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Faculty of Arts and Business undergraduate elective courses

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  • Please note the elective course lists may change without notice.

Elective courses

Elective courses may be part of your program and must be completed. Electives allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests. Some programs have a restriction on the number of 100 coded courses you are allowed to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102
CMN103
CMN104
CMN105
CMN116
CMN120
CMN130
CMN140
CMN150
COR109
CRM101
CRM102
CRM103
CRM104
CRM105 Music Video on Location
DES101 Performance 3
DES102 Production 3
DES103 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events
DES104 Work Integrated Learning Project
DES105 Understanding Cultural Diversity
DES106 Communication and Thought
DRA100 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
DRA101 Introduction to Journalism
EGL120 Visual Journalism
IND110 News Writing and Reporting
IND111 Editing for the Communications Professional
ITL110 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
ITL111 Television & Video Journalism
JPN110 Radio Journalism
JPN111 Online Journalism
JST101 Feature Writing
LNG110 Investigative and Data Journalism
SGD100 News Rounds
SGD101 Newsroom

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offer
(Moreton Bay)
UnitsRequisites
CMN200 Professional Journalism Practice A
CMN201 Professional Journalism Practice B
CMN202 Research in Health Care
CMN203 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
CMN213 Leadership in Clinical Practice
CMN214 Advanced Health Assessment
CMN216 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
CMN222 Quantitative Research Methods
CMN224 Simulation in Practice Education
CMN226 Responding in the Emergency Context
CMN227 Coordinating Complex Emergency Situations
CMN228 Global Emergency Issues
CMN231 Professional Internship
CMN235 Independent Study
CMN237 Assessment in Mental Health
CMN238 Special Project: Evaluating Practice Knowledge
CMN240 Special Project: Translating Knowledge into Practice
CMN243 Research Project A
CMN246 Research Project B
CMN247
CMN248 Research Project C
CMN249 Foundations of Engineering
CMN251 Mathematics Foundations
CMN252 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
CMN253 Cell Biology
CMN260 Chemistry
CMN266 Physics
CMN272 Science Research Methods
CMN273 Communication and Thought
CMN275 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
CMN276 Introduction to Games Scripting
CMN277 Serious Digital Game Design
CMN300 Visual Storytelling
CMN303    
CMN304 Writing Your Novel
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: Completion of 144 units of study
CMN305A    
CMN305B    
CMN306    
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Completion of 192 units of study
CMN330 Newsroom
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES204 Photographic Narratives
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES205 The Photography Professional
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES206 Photomedia Curation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES211 Visual Identity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES212 Visual Communication and Culture
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES213    
DES214    
DES215    
DES216    
DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES222 Responsive Design and Technology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: DES221 or (CSC100 and ENG103)
DES223    
DES224    
DES225    
DES226    
DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES232 Visualisation and Sonification
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES233    
DES234    
DES235    
DES236    
DRA200    
DRA201    
DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: DRA100
DRA203 Physical Theatre
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
DRA204 Theatre Production
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
DRA205    
DRA301 Devising Performance
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: DRA202
DRA302    
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
EGL285    
IND210    
IND211    
IND212    
IND220    
IND221    
IND222    
IND223    
IND310 Indonesian E
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
IND311 Indonesian F
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: INT212 or IND310
Anti: INT213
ITL200    
ITL201    
ITL210    
ITL211    
ITL311 Italian F
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: INT233 or ITL310
JPN200    
JPN201    
JPN210 Intermediate Japanese 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: INT121 or JPN111
JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: INT220 or JPN210
JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301
JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301 or JPN310
JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses or enrolled in Program AR505 or AR605
JST203    
LGL201    
LGL202    
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Anti: JST101
SGD203    
SGD204    
SGD210    
SGD211 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SGD213 Professional Games Programming
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: SGD102 or ICT112 or SGD203
SGD214 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12 
SGD304 Game Studio: Vertical Slice
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
SGD305 Game Studio: Polish and Publish
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
  

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Gympie: Semester 2
12 
COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Counselling or Counselling dual degree programs due to external accreditation.
Anti: SCS180
ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Anti: ENP100
GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
INT100    
INT140    
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Anti: SCS101
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in an accredited Psychology program or dual degree program due to external accreditation.
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308
Co: PSY100 or PSY101
SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Caboolture: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Gympie: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
SCS140 Introduction to Development Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
SCS172    
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART411 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR401, AR407 or AR408 or by Course Coordinator approval
Anti: CMN574 or CMN575
COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180
COU261    
COU262    
COU263    
COU264    
COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180 or SCS280
Anti: SCS265
COU276    
COU281    
COU300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: (COU180 or SCS180) and (COU265 or SCS265 or SWK202) and enrolled in Program SA306, AR375, AR372, AR362, AR303 or AR302
Anti: SCS266
COU301 Positive Psychology for Counselling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180 and enrolled in Program AR302, AR303, AR375 or SA306
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Anti: ENP210
ENP236 Regional Transformation: political and economic geographies
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12 
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
ENP311    
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: ENP255
Anti: ENP704
ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
ENP455 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
24Pre: ENP355, ENP336 and ENP365 and enrolled in Program AR404 or AR406
ENP460 Planning Practicum
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: ENP355, ENP336, ENP365, ENP411 and enrolled in Program AR406
ENP470A Planning Project A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
0Pre: ENP355 and ENP336 and ENP365 and SCS225 and enrolled in AR406
ENP470B Planning Project B
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
24Pre: ENP355 and ENP336 and ENP365 and SCS225 and enrolled in AR406
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Anti: GEO210 or GEO700
GEO340 Historical Geographies
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
GEO390 Advanced Geographical StudiesNot currently offered12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
HIS225    
HIS230    
HIS231    
HIS232    
HIS250    
HIS265    
HIS290    
HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
HIS320 Research Project in History
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and History Major or final year of study
Anti: HIS220
INT230    
INT235    
INT245 Politics of the USA
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT276    
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in AB314, AB315, AB302, AR364, AR374, AR375, AR405, SA306, SA307, SB304, SC308 or Psychology major) or (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in SC440) or (PSY100 and OCC100 and enrolled in program SC440).
PSY204 Social Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in AE304 or SE303)
PSY305 Psychological Disorders
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303)
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY400 Research Methods and Analysis 4
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in program SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY401 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306, PSY307 and enrolled in AR405) or (Enrolled in AR403 or SC407)
PSY402 Professional Practice of Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY403 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY404    
PSY405    
PSY406    
PSY407    
SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009
SCS210    
SCS211    
SCS225 Social Research
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses or enrolled in Program AR707 or AR708
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SCS251    
SCS266    
SCS273    
SCS274    
SCS277    
SCS278    
SCS285    
SCS286    
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses
SCS295    
SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: 2 SUS coded courses including SUS101
SUS310 Sustainability Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and SUS101 and (SUS201 or SUS202 or SUS302)
SWK301 Social Work Field Education 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Fraser Coast: Not Currently Offered
48Pre: 16 courses including (SCS172 or SWK172 or SCS272) and (SCS277 or SWK277) and (SCS278 or SWK278) and enrolled in Program AR362 or AR363
SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SWK303 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Fraser Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: SWK172 or SCS272 or SCS172 or SCS180 or SCS280
SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 5, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Session 5
12Pre: (SCS235 and (SWK300 or SWK301)) OR (SWK300 or SWK301 and enrolled in AR363)
SWK402 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (SWK301 and enrolled in Program AR362 or AR363) or AR707
Anti: SWK200
SWK404 Social Work Field Education 2
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
48Pre: SWK301 and enrolled in Program AR362 or AR363
Anti: SWK400
SWK407 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: SWK201 or SWK301 or SWK300 and enrolled in Program AR303, AR362, AR363 or AR372

  

* This course runs in alternate even years
^ This course runs in alternate odd years