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

Elective courses

  • Elective courses in your program structure must be completed
  • Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests
  • Most programs have a restriction on the number of introductory level courses (100 coded) you are allowed to study, so please check your program requirements before selecting elective courses
  • 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
  • Elective courses may be used to add a major or minor area of study to your program (Faculty of Arts, Business and Law majors and minors or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering majors and minors)
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENG101 Business Finance
ENS103 Company Accounting
ENS120 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
HLT133 Management Accounting
HLT134 Taxation Law and Practice
HLT140 Contemporary Accounting Issues
HLT150 Auditing and Professional Practice
LFS100 Business Analytics
LFS112 Introduction to Marketing
LFS122 Introduction to Informatics
MLS110 Communication and Thought
MLS121 Accounting Principles
MTH100 Introduction to Economics
MTH102 Introduction to Management
NUT101 Financial Accounting
NUT102 Law of Business Associations
OES104 Business Law and Ethics
PUB102 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
PUB104 Business Finance
PUB112 Company Accounting
SCI102 Contemporary Accounting Issues
SCI105 Auditing and Professional Practice
SCI107 Management Accounting
SCI110 Taxation Law and Practice
SCI113 Accounting Principles
SET111 Introduction to Economics
SPX101 Introduction to Management
SPX102 Communication and Thought
SPX121 Business Analytics
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded) 
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM203 Introduction to Marketing
BIM202 Introduction to Informatics
BIM203 Business Law and Ethics
BIM263 Financial Accounting
BIM303 Law of Business Associations
BIM331 Business Finance
BIM341 Company Accounting
CHM202 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
CHM210 Management Accounting
CHM310 Taxation Law and Practice
CHM311 Contemporary Accounting Issues
CHM312 Auditing and Professional Practice
EDU208 Communication and Thought
EDU302 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
EDU307 Editing for the Communications Professional
EDU310 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
EDU351 Introduction to Professional Communication
EDU371 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
ENG203 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
ENG312 Public Relations Writing
ENG330 Communicating Sustainability
ENG336 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
ENG402 Social Media
ENG411 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
ENG412 Global Communication
ENG421 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
ENG422 Communication Research
ENS213 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
ENS214 Engineering Professional Practice
ENS221 Earth's Surface Processes
ENS222 Introduction to Environmental Management
ENS224 Trends in Health and Community Care
ENS242 Contexts of Community Care
ENS253 Think Health
ENS254 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
ENS281 Cell Biology
ENS282 Human Physiology
ENS300 Human Anatomy
ENS305 Haematology
ENS310 Histology
ENS314 Introduction to Mathematics
ENS315 Mathematics Foundations
ENS316 Introduction to Nutrition
ENS317 Food in Society
ENS318 Adventures Aust Landscapes
ENS320 Environment and Health
ENS323 Introduction to Behavioural Health
ENS324 Public Health Foundations
ENS330 Biodiversity and Ecology
ENS351 Chemistry
ENS353 Physics
ENS371 Science Research Methods
GEO201 Discovering Science
GEO301 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
  • Sunshine Coast Health Institute: Session 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1
  • Caboolture: Session 1
  • Fraser Coast: Session 1
  • Gympie: Session 1
12Pre: NUR141, NUR117, HLT207 or PAR103
Anti: PAR341 or NUR301
LFS201    
LFS202    
LFS251 Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103)
Anti: MBT251
LFS252 Molecular Biology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354)
LFS262 Medical Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 or MEP263
Anti: MEP252 or MEP253 or MBT253
LFS303 Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS203 or (LFS201 and LFS202) or
Co: LFS201 or LFS203 and enrolled in Program SC357
Anti: LFS302 or NUR221 or PAR221 or HLT221
MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS103 or LFS100 or SCI100)
MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (LFS252 or BIM202) or enrolled in Biotechnology Minor
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and MBT263 or LFS261 or (MLS200 and enrolled in UB001)
Anti: MEP351
MBT355 Bioinformatics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS252 or SCI212 or BIM202
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
Anti: MBT363 or MBT364
MLS210 Advanced Haematology
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357
MLS211 Medical Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS251
MTH202    
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103
Anti: MTH512
MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (MTH202 or MTH104) and MTH212
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: MTH522
MTH312    
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUT201 Food Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105
Anti: FSN201
NUT202 Nutrition Assessment
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: NUT201 and NUT212 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406
NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (NUT211 or NUT102) and PUB112
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
  • Online: Session 1, Semester 1
12Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103
Anti: FSN212
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MBT251 or LFS251
Anti: BIM212 or BIM352 or BIM252
NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: (NUT306 or NUT352) and NUT205
NUT352    
NUT401 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: NUT333 and NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT309 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406
NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
24Pre: NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT309 and enrolled in Program SC406 or SC302
NUT404    
NUT405    
PHY201    
PHY202    
OCC201 Occupational Therapy Theory
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: OCC102 and LFS112 and LFS122 and PSY100 and PSY101 and (HLT205 or SCI110)
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112
Co: OES100
PHY201    
PHY202    
PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: NUT322
PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Anti: PUB705
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: PUB704 and PUB742
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI110 or BUS101
Anti: ANM203
SCI212 Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: 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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251
SCI303    
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX202 Biomechanics I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122
SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS112 or SPX103
SPX212    
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX331
Co: SPX300
SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX221 and (SPX201 or SPX202)
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX322 or SPX331
SPX322 Biomechanics II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX202
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX211
SPX352    
SPX361    
SPX362    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203
SRP301 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
SRP321 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL310 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL311 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
  • Fraser Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL320 Workplace Learning II
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
* Subject to approval and/or not available until further notice.

 

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    
ENB122    
ENB123    
ENB124    
ENB125    
ENB126