT363 or MBT364
MLS210 Advanced Haematology
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357
MLS211 Medical Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS251
MTH201 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH104 or MTH202
MTH202    
MTH203 Numerical Analysis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH202 or (MTH103 and MTH104)
Anti: MTH532 or MTH312
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103
Anti: MTH512
MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (MTH202 or MTH104) and MTH212
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: MTH522
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUT201 Food Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105
Anti: FSN201
NUT203 Active Lifestyle Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: SPX103 or LFS103 or LFS112
Anti: NUT202 or SPX352
NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (NUT211 or NUT102) and PUB112
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
  • Online: Session 1, Semester 1
12Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103
Anti: FSN212
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MBT251 or LFS251
Anti: BIM212 or BIM352 or BIM252
NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: (NUT306 or NUT352) and NUT205
NUT310 Advanced Sports Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: NUT203 or NUT300
Anti: SPX352 or NUT309
NUT401 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: NUT333 and NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT309 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406
NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
24Pre: NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT309 and enrolled in Program SC406 or SC302
NUT404 Community and Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT400 and enrolled in Program SC353 or SC302
NUT405 Nutrition and Dietetic Practice Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT400 and enrolled in Program SC353 or SC302
PHY201    
OCC201 Occupational Therapy Theory
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: OCC102 and LFS112 and LFS122 and PSY100 and PSY101 and (HLT205 or SCI110)
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112
Co: OES100
PHY201    
PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: NUT322
PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Anti: PUB705
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: PUB704 and PUB742
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI110 or BUS101
Anti: ANM203
SCI212 Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology
SCI302 Analytical Sciences
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251
SCI303    
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX202 Biomechanics I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122
SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS112 or SPX103
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX331
Co: SPX300
SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX221 and (SPX201 or SPX202)
SPX306 Clinical Skills for Exercise Physiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX211 and HLT221 and SPX201 and enrolled in Program SC304
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX322 or SPX331
SPX322 Biomechanics II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX202
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX211
SPX361    
SPX362    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203
SRP301 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
SRP321 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL310 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL311 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
  • Fraser Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL320 Workplace Learning II
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
* Subject to approval and/or not available until further notice.

 

Enabling courses

Enabling courses are offered to support you in achieving academic success. Courses are held before the start of each semester, and as weekly tutorials throughout the teaching year.

The Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) offers a range of enabling courses in key areas. These courses allow you to learn new skills, refresh your knowledge, and increase your potential for excellent results in your undergraduate degree program.

Enabling courses are free-of-charge to Commonwealth-supported and International students, they don’t count towards your degree and they have no impact on your overall university grades.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENB121    
ENB122    
ENB123    
ENB124    
ENB125    
ENB126