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 Environmental Economics | |||
| BUS102 Strategic Infrastructure Planning | |||
| BUS104 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III | |||
| BUS105 Participation and Conflict Resolution | |||
| BUS203 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice | |||
| ENT211 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV | |||
| FIN210 Planning Practicum | |||
| FIN220 Planning Project A | |||
| HRM210 Planning Project B | |||
| HRM211 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics | |||
| HRM311 Planning and Environmental Law | |||
| HRM312 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II | |||
| IBS210 Strategic Infrastructure Planning | |||
| MGT130 Neighbourhood Planning and Design Studio | |||
| MGT210 Participation and Conflict Resolution | |||
| MKG210 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice | |||
| PED110 Community Planning Studio | |||
| PED312 Planning Practicum | |||
| TSM102 Social Research | |||
| TSM211 Human Development and Learning | |||
| TSM313 Teaching with Technology | |||
| TSM315 Professional Experience: The role of the teacher |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 Communication and Thought | |||
| CMN103 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft | |||
| CMN104 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy | |||
| CMN116 Teaching Science in the Early Years | |||
| CMN120 Teaching Arts in the Early Years | |||
| CMN130 Professional Experience: Connecting with Learning and Teaching | |||
| CMN204 Individual Learner Needs | |||
| CMN213 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years | |||
| CMN228 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy | |||
| COR109 | |||
| CRM101 Drug Therapy | |||
| CRM201 Assessing Learning | |||
| CRM202 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration | |||
| CRM203 Nursing Practice 2 | |||
| DES101 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family | |||
| DES102 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family | |||
| DES105 Preparation for Practice 3 | |||
| DRA100 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care | |||
| EGL120 Health, Law and Ethics | |||
| EGL201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety | |||
| EGL206 Nursing Practice 3 | |||
| IND110 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care | |||
| IND212 Preparation for Practice 4* | |||
| ITL110 Leadership in Clinical Practice | |||
| JPN110 Nursing Practice 4* | |||
| JST101 Nursing Internship | |||
| LGL301 Accounting Principles | |||
| SGD100 Introduction to Economics |
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| COU180 Introduction to Management | |||
| ENP101 Introduction to Marketing | |||
| ENP255 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| GEO100 New Venture Development | |||
| GEO340 Introduction to Financial Planning | |||
| GEO350 Retirement and Superannuation | |||
| HIS100 Managing Human Resources | |||
| HIS225 Staffing and Remuneration | |||
| HIS231 Leadership and Team Dynamics | |||
| HIS290 Training and Development | |||
| INT140 Principles of International Business | |||
| INT245 Supply Chain Management | |||
| INT250 Project Management | |||
| PSY100 Consumer Behaviour | |||
| PSY103 Building Studies 1 | |||
| SCS130 Property and Asset Management | |||
| SCS140 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events | |||
| SCS172 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests | |||
| SCS201 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events | |||
| SCS203 Business Events | |||
| SCS210 Creativity and Communication | |||
| SCS230 Introduction to the Creative Industries | |||
| SCS251 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries | |||
| SCS266 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft | |||
| SUS101 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives | |||
| SUS201 Introduction to Journalism |
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANM102 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation | |||
| EDU101 Editing for the Communications Professional | |||
| EDU104 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics | |||
| EDU113 Communication and Thought | |||
| EDU206 Introduction to Criminology | |||
| EDU209 Criminal Profiling | |||
| EDU316 Diversity, Crime and Justice | |||
| EDU332 Homicide | |||
| EDU333 The Language of Design | |||
| EDU337 Visual Storytelling | |||
| EDU347 Introduction to Design and Concept | |||
| EDU352 Acting 1: The actor's craft | |||
| EDU354 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies | |||
| EDU400 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction | |||
| EDU412 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing | |||
| EDU413 Indonesian A | |||
| EDU414 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics | |||
| ENG101 Italian A | |||
| ENG302 Japanese A | |||
| ENG340 Justice and the Australian Legal System | |||
| ENG422 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues | |||
| ENS103 Playcentric Game Design | |||
| ENS120 Introductory Counselling Skills | |||
| ENS253 Urban Planning & Design Principles and Practice | |||
| ENS281 Urbanism and Urban Design | |||
| ENS282 Changing Planet Earth | |||
| ENS300 Historical Geographies | |||
| ENS310 Animals and Society | |||
| ENS351 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond | |||
| ENS371 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation | |||
| GEO201 Migrants' Lives in the World | |||
| GEO301 Upfront: History of Film in Australia | |||
| HLT121 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics | |||
| HLT131 Politics of the USA | |||
| LFS100 Forces of Change in International Politics | |||
| LFS103 Introduction to Psychology A | |||
| MLS101 Applied Psychology in Health Care | |||
| MTH102 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | |||
| NUR111 Introduction to Development Studies | |||
| NUR121 Social Work and Human Services Practice | |||
| NUR272 International Community Development and Global Justice | |||
| NUT101 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | |||
| OES100 Indigenous Australia and the State | |||
| PUB252 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory | |||
| PUB271 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People | |||
| SCI105 Critical Practice with Mental Health, Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis | |||
| SCI107 Foundations of Sustainability | |||
| SCI110 Measuring Sustainability | |||
| SET111 Endangered Animals and their Conservation | |||
| SPX101 Human Development and Learning | |||
| SPX120 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy | |||
| SPX361 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC211 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy | |||
| ACC221 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years | |||
| ACC310 Teaching HASS in Primary School | |||
| ACC311 Investigating the World Around Us | |||
| BUS201 Teaching HPE in the Early Years | |||
| BUS211 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts | |||
| BUS301 Teaching Junior Secondary English | |||
| ENT311 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1 | |||
| FIN310 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2 | |||
| ICT211 Teaching Primary School Mathematics | |||
| ICT220 Diversity and Inclusion | |||
| ICT221 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages | |||
| IBS310 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools | |||
| ICT310 Foundations of Engineering | |||
| ICT352 Engineering Project Management | |||
| MGT232 Construction Technology | |||
| MGT310 Design of Roads and Drainage | |||
| MGT325 Earth's Surface Processes | |||
| MKG211 Introduction to Environmental Management | |||
| MKG212 Geographic Information Science and Technology | |||
| MKG322 Sustainable Energy Systems | |||
| PED210 Coastal and Marine Ecology | |||
| PED310 Environmental and Resource Economics | |||
| PED311 Climate Change Adaptation |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN200 Integrated Environmental Management | ||||
| CMN202 Sustainable Aquaculture | ||||
| CMN226 Hydrology and Geomorphology | ||||
| CMN237 Mapping with Drones | ||||
| CMN238 Midwifery Foundations | ||||
| CMN246 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing | ||||
| CMN248 Cell Biology | ||||
| CMN249 Introductory Bioscience | ||||
| CMN253 Foundations in Medical Science | ||||
| 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 Italian E |
| 12 | Pre: INT232 or ITL211 | |
| 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 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics |
| 12 | Pre: (ENG102 or CIV1501(USQ equivalent course)) and enrolled in Program SC383, SC384, SC410, SC411, SC425, SC430, AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 Anti: ENV2103(USQ equivalent course) | |
| ENG221 | ||||
| ENG225 | ||||
| ENG228 Mechanical Design 2 |
| 12 | Pre: (ENG221 or MEC221 or MEC2402) and (ENG227 or MEC227 or MEC2304) and enrolled in Program SC410, SC411, AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 Anti: MEC2301 | |
| 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: LFS203 or (LFS201 and LFS202) 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 Complementary Approaches to Food and Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: NUT201 and NUT205 and enrolled in Program AB101, SC354, UU301, UU302 or XU301 | |
| 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 |