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Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering Undergraduate elective courses

  • Select the relevant course code below for further course information.
  • 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.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.

Introductory (100 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENG101 Applied Systems Modelling
ENS103 Chemistry
LFS100 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
LFS112 Introduction to Coaching Science
LFS122 Sport and Exercise Psychology
MLS110 Physical Education Studies B
MLS121 Advanced Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology
MTH100 Communication and Thought
MTH102 Introduction to Psychology B
NUT102 Current Directions in Psychology
PUB102 Introduction to Psychology A
PUB104 Research Methods in Psychology B
PUB112 Social Psychology
SCI102 Motivation and Emotion
SCI105 Research Methods in Psychology A
SCI107 Physiological Psychology
SCI110 Introduction to Human Development
SET111 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
SPX101 Human Associative Learning
SPX102 Abnormal Psychology

 

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.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.

Advanced (200, 300 or 400 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Adult Development and Ageing
BIM203 Advanced Methods in Psychology
BIM263 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
BIM303 Personality and Assessment
BIM331 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
BIM341 Communication and Thought
CHM202 Cell Biology
CHM210 Chemistry
CHM310 Science Research Methods
CHM311 Environment and Health
EDU302 Biodiversity and Ecology
EDU303 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EDU307 Foundations of Sustainability
ENG302 Measuring Sustainability
ENG312 Introduction to Mathematics
ENG330 Mathematics Foundations
ENG411 Communicating Sustainability
ENG412 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
ENG421 Environmental Health Risk Management
ENG422 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENS203 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
ENS213 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
ENS214 Advanced Counselling Skills and Theories 1
ENS221 Counselling and Mental Health
ENS222 Ethics and Reflective Practice
ENS242 Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Counselling
ENS253 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
ENS254 Counselling Interventions: Expressive Therapies
ENS281 Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
ENS282 Advanced Counselling Skills and Theories 2
ENS300 Professional Development and Supervision 1
ENS305 Internship 1
ENS306 Counselling Children and Young People
ENS310 Research Project A
ENS314 Internship 2
ENS315 Professional Development 2
ENS316 Counselling and Addictions
ENS317 Research Project B
ENS318 Managing Research
ENS320 Managing Organisations
ENS321 Strategic Management
ENS323 Marketing Management
ENS324 International Business Law and Ethics
ENS330 Managing Across Global Cultures
ENS351 International Trade and Finance
ENS353 Management Informatics
ENS371 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
ENS381 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
GEO201 Project Management Principles
GEO301 Project Risk
GEO302 Accounting for Managers
LFS201 Economics for Managers
LFS202 Managing Research
LFS251 Corporate Finance
LFS252 Research Project
LFS261 Marketing in an International Environment
LFS262 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LFS303 Managing People
MBT301 Global Business Management
MBT352 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MBT353 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MBT361 Food Marketing
MLS210 Project Planning
MLS211 Project Integration
MTH200 Engineering Professional Practice
MTH202 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils
MTH212 Cell Biology
MTH302 Human Physiology
MTH312 Human Anatomy
NUT201 Haematology
NUT202 Histology
NUT205 Introduction to Mathematics
NUT212 Mathematics Foundations
NUT232 Food in Society
NUT301 Environment and Health
NUT352 Introduction to Behavioural Health
PHY201 Public Health Foundations
PHY202 Biodiversity and Ecology
PHY311 Chemistry
PUB205 Physics
PUB252 Science Research Methods
PUB262 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
PUB271 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
PUB272 Introduction to Coaching Science
PUB332 Genes in Health and Disease
PUB351 Blood Banking and Transfusion Sciences
PUB352 Introduction to Pharmacology
PUB361 Introduction to Clinical Trial Management
SCI202 Immunology
SCI212 Biochemical Pharmacology
SCI302 Organic Chemistry
SPX201 Inorganic Chemistry
SPX202 Physical Chemistry
SPX211 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
SPX212 E-Learning Leader
SPX221 Learning for Sustainability in Schools
SPX222 The English Language
SPX231 Engineering Project Management
SPX301 Soil Mechanics
SPX302 Engineering Hydrology
SPX312 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
SPX322 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
SPX331 Design of Water Supply Systems
SPX340 Design of Roads and Drainage
SPX341 Animal and Plant Structure and Function
SPX342 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
SPX352 Animal Habitats
SPX361 Plant Diversity and Ecology
SPX362 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
SPX371 Introduction to Weather and Climate
SRP301 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
SRP321 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
WPL310 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
WPL311 Coastal and Marine Ecology
WPL320 Environmental and Resource Economics

† 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 offerUnitsRequisites
ENB121 Environmental Chemistry
ENB122 Molecular Ecology
ENB123 Climate Change Adaptation
ENB124 Climatic and Hydrological Systems
ENB125 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
ENB126 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation