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Faculty of Arts and Business undergraduate elective courses

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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
ACC106 Children, Youth and Families: Challenges, Critique and Change
BUS101 Social Work in Health and Mental Health
BUS102 Italian A
BUS104 Japanese A
BUS105 Italian B
BUS106 Japanese B
BUS108 Italian C
ICT110 Japanese C
ICT112 Italian D
ICT115 Japanese D
ICT120 Advanced and Transcultural Counselling
MGT130 Advanced Psychological Assessment and Reporting
PED110 Clinical Psychological Practice 1
PED120 Practicum Placement 1
PED121 Advanced Research Design and Methods
PED122 Clinical Psychological Practice 2
TSM102 Practicum Placement 2

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC210 Research Project 1
ACC211 Ethical Professional Practice of Psychology
ACC220 Clinical Psychological Practice 3
ACC221 Practicum Placement 3
ACC310 Research Project 2
ACC311 Clinical Health Psychology and Psychopharmacology
ACC320 Research Project 3
ACC321 Research Project 4
BUS201 Practicum Placement 4
BUS202 Communication and Thought
BUS203 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
BUS211 Discovering Science
BUS301 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
BUS302 Individual Learner Needs
BUS320 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
BUS331 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
ENT211 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
ENT222 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
ENT221 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
ENT311 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
ENT321 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 2
ENT322 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
FIN210 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
FIN220 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
FIN221 Diversity and Inclusion
FIN310 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
FIN320 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
FIN321 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
HRM210 The Psychology of Learning
HRM211 Using Data for Learning
HRM220 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
HRM221 Accounting Principles
HRM311 Marketing Essentials
HRM312 Understanding Crime
HRM321 Punishment and Corrections
IBS210 Economics for Business
IBS220 Discovering Management
IBS221 Introduction to Criminology
IBS310 Foundations of Human Behaviour
IBS320 Policing
IBS321 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
ICT211 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
ICT220 Justice and the Australian Legal System
ICT221 Business Law
ICT301 Applied Crime Prevention
ICT310 Criminal Law
ICT311 Social Research
ICT320 Business, Governance and Society
ICT321 Work Integrated Learning Project
ICT351 Work Integrated Learning Placement
ICT352 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
MGT210 Diversity, Crime and Justice
MGT231 Introduction to Economics
MGT232 Management and Organisational Behaviour
MGT233 Introduction to Marketing
MGT310 Accounting for Business
MGT322 Introduction to Informatics
MKG210 Communication and Thought
MKG211 Business Law and Ethics
MKG212 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
MKG220 Cell Biology
MKG221 Chemistry
MKG222 Science Research Methods
MKG321 Introduction to Mathematics
MKG322 Mathematics Foundations
MKG324 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
PED210 Human Physiology
PED220 Human Anatomy
PED310 Biodiversity and Ecology
PED311 Physics
PED312 Foundations of Sustainability
PED320 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for Success
PED321 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
PED322 Biodiversity and Ecology
TSM211 Chemistry - Enabling your Future
TSM221 Biology
TSM223 Accounting Principles
TSM313 Business Analytics
TSM314 Introduction to Economics
TSM315 Management and Organisational Behaviour

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Introduction to Marketing
CMN103 Accounting for Business
CMN104 Introduction to Informatics
CMN105 Introduction to Data Science
CMN116 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
CMN120 Introduction to Systems Design
CMN130 Introduction to Telecommunications and Networks
CMN140 Supply Chain Management
CMN150 Building Studies 1
COR109 Property Economics
CRM101 Building Studies 2
CRM102 Property Law
CRM103 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
CRM104 Financial Accounting
CRM105 Business Finance
DES101 Law of Business Associations
DES102 Company Accounting
DES103 Management Accounting
DES104 Taxation Law and Practice
DES105 Contemporary Accounting Issues
DES106 Auditing and Professional Practice
DRA100 Applied Microeconomics
DRA101 Applied Macroeconomics
EGL120 Business Law and Ethics
IND110 Strategic Management
IND111 Advanced Research Methods
ITL110 International Field Study
ITL111 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
JPN110 Business Internship
JPN111 New Venture Development
JST101 Managing the Social Enterprise
LNG110 New Venture Growth
SGD100 New Venture Establishment
SGD101 New Venture Operation

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART411 Social Enterprise Establishment
CMN200 Introduction to Financial Planning
CMN201 Retirement and Superannuation
CMN202 Insurance and Risk Management
CMN213 Personal Investment Management
CMN214 Tax and Estate Planning
CMN216 Financial Plan Construction
CMN222 Managing Human Resources
CMN224 Staffing and Remuneration
CMN226 Managing Workplace Relations
CMN227 Employment and Industrial Law
CMN228 Leadership and Team Dynamics
CMN231 Training and Development
CMN235 Managing Organisational Change
CMN237 Principles of International Business
CMN238 Cross-Cultural Management
CMN240 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
CMN243 International Marketing
CMN246 Managing Global Logistics
CMN247 Global e-Business
CMN248 Database Design
CMN249 Telecommunications and Networks
CMN251 Software Development 1
CMN252 Advanced Network Topics, Management and Security
CMN253 Systems Analysis and Design
CMN260 Software Development 2
CMN266 Database Programming
CMN272 Architecture and Systems Integration
CMN273 ICT Professional Practice
CMN275 ICT Project Management
CMN276 Project Management
CMN277 Logistics Management
CMN300 Service Operations Management
CMN303 Retail Supply Chain Management
CMN304 Small Business and New Venture Management
CMN305A Advanced Strategic Management
CMN305B Consumer Behaviour
CMN306 Services Marketing
CMN320 Food Marketing
CMN330 Marketing Communication
DES204 Sport and Event Marketing
DES205 Marketing of Social Causes
DES206 Marketing Research Project
DES211 Brand Management
DES212 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
DES213 Principles of Property Valuation
DES214 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
DES215 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
DES216 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
DES221 Property and Asset Management
DES222 Property Research Project
DES223 Property Development and Project Management Processes
DES224 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
DES225 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
DES226 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
DES231 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
DES232 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
DES233 Event Management
DES234 Business Events
DES235 Communication Theory and Practice
DES236 Introduction to the Creative Industries
DRA200 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
DRA201 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
DRA202 Introduction to Creative Writing
DRA203 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
DRA204 Introduction to Journalism
DRA205 Introduction to Creative Advertising
DRA301 Visual Journalism
DRA302 Communication and Thought
EGL201 Introduction to Criminology
EGL205 Understanding Crime
EGL206 Punishment and Corrections
EGL285 Applied Crime Prevention
IND210 Policing
IND211 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
IND212 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
IND220 Digital Photographic Practice
IND221 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
IND222 Introduction to Design
IND223 Typography
IND310 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
IND311 Dramatic Languages
ITL200 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
ITL201 Indonesian A
ITL210 Indonesian B
ITL211 Italian A
ITL311 Italian B
JPN200 Japanese A
JPN201 Japanese B
JPN210 Justice and the Australian Legal System
JPN211 Languages and Linguistics
JPN310 Serious Games 1
JPN311 Game Art 1
JST202 Research Methods in Arts and Social Science
JST203 Introduction to Writing for Drama and the Screen
LGL201 Children, Media and Society
LGL202 Digital Video Editing
LGL301 Editing for the Communications Professional
SGD203 Investigative and Data Journalism
SGD204 Crisis and Issues Management
SGD210 Multimedia Advertising
SGD211 Advertising Campaigns
SGD213 Advertising: Copy and Image
SGD214 News Rounds
SGD304 The Writer and the Law
SGD305 Communication Campaign Planning
  

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 News Writing and Reporting
COU180 Online Journalism
ENP101 Paperback Hero
ENP103 Feature Writing
GEO100 Community Engagement Events
GEO101 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
HIS100 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
HIS140 Creative Advertising
INT100 Advanced News Reporting
INT140 International Communication
PSY100 Public Relations Writing
PSY101 Researching Media and Audiences
PSY102 Novel Ideas
SCS110 Creativity and Literature
SCS130 Industry Research Project (Journalism)
SCS140 Internship/Industry Project
SCS172 Advertising Channel Planning and Purchasing
SUS101 Social Media

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Radio Journalism
COU261 Contemporary Australian Television: Commerce, Culture and Creativity
COU262 Screen and Media Industry Project
COU263 Writing Your Novel
COU264
COU265
COU276 Professional Journalism Practice
COU281 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
COU300 Newsroom
COU301 Digital Photographic Practice II
ENP211 Digital Photographic Practice III
ENP236 Digital Photographic Practice IV
ENP245 Graphic Design A
ENP255 Graphic Design B
ENP311 Graphic Design C
ENP336 Graphic Design D
ENP355 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project
ENP365 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio
ENP411 e-Media A
ENP455 e-Media B
ENP460 e-Media C
ENP470A e-Media D
ENP470B e-media E - Internship/Professional Project
GEO310 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio
GEO340 Animation Principles, Process and Production
GEO350 Animation and Visualisation
GEO390 3D Design C
HIS225 3D Design D
HIS230 3D Design E - Internship/Professional Project
HIS231 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio
HIS232 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
HIS250 Applied Performance
HIS265 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
HIS290 Physical Theatre
HIS300 Theatre Production
HIS320 Theatre Internship
INT230 Devising Performance
INT235 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
INT245 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
INT250 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
INT257 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
INT274 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
INT276 Indonesian C
PSY200 Indonesian D
PSY201 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
PSY202 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
PSY203 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
PSY204 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
PSY205 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
PSY300 Indonesian E
PSY301 Indonesian F
PSY302 In-Country Italian Studies A
PSY303 In-Country Italian Studies B
PSY304 Italian C
PSY305 Italian D
PSY306 Italian F
PSY307 In-Country Japanese Studies A
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    
SWK301    
SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SWK303    
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    
SWK404    
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