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Semester 1, 2016 (February-June)

The course list is split in to two parts:

  • Courses from List 1: These courses are pre-approved by USC, you do not need to seek approval from USC for enrolment in these courses
  • Courses from List 2: Where a course has a pre-requisite USC will check that you have completed the required prior studies to complete the course successfully. These courses need to be included in your application form for assessment

If you require credit transfer you must seek approval of your course choices by your home institution.

Courses pre-approved by USC for Study Abroad

Course offerings are subject to change.

Faculty of Arts and Business
School of Business
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
BUS102 Quantitative Research Methods
BUS104 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
BUS105 Professional Internship
BUS203 Quantitative Research Methods
ENT211 Research Project A
FIN210 Research Project B
FIN220 Research Project C
HRM210 Research Project F
HRM211 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
HRM311 Professional Internship
HRM312 Independent Study
IBS210 Research in Health Care
MGT130 Research Project A
MGT210 Research Project B
MKG210 Research Project C
PED110 Research Project F
PED312 Quantitative Research Methods
TSM102 Environment and Health
TSM211 Public Health Foundations
TSM313 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
TSM315 Health Promotion Principles
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
CMN103 Public Health Project
CMN104 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
CMN116 Science Research Methods
CMN120 Public Health Foundations
CMN130 Environmental Health Risk Management
CMN213 Health Promotion Principles
CMN228 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
COR109 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
CRM101 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
CRM201 Professional Practice of Psychology
CRM202 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
CRM203 Research Dissertation A
DES101 Research Dissertation B
DES102 Introduction to Coaching Science
DES105 Advanced Coaching Science
DRA100 Biomechanics I
EGL120 Exercise Physiology I
EGL201 Exercise Prescription and Programming
EGL206 Motor Control and Learning
IND110 Mechanics of Materials
IND212 Engineering Materials
ITL110 Construction Technology
JPN110 Engineering Sustainable Design
JST101 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LGL301 Leading and Managing Organisations
SGD100 Strategy, Governance and Ethics


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Innovation Management and Professional Development
ENP101 Marketing in a Global Environment
ENP255 Evidenced Based Decision Making
GEO100 Finance and Accounting for Managers
GEO340 Innovation Management and Professional Development
GEO350 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
HIS100 Marketing in a Global Environment
HIS225 Innovation Management and Professional Development
HIS231 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
HIS290 Leading and Managing Organisations
INT140 Evidenced Based Decision Making
INT245 Leadership for Learning Communities
INT250 Leading and Managing Organisations
PSY100 Researching Education
PSY103 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
SCS130 Pedagogies for Engagement
SCS140 Leadership for Learning Communities
SCS172 Assessment: Principles and Practices
SCS201 Introduction to Informatics
SCS203 Strategic Management
SCS210 Managing Human Resources
SCS211 Small Business and New Venture Management
SCS230 Consumer Behaviour
SCS251 Business Research and Statistics
SCS266 Managing Data
SUS101 Data Visualisation
SUS201 Data and System Integration
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM102 Machine Learning
EDU101 ICT Professional Practice and Ethics
EDU104 Project Management Principles
EDU107 Systems Analysis
EDU113 Programming
EDU206 Databases
EDU209 Data Science Practice
EDU211 ICT Internship
EDU316 ICT Industry Project
EDU319 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
EDU332 Communication and Thought
EDU333 Introduction to the Creative Industries
EDU337 Accounting Principles
EDU347 Exploring Business Research
EDU352 Discovering Management
EDU354 Information Systems in Organisations
EDU400 Economics for Business
EDU412 Financial Accounting
EDU413 Business Law
EDU414 Business Finance
EDU415 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
ENG101 Law of Business Associations
ENG302 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ENG340 Auditing and Professional Practice
ENG422 Business, Governance and Society
ENS103 Company Accounting
ENS120 Management Accounting
ENS253 Taxation Law and Practice
ENS281 Communication and Thought
ENS282 Foundations of Australian Law A
ENS300 Criminal Law and Procedure A
ENS310 Cell Biology
ENS351 Foundations of Australian Law B
ENS371 Criminal Law and Procedure B
GEO201 Human Physiology
GEO301 Human Anatomy
HLT121 Torts A
HLT131 Systemic Physiology I
LFS100 Chemistry
LFS103 Science Research Methods
MLS101 Torts B
MTH102 Systemic Physiology II
NUR111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
NUR121 Contracts A
NUR272 Pathophysiology
NUR341 Introduction to Mathematics
NUT101 Mathematics Foundations
OES100 Contracts B
PUB252 Exercise Physiology I
PUB271 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
SCI105 Property A
SCI107 Constitutional Law
SCI110 Corporations Law
SET111 Property B
SPX101 Equity & Trusts
SPX120 Civil Procedure
SPX361 Administrative Law

Courses requiring approval by USC for Study Abroad

You must seek approval from USC International to enrol in any of these courses.

Course offerings are subject to change.

Faculty of Arts and Business
School of Business
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC211 Evidence
ACC221 Professional Conduct
ACC310 Regulation
ACC311 Accounting Principles
BUS201 Information Systems in Organisations
BUS211 Introductory Chemistry
BUS301 Science Research Methods
ENT311 Economics for Business
FIN310 Cell Biology
ICT211 Marketing Essentials
ICT220 Biodiversity and Ecology
ICT221 Discovering Management
IBS310 Business Law
ICT310 Discovering Science
ICT352 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
MGT232 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
MGT310
MGT325 Business, Governance and Society
MKG211 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
MKG212 Special Field Studies Topic
MKG322 Analytical Sciences
PED210 Special Research Project
PED310 Workplace Learning I
PED311 Work Integrated Learning Project
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Work Integrated Learning Placement
CMN202 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN226 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN237 Communication for the Creative Professional
CMN238 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CMN246 Introduction to Screen Media
CMN248 Visual Journalism
CMN249 Writing for Screen
CMN253 Digital Video Editing
CMN266
CMN275 Children, Media and Society
CMN277 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
DES204 Contemporary Australian Television: Commerce, Culture and Creativity
DES205
DES211 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
DES213 Screen Media Project
DES214 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
DES221 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
DES223 Communication and Thought
DES224 Engineering Professional Practice
DES231 Mathematics Foundations
DES233 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
DES234 Calculus and Algebra
DRA200 Chemistry
DRA201 Physics
IND210 Science Research Methods
ITL210 Introduction to the Internet of Things
ITL310 Engineering Design
JPN212 Introductory Calculus
JPN310 Biodiversity and Ecology
JST203 Professional Engineering
LGL202 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
SGD213 Introduction to Management
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Trends in Health and Community Care
COU300 Managing Human Resources
COU301 Contexts of Community Care
ENP311 Managing Workplace Relations
ENP336 Research Foundations for Health Practice
GEO390 Quality and Governance in Health and Community Care Settings
PSY102 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
PSY200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
PSY202 Health Law and Ethics
PSY203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
PSY300 Managing Organisational Change
PSY302 Leadership and Team Dynamics
PSY303 Training and Development
PSY306 Health Practicum
SCS277 Workplace Learning I
SCS278 Microbiology
SWK401 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
USC Law School

Courses marked with ^ are only available to students who are enrolled in a Law program at their home institution.

Contact the USC Law School to find out which elective courses will be on offer in the semester you intend on studying.


CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW101 Microbial Pathogenesis
LAW103 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
LAW201 Education Research an Introduction
LAW203 Designing an Education Research Proposal
LAW205 Professional Education Project
LAW301 Professional Education Project
LAW302 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
LAW401 Professional Learning
LAW403 Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

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, i.e. on weekends or during semester break.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Pedagogies for Engagement
BIM331 Leadership for Learning Communities
BIM341 Assessment: Principles and Practices
CHM310 Contemporary Issues in Education
EDU201 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
EDU202 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
EDU301 Interlanguage Phonology
EDU307 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
EDU316 Research Methods in Education
EDU330 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education
EDU331 The Art of Steiner Education
EDU366 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
EDU368 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education
EDU421 Managing Organisations
ENG102 Managing People
ENG203 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
ENG211 Health Promotion Principles
ENG221 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
ENG225 Public Health Foundations
ENG228 Elements of Design
ENG335 Design in Application
ENG411 Animation Principles, Process and Production
ENG421 3D Character Animation
ENG431 Digital Sculpting: Creatures and Characters
ENG441 Post-Production and Visual Effects
ENG451 Design Portfolio
ENS213 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
ENS214 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
ENS221 Design in Application
ENS315 Animation Principles, Process and Production
ENS316 3D Character Animation
HLT122 Digital Sculpting: Creatures and Characters
HLT221 Digital Logic and Computer Programming
HLT321 Mechatronic Design 1
HLT322 Mechatronic Design 2
LFS201 Image Processing and Machine Vision
LFS251 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LFS261 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
LFS303 Research in Health Care
MBT301 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
MBT361 Quantitative Research Methods
MLS210 Special Project: Evaluating Practice Knowledge
MTH202 Special Project: Translating Knowledge into Practice
MTH381 Research Project A
NUR231 Research Project B
NUR241 Research Project C
NUT201 Research Project F
NUT212 Sustainable Transport Systems
NUT315 Environmental Engineering
NUT352 Geotechnics and Geohydrology
OCC311 Management of Water Resources
OCC321 Engineering Project Management Principles
OES240 Integrative Group Project
PHY311 Computational Analysis
PUB310 Advanced Computational Analysis
PUB352 The Dynamic Actor
PUB361 The Creative Entrepreneur
SCI302 Devising
SPX201 Directing and Producing
SPX221 Final Performance Project
SPX231 Communication and Thought
SPX322 Introduction to Psychology A
SPX331 Introduction to Psychology B
SPX341 Current Directions in Psychology
SPX371 Research Methods in Psychology A