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Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering 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 (100 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENG101 Discrete Mathematics
ENS103 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
LFS100 Numerical Analysis
LFS112 Acute Health Alteration
LFS122 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
MLS110
MLS121 Nutrition Assessment
MTH100 Public Health Nutrition
MTH102 Nutritional Biochemistry
PUB102 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
PUB104 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
PUB112 Food Service Systems
SCI102 Occupational Therapy Skills
SCI105 Evaluation of Occupational Performance
SCI107 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction
SCI110 Occupational Therapy Reasoning, Research & Evaluation (Project Pathway)
SET111 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person
SPX101 OT (Occupational Therapy) as a Complex Process
SPX102 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics

 

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 requirement on the number of 200 and 300 coded courses you are required to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.

Advanced (200, 300 or 400 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Electronics and Electromagnetism
BIM203 Concepts of Epidemiology
BIM263 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
BIM303 Genetics
BIM331 Analytical Sciences
BIM341 Biomechanics I
CHM202 Exercise Physiology I
CHM210 Sport and Exercise Psychology
CHM310 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
CHM311 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
EDU302 Performance Enhancement
EDU303 Sports Nutrition
EDU307 International Development and Aid
ENG302 Development Practice and Evaluation
ENG312 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
ENG330 Critical Social Theory: Power, Critique and Praxis
ENG411 International Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, and Environmental Justice
ENG412 Education for International Development (Project)
ENG421 Economic Development and Sustainable Livelihoods
ENG422 Advanced Social Research
ENS203 International Development Project A
ENS213 International Development Project B
ENS214 Cyber Laws and the Rules of Evidence
ENS221 Digital Forensics 1
ENS222 Network Forensics
ENS242 Digital Forensics 2: Advanced concepts in Digital Forensics
ENS253 Accounting Fundamentals
ENS254 Managerial Finance
ENS281 Principles of Economics for Accountants
ENS282 Principles of Commercial Law
ENS300 Informatics and Financial Applications
ENS305 Financial Reporting
ENS306 Business Research and Statistics
ENS310 Corporate Reporting
ENS314 Strategic Management Accounting
ENS315 Taxation Law and Practice
ENS316 Legal Regulation of Business Structures
ENS317 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ENS318 Issues in Auditing Practice
ENS320 Introduction to Research Concepts and Design
ENS321 The Literature Review
ENS323 Qualitative Research Methods
ENS324 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
ENS351 Communication and Thought
ENS353 Research Foundations for Health Practice
ENS371 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
ENS381 Introductory Bioscience
GEO201 Practice Foundations
GEO301 Health, Culture and Society
GEO302 Anatomy and Physiology
LFS201 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
LFS202 Preparation for Practice 1
LFS251 Nursing Practice 1
LFS252 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
LFS261 Preparation for Practice 2
LFS262 Drug Therapy
LFS303 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration
MBT301 Nursing Practice 2
MBT352 Health Law and Ethics
MBT353 Preparation for Practice 3
MBT361 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
MLS210 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
MLS211 Nursing Practice 3
MTH200 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
MTH202 Leadership in Clinical Practice
MTH212 Nursing Internship
MTH302 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
MTH312 Life Crisis
NUT201 The Child Client
NUT202 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for Success
NUT205 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
NUT211 Innovation: Addressing Challenges
NUT212 Communication and Thought
NUT232 Management and Organisational Behaviour
NUT301 Introduction to Marketing
NUT352 Introduction to Informatics
PHY201 Introduction to Economics
PHY202 Business Law and Ethics
PHY311 Business Analytics
PUB205 Accounting for Business
PUB252 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
PUB262 Therapeutic Communication Skills
PUB271 Foundations of Human Behaviour
PUB272 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
PUB332 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
PUB351 Group Processes and Practice
PUB352 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
PUB361 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories
SCI202 Human Services Placement 1
SCI212 Working With Children, Youth and Families
SCI302 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
SPX201 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
SPX202 Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing
SPX211 Community Development and Social Action
SPX212 Social Work Practice in Various Organisational Settings
SPX221 Working with First Nations Peoples and Multicultural Communities
SPX222 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SPX231 Human Services Placement 2
SPX301 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
SPX302 Foundations in Medical Science
SPX312 Chemistry
SPX322 Communication and Thought
SPX331 Cell Biology
SPX340 Introductory Bioscience
SPX341 Science Research Methods
SPX342 Human Physiology
SPX352 Human Anatomy
SPX361 Integrated Physiology
SPX362 Biochemistry
SPX371 Microbiology
SRP301 Medical Genetics
SRP321 Introduction to Pharmacology
WPL310 Molecular Biology
WPL311 Immunology
WPL320 Pathophysiology

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
* Subject to approval and/or not available in 2014.

 

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 offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
ENB121 Industry Project
ENB122 Special Research Project
ENB123 Workplace Learning I
ENB124 Elements of Design
ENB125 Fundamentals of Photography
ENB126 Drawing Practice