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Undergraduate elective courses

Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.

School of Creative Industries

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Communication Studies
  • CMN101 Work Integrated Learning Project
  • CMN102 Work Integrated Learning Placement
  • CMN103 Foundations of Engineering
  • CMN104 Engineering Statics
  • CMN105 Introduction to the Internet of Things
  • CMN106 Introduction to Engineering Design
  • CMN107 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
  • CMN108 Introductory Calculus
  • CMN116 Physics
  • CMN117 Science Research Methods
  • CMN120 Structural Analysis and Computer Modelling
  • CMN130 Soil Mechanics
  • CMN140 Geographic Information Science and Technology
  • CMN150 Thermofluids 1
Design
  • DES101 Mechanics of Materials
  • DES102 Engineering Materials
  • DES103 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
  • DES104 Numerical Analysis
  • DES105 Structural Engineering
  • DES106 Design of Roads and Drainage
  • DES107 Engineering Hydrology
Drama
  • DRA100 Construction Technology
  • DRA102 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment systems
English
  • EGL120 Sustainable Transport Systems
Japanese
  • JPN110 Concrete Structures and Technology
  • JPN111 Engineering Project Management
Languages
  • LNG110 Engineering Research Methodology
Music
Serious Game Development
  • SGD100 Engineering Sustainable Design
  • SGD101 Engineering Project 2
  • SGD102 Soil Mechanics
  • SGD103 Structural Engineering
  • SGD120 Engineering Project Management
Fashion
  • FSH100 Design of Roads and Drainage

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

General Arts electives
  • ART200 Engineering Research Methodology
Communication Studies
  • CMN200 Engineering Project 1
  • CMN201 Engineering Project 2
  • CMN202 Engineering Sustainable Design
  • CMN203 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment systems
  • CMN204 Concrete Structures and Technology
  • CMN213 Sustainable Transport Systems
  • CMN224 Numerical Analysis
  • CMN226 Business Analytics
  • CMN228 Introduction to Economics
  • CMN231 Introduction to Management
  • CMN235 Introduction to Marketing
  • CMN237 Accounting for Business
  • CMN240 Introduction to Informatics
  • CMN246 Communication and Thought
  • CMN247 Business Law and Ethics
  • CMN252 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
  • CMN260 Managing Human Resources
  • CMN266 Staffing and Remuneration
  • CMN276 Managing Workplace Relations
  • CMN277 Employment and Industrial Law
  • CMN300 Leadership and Team Dynamics
  • CMN302 Training and Development
  • CMN303 Managing Organisational Change
  • CMN304 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
  • CMN305 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
  • CMN308 Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CMN309 Discovering Science
  • CMN311 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for success
  • CMN312 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
  • CMN313 Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CMN314 Chemistry - Enabling your Future
  • CMN315 Biology
  • CMN316 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
  • CMN317 English Language and Literacy
  • CMN320 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • CMN330 Assessing Learning
Design
  • DES200 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
  • DES204 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
  • DES205 Diversity and Inclusion
  • DES206 Teacher as Researcher
  • DES211 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
  • DES212 The Psychology of Learning
  • DES221 Using Data for Learning
  • DES222 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
  • DES231 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
  • DES232 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
  • DES303 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts 1
  • DES304 Teaching Junior Secondary English
  • DES305 Teaching Senior Secondary English
  • DES306 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
  • DES307 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
  • DES308 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
Drama
  • DRA202 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
  • DRA203 Teaching Junior Secondary History
  • DRA204 Teaching Senior Secondary History
  • DRA206 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
  • DRA301 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
English
  • EGL201 Teaching Senior Secondary Psychology
  • EGL205 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts 2
  • EGL206 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts 2
  • EGL285 Teaching Junior Secondary Languages
Indonesian
  • IND210 Teaching Senior Secondary Languages
  • IND211 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • IND310 Evidenced Based Decision Making
  • IND311 Finance and Accounting for Managers
Italian
  • ITL210 Innovation Management and Professional Development
  • ITL211 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • ITL310 Marketing in a Global Environment
  • ITL311 Leading and Managing Organisations
Japanese
  • JPN200 Evidenced Based Decision Making
  • JPN201 Finance and Accounting for Managers
  • JPN210 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • JPN211 Marketing in a Global Environment
  • JPN212 Innovation Management and Professional Development
  • JPN310 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • JPN311 Research Methods and Analysis 4
Politics and International Studies
  • INT202 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
Music
  • MUS200 Professional Practice of Psychology
  • MUS201 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
  • MUS202 Research Dissertation A
  • MUS203 Research Dissertation B
  • MUS300 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
  • MUS301 Management Informatics
Serious Game Development
  • SGD200 Innovation Management and Professional Development
  • SGD202 Project Management Principles
  • SGD211 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
  • SGD213 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • SGD214 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • SGD230 Innovation by Design
  • SGD240 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • SGD304 Accounting for Managers
  • SGD305 Evidenced Based Decision Making
  • SGD321 Economics for Managers
Fashion
  • FSH200 Finance and Accounting for Managers
  • FSH201 Innovation Management and Professional Development

School of Education

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Outdoor Education Studies
  • OES101 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • OES104 Marketing in a Global Environment
Education

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Education
Mathematics
  • MTH302 Languages and Linguistics
Outdoor Education Studies

School of Health and Sport Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

General Science
Health
  • HLT140 In-Country Italian Studies A
  • HLT150 In-Country Italian Studies B
Life Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health
Sport and Exercise Science
Medical Laboratory Science
  • MLS101 In-Country Indonesian Studies B

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Biomedical Science
  • BIM202 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
  • BIM203 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
  • BIM263 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
  • BIM331 Languages and Linguistics
  • BIM341 Indonesian A
  • BIM371 Indonesian B
Life Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
  • NUT201 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
  • NUT203 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
  • NUT205 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
  • NUT212 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
  • NUT232 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
  • NUT301 Languages and Linguistics
  • NUT310 Marketing Management
  • NUT315 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • NUT401 Accounting for Managers
  • NUT402 Managing Research
  • NUT404 Economics for Managers
  • NUT405 Corporate Finance
Occupational Therapy
  • OCC201 Innovation Management
  • OCC202 Strategic Management
  • OCC212 Introduction to Research Concepts and Design
  • OCC222 The Literature Review
  • OCC301 Qualitative Research Methods
  • OCC311 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
  • OCC312 Evidenced Based Decision Making
  • OCC321 Finance and Accounting for Managers
Public Health
  • PUB205 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • PUB210 Marketing in a Global Environment
  • PUB252 Finance and Accounting for Managers
  • PUB262 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • PUB271 Innovation Management and Professional Development
  • PUB272 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • PUB351 Marketing in a Global Environment
  • PUB361 Evidenced Based Decision Making
Sport and Exercise Science
  • SPX201 Finance and Accounting for Managers
  • SPX202 Innovation Management and Professional Development
  • SPX203 Marketing in a Global Environment
  • SPX211 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
  • SPX221 Leading and Managing Organisations
  • SPX222 Evidenced Based Decision Making
  • SPX231 Communication and Thought
  • SPX301 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • SPX302 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • SPX306 Clinical Skills for Exercise Physiology
  • SPX312 Performance Enhancement
  • SPX322 Biomechanics II
  • SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
  • SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • SRP301 Special Research Project †
  • SRP321 Special Research Project †

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Health
  • HLT100 Anatomy and Physiology
Nursing
  • NUR104 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
  • NUR111 Practice Foundations
  • NUR121 Health Care and the Professions
  • NUR131 Research Foundations for Health Practice
Midwifery
Paramedicine
  • PAR101 Paramedic Professional Studies

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Health
  • HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
Nursing
  • NUR212 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
  • NUR222 Health, Law and Ethics
  • NUR332 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
Paramedicine
  • PAR212 Paramedic Primary Healthcare - Trauma
  • PAR222 Legal and Ethical Practice in EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
  • PAR301 Paramedic Primary Healthcare: Maternal and Neonatal Health
Midwifery
  • HLT201 Therapeutics in Midwifery
  • HLT203 Collaborative Midwifery Practice
  • HLT310 Leadership and Governance in Maternity Care

School of Science and Engineering

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM103 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
  • ANM104 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
Engineering
  • ENG101 Professional Engineering
  • ENG102 Engineering Statics
  • ENG104 Foundations of Engineering Design
Environmental Science
  • ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
  • ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
General Science
Mathematics
  • MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
  • MTH104 Introductory Calculus

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM201 Animal Ecophysiology
  • ANM203 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
  • ANM301 Animal Behaviour
  • ANM302 Global-Change Ecology
Chemistry
  • CHM202 Organic Chemistry
  • CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHM300 Advanced Biological Chemistry
  • CHM310 Physical Chemistry
  • CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
Engineering
  • CIV201 Geotechnical Engineering
  • ENG211 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
  • ENG212 Structural Engineering
  • MEC200 Thermodynamics
  • MEC205 Dynamics 1
  • MEC221 Mechanics of Materials
  • MEC225 Engineering Materials
  • MEC226 Manufacturing Technology
  • MEC227 Mechanical Design 1
  • CIV301 Road and Traffic Engineering
  • ENG302 Engineering Project Management
  • ENG304 Engineering Research Methodology
  • ENG312
  • ENG330
  • CIV340 Construction Technology
  • MEC300 Mechanical Design 2
  • MEC301 Materials Technology
  • MEC302 Thermofluids 2
  • MEC303 Computational Mechanics
  • MEC335 Production Engineering
  • MEC336 Engineering System Design
  • ENG402 Engineering Project 2
  • ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
  • ENG412 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
  • ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
  • MEC400 Thermofluids 3
  • MEC405 Advanced Dynamics and Control
Environmental Science
  • ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
  • ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
  • ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • ENS224 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
  • ENS242 Weather and Climate
  • ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
  • ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
  • ENS281
  • ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
  • ENS300 Environmental Economics
  • ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
  • ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • ENS317 Coastal Conservation Planning
  • ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
  • ENS321 Restoration Ecology
  • ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
  • ENS324 Advanced Genetics
  • ENS325 Population Ecology and Genetics
  • ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
  • ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
  • ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
  • ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
  • ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
General Science
  • SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • SCI212 Genetics
  • SCI302 Analytical Sciences
Geography
  • GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology

Life Sciences
Biotechnology
  • MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product
  • MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
  • MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
  • MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
  • MBT355 Bioinformatics
  • MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Mathematics
  • MTH201 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
  • MTH203 Numerical Analysis
  • MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
Workplace Learning
  • WPL310 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL311 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL320 Workplace Learning II †

School of Social Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Counselling
  • COU101 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
  • COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
Environment and Planning Studies
  • ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
Geography
  • GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
History
  • HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
Politics and International Studies
  • INT101 Introduction to International Relations and Politics
  • INT102 Global Environmental Politics
Psychology
  • PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
  • PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS101 Foundations of Human Behaviour
  • SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • SCS140 Introduction to Development Studies
Sustainability
  • SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
Social Work
  • SWK172 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Counselling
  • COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
Environment and Planning Studies
  • ENP200 Industry Project 1: Urban Design and Town Planning Studies
  • ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
  • ENP236 Regional Transformation: political and economic geographies
  • ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
  • ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • ENP311
  • ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
  • ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
  • ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
Geography
  • GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • GEO340 Historical Geographies
  • GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
History
  • HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
  • HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
  • HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
  • HIS240 History of Nationalism and National Identity: 18th Century and Beyond
  • HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
  • HIS320 Research Project in History
Politics and International Studies
  • INT245 Politics of the USA
  • INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia ^
  • INT335 International Relations Theory and Practice
  • INT370 Politics and the Media
Psychology
  • PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
  • PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • PSY204 Social Psychology
  • PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
  • PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
  • PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
  • PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • PSY304 Human Associative Learning
  • PSY305 Psychological Disorders
  • PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • SCS225 Social Research
  • SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • SCS251
  • SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
Sustainability
  • SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
  • SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
  • SUS310 Sustainability Project
Social Work
  • SWK266
  • SWK277 Working With Children, Youth and Families
  • SWK278 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
  • SWK285 Health & Mental Health in Australia
  • SWK286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
  • SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • SWK303 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
  • SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis

USC Business School

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC106 Accounting Principles
General Business
  • BUS101 Exploring Business Research
  • BUS102 Economics for Business
  • BUS104 Discovering Management
  • BUS105 Marketing Essentials
  • BUS106 Accounting for Business
  • BUS108 Information Systems in Organisations
Information Systems
  • ICT110 Introduction to Data Science
  • ICT112 Programming Fundamentals
  • ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
  • ICT120 Computer Networks
Management
  • MGT130 Managing Supply Chains
Tourism
  • TSM102 The World of Tourism, Leisure and Events

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC210 Financial Accounting
  • ACC211 Business Finance
  • ACC221 Company Accounting
  • ACC310 Management Accounting
  • ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
  • ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
  • ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
Business
  • BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
  • BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics
  • BUS203 Business Law
  • BUS211 Strategic Management
  • BUS303 Money and Banking
  • BUS304 Mathematical Economics
  • BUS306 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
  • BUS320 Business, Governance and Society
  • BUS331 Business Internship
Entrepreneurship
  • ENT211 Igniting Entrepreneurial Talent
  • ENT221 Venture Growth and Innovation
  • ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise
  • ENT311 Start-up LaunchLab
  • ENT321 Venturing in Action
  • ENT322 Social Enterprise Establishment
Finance
  • FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
  • FIN220 Retirement and Superannuation
  • FIN221 Risk Management
  • FIN310 Investment Analysis
  • FIN320
  • FIN321
Human Resource Management
  • HRM210 Managing Human Resources
  • HRM211 Leadership for Organisations
  • HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
  • HRM311 Enabling Team Synergy and Performance
  • HRM312 Learning and Development
  • HRM321 Organisational Change and Agility
International Business
  • IBS210 Introduction to International Business
  • IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
  • IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
  • IBS310 International Marketing
  • IBS320 Managing Global Logistics
  • IBS321 International Business Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Perspectives
Information Systems
  • ICT211 Database Design
  • ICT220 Wireless Communications
  • ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
  • ICT301 Network Management and Security
  • ICT310 Systems Analysis and Design
  • ICT311 Mobile App Development
  • ICT320 Database Programming
  • ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration
  • ICT341 ICT Internship
  • ICT342 ICT Industry Project
  • ICT351 ICT Professional Practice
  • ICT352 Project Management
Management
  • MGT233 Managing Retail Operations
  • MGT310 Managing the Small Business
  • MGT325 Managing Quality
  • MGT326 Supply Chain Management
Marketing
Property Economics and Development
  • PED310
  • PED311
  • PED312
  • PED320
  • PED321
  • PED322
Tourism
  • TSM200 Creating and Managing Event Experiences
  • TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
  • TSM300 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
  • TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM
  • TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events

School of Law and Criminology

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Criminology
Justice Studies

JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC220 Law of Business Associations
Criminology
  • CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
  • CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
  • CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention
  • CRM205 Criminal Law
  • CRM206 Professional Development
  • CRM302 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
  • CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
  • CRM305 Professional Placement
  • CRM307 Crime Research Methods
  • CRM308 Diversity, Crime and Justice
  • CRM309 Working with Victims and Offenders
  • CRM310 Introduction to Cyber Crime
General Business
Justice Studies
  • JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
Law
  • LAW307 Commercial Law
  • LAW311 Law Professional Practice
  • LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law
  • LAW405 Legal Dispute Resolution
  • LAW412 International Human Rights Law
  • LAW414 Legal Internship
  • LAW415 Sports Law
  • LAW417 Employment Law
  • LAW418 Health Law
  • LAW421
  • LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
  • LAW441 Law Honours Thesis