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 and Business
School of Business
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC106 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation | |||
| BUS102 Sustainable Transport Systems | |||
| BUS104 Environmental Engineering | |||
| BUS105 Geotechnics and Geohydrology | |||
| BUS203 Management of Water Resources | |||
| ENT211 Engineering Project Management Principles | |||
| FIN210 Integrative Group Project | |||
| FIN220 Computational Analysis | |||
| HRM210 Advanced Computational Analysis | |||
| HRM211 Human Development and Learning | |||
| HRM311 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession | |||
| HRM312 English Language and Literacy | |||
| IBS210 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills | |||
| MGT130 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies | |||
| MGT210 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments | |||
| MKG210 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | |||
| PED110 Assessing Learning | |||
| PED312 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments | |||
| TSM102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching | |||
| TSM211 Diversity and Inclusion | |||
| TSM313 Teacher as Researcher | |||
| TSM315 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 Using Data for Learning | |||
| CMN103 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs | |||
| CMN104 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher | |||
| CMN116 Teaching Junior Secondary English | |||
| CMN120 Teaching Senior Secondary English | |||
| CMN130 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1 | |||
| CMN204 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1 | |||
| CMN213 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography | |||
| CMN228 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography | |||
| COR109 Teaching Junior Secondary History | |||
| CRM101 Teaching Senior Secondary History | |||
| CRM201 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics | |||
| CRM202 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics | |||
| CRM203 Teaching Junior Secondary HPE | |||
| DES101 Teaching Senior Secondary Health and Physical Education | |||
| DES102 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | |||
| DES105 Introduction to Criminology | |||
| DRA100 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice | |||
| EGL120 Group Processes and Practice | |||
| EGL201 Therapeutic Communication Skills | |||
| EGL206 Introduction to Psychology A | |||
| IND110 Introduction to Psychology B | |||
| IND212 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | |||
| ITL110 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications | |||
| JPN110 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches | |||
| JST101 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss | |||
| LGL301 Positive Psychology for Counselling | |||
| SGD100 Counselling Development and Supervision 1 |
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| COU180 Counselling Development and Supervision 2 | |||
| ENP101 Counselling Placement 1 | |||
| ENP255 Counselling Placement 2 | |||
| GEO100 Developmental and Family Counselling | |||
| GEO340 Introduction to Human Development | |||
| GEO350 Social Research | |||
| HIS100 Understanding Cultural Diversity | |||
| HIS225 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions | |||
| HIS231 Introduction to the Creative Industries | |||
| HIS290 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries | |||
| INT140 Communication and Thought | |||
| INT245 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship | |||
| INT250 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies | |||
| PSY100 Visual Journalism | |||
| PSY103 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling | |||
| SCS130 Screen Production and Editing | |||
| SCS140 Music Production for Multimedia | |||
| SCS172 Children, Media and Society | |||
| SCS201 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies | |||
| SCS203 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues | |||
| SCS210 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design | |||
| SCS230 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design | |||
| SCS251 Screen Media Project | |||
| SCS266 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns | |||
| SUS101 Creativity, Design and Communication Project | |||
| SUS201 Environmental and Resource Economics |
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANM102 International Community Development and Global Justice | ||||
| EDU101 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues | ||||
| EDU104 Foundations of Sustainability | ||||
| EDU113 Measuring Sustainability | ||||
| EDU206 Communicating Sustainability | ||||
| EDU209 Sustainability Problem Solving | ||||
| EDU316 Sustainability Project | ||||
| EDU332 Foundations of Sustainability | ||||
| EDU333 Measuring Sustainability | ||||
| EDU337 Communicating Sustainability | ||||
| EDU347 Sustainability Problem Solving | ||||
| EDU352 Therapeutic Communication Skills | ||||
| EDU354 Foundations of Human Behaviour | ||||
| EDU400 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services | ||||
| EDU412 Introduction to Criminology | ||||
| EDU413 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice | ||||
| EDU414 Group Processes and Practice | ||||
| ENG101 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology | ||||
| ENG302 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | ||||
| ENG340 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications | ||||
| ENG422 Social Work Practice in Various Organisational Settings | ||||
| ENS103 Working With Children, Youth and Families | ||||
| ENS120 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions | ||||
| ENS253 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories | ||||
| ENS281 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches | ||||
| ENS282 Social Justice, Welfare and the State | ||||
| ENS300 Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing | ||||
| ENS310 Human Services Placement 1 | ||||
| ENS351 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples | ||||
| ENS371 Disability: Culture, Community and Change | ||||
| GEO201 Social Research | ||||
| GEO301 Community Development and Social Action | ||||
| HLT121 Developmental and Family Counselling | ||||
| HLT131 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss | ||||
| LFS100 Cell Biology |
| 12 | Anti: LFS101 or LFS103 | |
| LFS103 Introductory Bioscience |
| 12 | Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery due to external accreditation. Anti: LFS100 | |
| MLS101 Foundations in Medical Science |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC211, SC355, SC357, SC385, SC201, SC301 or UB001 | |
| MTH102 | ||||
| NUR111 Practice Foundations |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017 or SC391 Anti: HLT131 | |
| NUR121 Health Care and the Professions |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017, SC391 or SC393 | |
| NUR272 End of Life Care |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC391 or SC392 | |
| NUT101 Introduction to Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC019, SC354 or AB101 | |
| OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AB101, SC110, ED112, ED312, ED315, SC347, UU301, UU302 or XU301 or by permission of the course coordinator | |
| PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning |
| 12 | Anti: PUB705 | |
| PUB271 Health Promotion Principles |
| 12 | ||
| SCI105 Introductory Chemistry |
| 12 | Anti: SCI505 | |
| SCI107 Physics |
| 12 | Anti: SCI108 or SCI507 | |
| SCI110 Science Research Methods |
| 12 | Anti: SCI201 or CPH261 | |
| SET111 | ||||
| SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science |
| 12 | ||
| SPX120 | ||||
| SPX361 |
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 | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC211 Business Finance |
| 12 | Pre: BUS102 | |
| ACC221 Company Accounting |
| 12 | Pre: ACC210 | |
| ACC310 Management Accounting |
| 12 | Pre: ACC106 | |
| ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice |
| 12 | Pre: BUS203 or LAW101 or LAW102 | |
| BUS201 Applied Microeconomics |
| 12 | Pre: BUS102 | |
| BUS211 Strategic Management |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| BUS301 | ||||
| ENT311 | ||||
| FIN310 Investment Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: ACC211 | |
| ICT211 Database Design |
| 12 | ||
| ICT220 Wireless Communications |
| 12 | Pre: ICT120 | |
| ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming |
| 12 | Pre: ICT112 | |
| IBS310 | ||||
| ICT310 | ||||
| ICT352 Project Management |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 or SGD200 or CSC100 Anti: MGT210 | |
| MGT232 | ||||
| MGT310 Managing the Small Business |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MGT325 Managing Quality |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MKG211 Services Marketing |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG212 | ||||
| MKG322 Building and Managing Brands |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| PED210 | ||||
| PED310 | ||||
| PED311 |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN200 Writing for Screens |
| 12 | ||
| CMN202 Screen Media Production |
| 12 | ||
| CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising |
| 12 | ||
| CMN237 | ||||
| CMN238 | ||||
| CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults |
| 12 | ||
| CMN248 | ||||
| CMN249 | ||||
| CMN253 | ||||
| CMN266 Writing Poetry |
| 12 | ||
| CMN275 | ||||
| CMN277 Video production and television journalism |
| 12 | ||
| DES204 Photographic Narratives |
| 12 | ||
| DES205 The Photography Professional |
| 12 | ||
| DES211 Visual Identity |
| 12 | ||
| DES213 | ||||
| DES214 | ||||
| DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media |
| 12 | ||
| DES223 | ||||
| DES224 | ||||
| DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production |
| 12 | ||
| DES233 | ||||
| DES234 | ||||
| DRA200 | ||||
| DRA201 | ||||
| IND210 | ||||
| ITL210 | ||||
| ITL310 | ||||
| JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media |
| 12 | Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301 | |
| JST203 | ||||
| LGL202 | ||||
| SGD213 Professional Games Programming |
| 12 | Pre: SGD102 or ICT112 or SGD203 |
School of Social Sciences
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications |
| 12 | Pre: COU180 or SCS180 | |
| COU300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss |
| 12 | Pre: (COU180 or SCS180) and (COU265 or SCS265 or SWK202) and enrolled in Program SA306, AR375, AR372, AR362, AR303 or AR302 Anti: SCS266 | |
| COU301 Positive Psychology for Counselling |
| 12 | Pre: COU180 or SCS180 and enrolled in Program AR302, AR303, AR375 or SA306 | |
| ENP311 | ||||
| ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning |
| 12 | ||
| GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies | Not currently offered | 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308 Co: PSY100 or PSY101 | |
| PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY202 Physiological Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY203 Introduction to Human Development |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in AB314, AB315, AB302, AR364, AR374, AR375, AR405, SA306, SA307, SB304, SC308 or Psychology major) or (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in SC440) or (PSY100 and OCC100 and enrolled in program SC440). | |
| PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY303 Personality and Assessment |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing |
| 12 | Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303) | |
| SCS277 | ||||
| SCS278 | ||||
| SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: (SCS235 and (SWK300 or SWK301)) OR (SWK300 or SWK301 and enrolled in AR363) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101. |
| LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101. Co: LAW101 |
| LAW201 Torts A |
| 12 | Pre: LAW102 Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391 |
| LAW203 Contracts A |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program except AR391) or (AB101, UU301, UU302, XU301) or Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391 |
| LAW205 Property A |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100, LAW105 and LAW108) or (LAW102) |
| LAW301 Constitutional Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, XU301, UU302 or UU301 |
| LAW302 Equity & Trusts |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202) |
| LAW401 Administrative Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW301 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 |
| LAW403 Evidence |
| 12 | Pre: LAW104 and LAW304 and enrolled in a Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 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 week, i.e. on weekends or during semester break.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIM202 Medical Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: LFS100 or LFS103 or SCI100 | |
| BIM331 Immunology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS202 or LFS203 or (LFS112 and enrolled in Program SC301, SB301, SA301, SA308, SE303 or UB001) OR Co: LFS203 and enrolled in Program SC357 or SC355 (Associate Degree in Medical Laboratory Science pathway only) | |
| BIM341 Biochemical Pharmacology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT251 or LFS251 Anti: MBT351 | |
| CHM310 Physical Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 | |
| EDU201 | ||||
| EDU202 Individual Learner Needs |
| 12 | Pre: EDU100 or EDU101 and enrolled in Program AE301, ED306, BE301, SE301 or ED304 | |
| EDU301 | ||||
| EDU307 | ||||
| EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306 | |
| EDU330 | ||||
| EDU366 | ||||
| EDU368 Teaching Junior Secondary HPE |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED315 | |
| ENG102 Engineering Statics |
| 12 | Pre: (SCI107 and (MTH103 or MTH102) and enrolled in Program SC404, SC405, SC410, SC411 SC425) or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 Anti: CIV1501(USQ equivalent course) | |
| ENG203 | ||||
| ENG211 | ||||
| ENG221 | ||||
| ENG225 | ||||
| ENG228 | ||||
| ENG335 | ||||
| ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering |
| 12 | Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330) | |
| ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems |
| 12 | Pre: ENG202 | |
| ENG431 | ||||
| ENG441 | ||||
| ENG451 | ||||
| ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 | |
| ENS214 | ||||
| ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 Anti: ENS201 | |
| ENS315 | ||||
| ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
| 12 | Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303 | |
| HLT122 Developing Midwifery |
| 12 | Pre: (HLT100 or LFS112) and HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC393 Co: HLT121 or (HLT121 and HLT132 and RN pathway credit) | |
| HLT221 Human Pathophysiology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 or HLT100 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC304, SC306, SC367, SC391, SC392, SC394, SC395, SC346 or UB001 Anti: LFS303 or NUR221 or PAR221 | |
| HLT321 Developing Professional Practice in Prosthetics & Orthotics |
| 12 | Pre: OCC232 and HLT320 and enrolled in Program SC307 or (SC367 and a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major) | |
| HLT322 Advanced clinical skills in prosthetics |
| 12 | Pre: (HLT321 and enrolled in SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended major) or (HLT321 and enrolled in SC307) | |
| LFS201 | ||||
| LFS251 Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103) Anti: MBT251 | |
| LFS261 Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103 Anti: MEP263 or MBT263 | |
| LFS303 Pathophysiology |
| 12 | Pre: (LFS201 and LFS202) or LFS203 or Co: LFS201 or LFS203 and enrolled in Program SC357 Anti: LFS302 or NUR221 or PAR221 or HLT221 | |
| MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 | |
| MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 Anti: MBT363 or MBT364 | |
| MLS210 Advanced Haematology |
| 12 | Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357 | |
| MTH202 | ||||
| MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: ENS381 | |
| NUR231 Drug Therapy |
| 12 | Pre: (NUR111 and NUR116 and (LFS103 or HLT100) and enrolled in SC391) or (NUR141 and HLT100 and enrolled in SC392) or (LFS103 and HLT100 and HLT132 and enrolled in SC393) Anti: PAR231 | |
| NUR241 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration |
| 12 | Pre: (NUR111 and NUR116 and (LFS103 or HLT100) and enrolled in SC391) or (NUR141 and HLT100 and enrolled in SC392) | |
| NUT201 Food Studies |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 Anti: FSN201 | |
| NUT212 Principles of Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103 Anti: FSN212 | |
| NUT315 | ||||
| NUT352 | ||||
| OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100 ) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440 | |
| OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments |
| 12 | Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112 Co: OES100 | |
| PHY311 | ||||
| PUB310 | ||||
| PUB352 | ||||
| PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 | |
| SPX201 Functional Anatomy |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX231 Motor Control and Learning |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103 | |
| SPX322 Biomechanics II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX202 | |
| SPX331 Exercise Physiology II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX211 | |
| SPX341 | ||||
| SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science |
| 12 | Pre: SPX102 and SPX203 |