At the time of submitting your Study Abroad application, we ask you to submit the courses you would like to study at USC chosen from the below course lists.
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, Business and Law
School of Business
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC106 Accounting Principles | |||
| BUS101 Business Analytics | |||
| BUS102 Introduction to Economics | |||
| BUS104 Management and Organisational Behaviour | |||
| BUS105 Introduction to Marketing | |||
| BUS106 Accounting for Business | |||
| BUS108 Introduction to Informatics | |||
| BUS203 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | |||
| ENT221 New Venture Growth | |||
| ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise | |||
| ENT321 New Venture Operation | |||
| ENT322 Social Enterprise Establishment | |||
| HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations | |||
| HRM321 Managing Organisational Change | |||
| IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management | |||
| IBS320 Managing Global Logistics | |||
| ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design | |||
| ICT120 Introduction to Telecommunications and Networks | |||
| MGT233 Retail Supply Chain Management | |||
| MGT326 Supply Chain Strategy and Design | |||
| MGT327 Supply Chain Information and Technology | |||
| TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management | |||
| TSM314 Event Management |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 Communication Theory and Practice | |||
| CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries | |||
| CMN105 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies | |||
| CMN116 Introduction to Creative Writing | |||
| CMN130 Introduction to Journalism | |||
| CMN140 Introduction to Creative Advertising | |||
| CMN150 Visual Journalism | |||
| CMN201 Children, Media and Society | |||
| CMN213 Editing for the Communications Professional | |||
| CMN228 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics | |||
| CMN276 Social Media | |||
| COR109 Communication and Thought | |||
| CRM101 Introduction to Criminology | |||
| CRM102 Understanding Crime | |||
| CRM103 Punishment and Corrections | |||
| CRM105 Policing | |||
| CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention* | |||
| DES103 Digital Photographic Practice | |||
| DES104 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History | |||
| DES105 Introduction to Design | |||
| DES106 Typography | |||
| DRA101 Dramatic Languages | |||
| EGL285 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature | |||
| JST202 International Justice and Human Rights | |||
| LNG110 Languages and Linguistics | |||
| SGD103 Serious Video Game Design Workshop | |||
| SGD203 Introduction to Game Programming | |||
| SGD210 Serious Games 2 | |||
| SGD214 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests |
School of Social Sciences
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| COU101 Theories and Systems of Counselling and Psychotherapy | |||
| ENP103 Spatial Governance and Planning | |||
| ENP236 Regions, Change and Sustainability | |||
| ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People | |||
| GEO101 Introducing Human Geographies | |||
| GEO310 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment | |||
| HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity | |||
| HIS230 Talking History: Memory and the Past | |||
| HIS265 Cultural Heritage | |||
| HIS290 Upfront: History of Film in Australia | |||
| INT100 International Politics: An Australian Perspective | |||
| INT230 Making Public Policy in a Global Era | |||
| INT235 International Relations: Theory and Practice | |||
| INT257 International Security | |||
| INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia | |||
| JPN212 About Japan: Current Perspectives | |||
| PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B | |||
| PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology | |||
| SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change | |||
| SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | |||
| SCS172 Social Work and Human Services Practice | |||
| SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | |||
| SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State | |||
| SCS225 Social Research | |||
| SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State | |||
| SCS285 Health, Society and Culture | |||
| SCS286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change | |||
| SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity | |||
| SCS295 Gender and Culture | |||
| SGD103 Serious Video Game Design Workshop | |||
| SGD203 Introduction to Game Programming | |||
| SUS202 Communicating Sustainability | |||
| SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving |
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANM103 How Animals Work: Form and Function | |||
| ANM104 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales | |||
| EDU100 Becoming a Teacher | |||
| EDU101 Human Development and Learning | |||
| EDU103 Integrating ICTs into Learning | |||
| EDU104 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy | |||
| EDU110 Early Learning Environments and Curriculum | |||
| EDU113 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy | |||
| EDU201 Language and Literacies in Education | |||
| EDU202 Engaging Diverse Learners | |||
| EDU204 Technologies and ICTs: Curriculum and Pedagogy | |||
| EDU209 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years | |||
| EDU220 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times | |||
| EDU221 Curriculum B Middle years 4-10 Assessing Learning | |||
| EDU307 The English Language | |||
| EDU309 Teaching Science in Primary Schools | |||
| EDU316 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School | |||
| EDU317 Teaching Health and Physical Education in Primary School | |||
| EDU318 Professional Practice: The Inquiring Teacher | |||
| EDU338 Arts Education: Curriculum B | |||
| EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing | |||
| EDU342 Integration Across the Curriculum | |||
| EDU343 Inclusive Practices and Intervention in Early Education | |||
| EDU344 Leading in Early Childhood Contexts | |||
| EDU348 Teaching and Learning in English: Curriculum B | |||
| EDU353 Teaching Science: Curriculum B | |||
| EDU355 Science Learning and Educational Enquiry: Curriculum D | |||
| EDU357 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum B | |||
| EDU371 Contexts of Disability and Differences | |||
| EDU412 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion | |||
| EDU414 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools | |||
| EDU415 Professional Practice: Teacher as Researcher | |||
| EDU416 Teaching Health and Physical Education and Technologies in Primary School | |||
| EDU420 The Psychology of Learning | |||
| ENG102 Engineering Statics | |||
| ENG202 Introduction to Engineering Design | |||
| ENG312 Soil Mechanics | |||
| ENG403 Engineering Research Methodology | |||
| ENS242 Introduction to Weather and Climate | |||
| ENS254 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying | |||
| ENS314 Climatic and Hydrological Systems | |||
| ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction | |||
| ENS320 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation | |||
| GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology | |||
| HLT100 Anatomy and Physiology | |||
| HLT132 Health Assessment in Nursing and Midwifery Practice | |||
| HLT134 Contexts of Community Care | |||
| HLT150 Indigenous Health Perspectives | |||
| HLT122 Developing Midwifery | |||
| LFS100 Cell Biology | |||
| LFS103 Introductory Bioscience | |||
| LFS112 Human Physiology | |||
| LFS122 Human Anatomy | |||
| MLS110 Haematology | |||
| MTH102 Mathematics Foundations | |||
| NUR131 Research Foundations for Health Practice | |||
| NUR142 Holistic Health Assessment | |||
| NUR212 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family | |||
| NUR222 Health Law and Ethics | |||
| NUR312 Life Crisis | |||
| NUR322 The Child Client | |||
| OES104 Learning in Australian Landscapes | |||
| PUB102 Environment and Health | |||
| PUB112 Public Health Foundations | |||
| PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations | |||
| PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management | |||
| PUB272 Health Promotion Settings | |||
| PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation | |||
| SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology | |||
| SCI105 Chemistry | |||
| SCI107 Physics | |||
| SCI110 Science Research Methods | |||
| SET111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability | |||
| SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science | |||
| SPX121 Exercise Prescription and Programming I | |||
| SPX212 Exercise Prescription and Programming 2 | |||
| SPX342 Advanced Motor Learning | |||
| SPX362 Physical Education Studies B |
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
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC210 Financial Accounting | |||
| ACC220 Law of Business Associations | |||
| ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues | |||
| ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice | |||
| BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics | |||
| FIN221 Insurance and Risk Management | |||
| FIN320 Tax and Estate Planning | |||
| FIN321 Financial Plan Construction | |||
| HRM221 Employment and Industrial Law | |||
| IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy | |||
| IBS321 International Business Strategy | |||
| ICT301 Network Management and Security | |||
| ICT311 Mobile App Development | |||
| ICT320 Database Programming | |||
| ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration | |||
| ICT351 ICT Professional Practice | |||
| MGT322 Advanced Strategic Management | |||
| MKG220 Marketing Communication | |||
| MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing | |||
| MKG222 Marketing of Social Causes | |||
| MKG324 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives | |||
| PED120 Property Economics | |||
| PED121 Building Studies 2 | |||
| PED122 Property Law | |||
| PED220 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis | |||
| PED320 Property Research Project | |||
| PED321 Property Development and Project Management Processes | |||
| PED322 Statutory and Specialist Valuation | |||
| TSM221 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN203 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies | ||||
| CMN222 Multimedia Advertising | ||||
| CMN224 Advertising Campaigns | ||||
| CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning | ||||
| CMN235 News Writing and Reporting | ||||
| CMN237 Online Journalism | ||||
| CMN238 Paperback Hero | ||||
| CMN240 Feature Writing | ||||
| CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book | ||||
| CMN251 International Communication | ||||
| CMN252 Public Relations Writing | ||||
| CMN260 Writing the Short Story | ||||
| CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication | ||||
| DES206 Photographic Practice IV | ||||
| DES212 Visual Communication & Meaning | ||||
| DES216 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio | ||||
| DES222 Responsive Website Design | ||||
| DES226 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio | ||||
| DES232 3D Animation and Visualisation Design | ||||
| DES236 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio | ||||
| DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives | ||||
| DRA203 Physical Theatre | ||||
| DRA301 Devising Performance | ||||
| DRA302 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre | ||||
| EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature |
| 12 | ||
| IND111 Indonesian B |
| 12 | Pre: IND110 or INT110 Anti: INT111 | |
| IND211 | ||||
| IND311 | ||||
| ITL111 | ||||
| ITL211 | ||||
| ITL311 | ||||
| JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2 |
| 12 | Pre: INT120 or JPN110 | |
| JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2 |
| 12 | Pre: INT220 or JPN210 | |
| JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study |
| 12 | Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301 or JPN310 | |
| JST205 | ||||
| LGL201 | ||||
| SGD202 Video Game Analysis and Design |
| 12 | ||
| SGD210 | ||||
| SGD211 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles |
| 12 | ||
| SGD240 Advanced Games Programming |
| 12 | Pre: SGD213 | |
| SGD214 | ||||
| SGD305 Game Studio: Polish and Publish |
| 12 |
School of Social Sciences
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches |
| 12 | Pre: COU180 or SCS180 or SCS280 Anti: SCS265 | |
| COU276 | ||||
| COU281 | ||||
| ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III |
| 12 | Pre: ENP255 Anti: ENP704 | |
| ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution |
| 12 | ||
| GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies | Not currently offered | 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History |
| 12 | ||
| PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY204 Social Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY205 Motivation and Emotion |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY304 Human Associative Learning |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in AE304 or SE303) | |
| PSY305 Psychological Disorders |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| SUS310 | ||||
| SWK302 Community Development and Social Action |
| 12 | ||
| SWK303 |
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.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW102 Foundations of Australian Law B |
| 12 | Co: LAW101 and enrolled in any Law Program or AR013. |
| LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure B |
| 12 | Pre: LAW103 and enrolled in any Law Program Co: LAW102 |
| LAW202 Torts B |
| 12 | Pre: LAW201 |
| LAW204 Contracts B |
| 12 | Pre: LAW203 and enrolled in any Law Program |
| LAW206 Property B |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105 and LAW205 if enrolled in UB008) OR (LAW205) |
| LAW302 Equity & Trusts |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202) |
| LAW304 Civil Procedure |
| 12 | Pre: LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program or UU301 or XU301 |
| LAW402 Professional Conduct |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW106 and LAW208) OR (LAW202 and LAW204) |
| LAW404 Regulation |
| 12 | Pre: LAW301 and LAW401 and enrolled in any Law Program or UU301 or XU301 |
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANM202 | ||||
| ANM203 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 or BUS101 | |
| ANM302 Global-Change Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: ANM201 and ANM203 | |
| BIM203 Blood Banking and Transfusion Sciences |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 and MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357 Anti: MLS212 | |
| BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS201 or LFS203 or (LFS112 and LFS122) or (HLT100 and enrolled in SC395 or SC306) Anti: BIM261 | |
| CHM202 Organic Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 or SCI505 Anti: CHM502 | |
| CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 Anti: CHM212 | |
| ENG203 | ||||
| ENG212 | ||||
| ENG221 | ||||
| ENG225 | ||||
| ENG228 | ||||
| ENG330 | ||||
| ENG335 | ||||
| ENG336 | ||||
| ENG403 | ||||
| ENG404 | ||||
| ENG412 | ||||
| ENG432 Advanced Soil Mechanics |
| 12 | Pre: ENG312 or CIV201 and enrolled in Program SC410, SC425 Anti: CIV3403(USQ equivalent Course) | |
| ENS203 | ||||
| ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 | |
| ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment |
| 12 | ||
| ENS305 Environmental Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 | |
| ENS315 | ||||
| ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 | |
| ENS330 K'gari Field Studies |
| 12 | Pre: (Completion of 192 units and SCI110 and enrolled in SC319, SC316, SC320, SC301, AR397, SC425, SA308, SB301, Biological Science Major, or Biological Science Extended Minor) or by Coordinator Consent | |
| ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: ENS253 | |
| HLT201 Therapeutics in Midwifery |
| 12 | Pre: NUR231 and enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| HLT320 Clinical Foundations in Prosthetics |
| 12 | Pre: HLT204 and enrolled in Program SC307 or SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major | |
| HLT323 Advanced Concepts in Orthotics |
| 12 | Pre: HLT321 and enrolled in Program SC307 or (SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major) | |
| HLT324 | ||||
| HLT325 | ||||
| LFS202 | ||||
| LFS252 Molecular Biology |
| 12 | Pre: (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) | |
| LFS262 Medical Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 or MEP263 Anti: MEP252 or MEP253 or MBT253 | |
| MLS121 Histology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS100 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC385 or UB001 Co: LFS112 | |
| MLS211 Medical Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: LFS251 | |
| MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology |
| 12 | Pre: (LFS252 or BIM202) or enrolled in Biotechnology Minor | |
| MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and MBT263 or LFS261 or (MLS200 and enrolled in UB001) Anti: MEP351 | |
| MTH202 | ||||
| MTH212 Discrete Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103 Anti: MTH512 | |
| MTH302 Applied Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: MTH522 | |
| MTH312 | ||||
| NUR331 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care |
| 12 | Pre: NUR241 and NUR231 and enrolled in Program SC391 or SC392 | |
| NUR332 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety |
| 12 | Pre: NUR117 or NUR141 or HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC391, SC392 or SC393 | |
| NUT102 Food in Society |
| 12 | Anti: NUT211 | |
| NUT202 Nutrition Assessment |
| 12 | Pre: NUT201 and NUT212 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406 | |
| NUT205 Public Health Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: (NUT211 or NUT102) and PUB112 | |
| NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: MBT251 or LFS251 Anti: BIM212 or BIM352 or BIM252 | |
| NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: (NUT306 or NUT352) and NUT205 | |
| NUT302 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 |
| 12 | Pre: LFS303 and NUT351 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406 | |
| NUT312 Food Service Systems |
| 12 | Pre: NUT202 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406 | |
| OCC202 Therapeutic Skills |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 and OCC102 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC212 Evaluation of Occupational Performance |
| 12 | Pre: OCC102 (PSY101 or OCC100); SPX201, OCC202 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC222 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction |
| 12 | Pre: OCC102 and PSY203 and LFS103 and LFS112 and LFS122 and SPX201 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC302 | ||||
| OCC312 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440 | |
| OCC412 | ||||
| PHY201 | ||||
| PHY202 | ||||
| PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology |
| 12 | ||
| PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy |
| 12 | Anti: PUB704 and PUB742 | |
| SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 or BUS101 Anti: ANM203 | |
| SCI212 Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology | |
| SCI302 Analytical Sciences |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251 | |
| SPX202 Biomechanics I |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX211 Exercise Physiology I |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 or SPX103 | |
| SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102 | |
| SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health |
| 12 | Pre: SPX331 Co: SPX300 | |
| SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health |
| 12 | Pre: SPX221 and (SPX201 or SPX202) | |
| SPX312 Performance Enhancement |
| 12 | Pre: SPX322 or SPX331 | |
| SPX352 |