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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
ANM103 Company Accounting
ANM104 Management Accounting
ENG101 Taxation Law and Practice
ENS103 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ENS120 Auditing and Professional Practice
HLT133 Business, Governance and Society
HLT134 Leading and Managing Organisations
HLT140 Innovation Management and Professional Development
HLT150 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LFS100 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LFS112 Management Informatics
LFS122 Innovation by Design
MTH100 Project Management Principles
NUT101 Leading People
NUT102 Diversity and Inclusion
OES101 Literacy and Numeracy across the Curriculum
OES104 Using Data for Learning
PUB102 Teacher as Global Practitioner
PUB104 Communication and Thought
PUB112 Foundations of Australian Law A
SCI102 Foundations of Australian Law B
SCI105 Criminal Law and Procedure A
SCI107 Criminal Law and Procedure B
SCI110 Torts A
SCI113 Torts B
SPX101 Contracts A
SPX102 Contracts B
SPX120 Property A
SPX121 Property B
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded) 
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM201 Constitutional Law
ANM203 Equity & Trusts
BIM202 Corporations Law
BIM203 Civil Procedure
BIM263 Administrative Law
BIM303 Professional Conduct
BIM331 Evidence
BIM341 Regulation
CHM202 Family Law
CHM210 Employment Law
CHM300 Commercial Law
CHM310 Succession
CHM311 Health Law
EDU208 Children & the Law
EDU307 Law Professional Practice
EDU351 Competition Law
ENG226 Building & Construction Law
ENG227 Mining & Resources Law
ENG302 Indigenous Legal Issues
ENG312 Equal Opportunity Law
ENG330 Alternative Dispute Resolution
ENG335 Environment & Planning Law
ENG336 Elder Law
ENG402 Intellectual Property
ENG411 Taxation #
ENG412 Public International Law
ENG421 Private International Law
ENG422 International Human Rights Law
ENS213 International Social Justice Clinic
ENS221 Legal Internship
ENS222 Sports Law
ENS224 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
ENS242 Law Honours Thesis
ENS253 Accounting Principles
ENS254 Exploring Business Research
ENS281 Economics for Business
ENS282 Discovering Management
ENS300 Information Systems in Organisations
ENS305 Business Finance
ENS310 Taxation Law and Practice
ENS316 Introduction to Financial Planning
ENS317 Retirement and Superannuation
ENS318 Insurance and Risk Management
ENS320 Communication and Thought
ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI110
ENS324 Advanced Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent required and (LFS100 or SCI100) or SCI102 or (LFS103 and enrolled in program SC355, SC357 or SC354)
ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8
  • Moreton Bay: Session 8
12Pre: (Completion of 192 units and SCI110 and enrolled in SC319, SC316, SC320, SC301, AR397, SC425, SA308, SB301, Biological Science Major, or Biological Science Extended Minor) or by Coordinator Consent
ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 7, Session 8
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 7, Session 8
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and students Must have completed at least 1 semester of second year level courses
ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Anti: ESS351
ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: ENS253
ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Anti: ESS371
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: GEO100 or ENS253
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
  • Sunshine Coast Health Institute: Session 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1
  • Caboolture: Session 1
  • Fraser Coast: Session 1
  • Gympie: Session 1
12Pre: NUR141, NUR117, HLT207 or PAR103
Anti: PAR341 or NUR301
LFS201    
LFS202    
LFS251 Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103)
Anti: MBT251
LFS252 Molecular Biology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354)
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
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
NUT315 Complementary Approaches to Food and Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: NUT201 and NUT205 and enrolled in Program AB101, SC354, UU301, UU302 or XU301
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
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
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.