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Semester 1, 2016 (February-June)

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
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
BUS102 Environmental Chemistry
BUS104 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
BUS105 Engineering Project 2
BUS203 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
ENT211 Design of Roads and Drainage
FIN210 Integrated Environmental Management
FIN220 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
HRM210 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
HRM211 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
HRM311 The English Language
HRM312 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of Theory and Fiction
IBS210 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
MGT130 Editing for the Communication Professional
MGT210 Digital Fabrication
MKG210 Embedded Programming
PED110 Software Defined Networking
PED312 Wearables and Internet of Things
TSM102 Community and Primary Healthcare
TSM211 Leadership in Clinical Practice
TSM313 Independent Study
TSM315 Advanced Health Assessment
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Issues in Health Sector Management
CMN103 Leading and Managing Organisations
CMN104 Communication and Thought
CMN116 Business Analytics
CMN120 Introduction to Economics
CMN130 Introduction to Management
CMN204 Introduction to Marketing
CMN213 Accounting for Business
CMN228 Introduction to Informatics
COR109 Business Law and Ethics
CRM101 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
CRM201 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CRM202 Communication and Thought
CRM203 Grammars of Design
DES101 Visual Storytelling
DES102 Art, Design and Visual Culture
DES105 Introduction to Design and Concept
DRA100 Design in Application
EGL120 Drawing Practice
EGL201 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
EGL206 Design Futures
IND110 Visual Identity
IND212 Visual Communication & Meaning
ITL110 Branding and Package Design
JPN110 Art of Illustration and Design
JST101 Design Portfolio
LGL301 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
SGD100 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Environment and Health
ENP101 Environmental Health Risk Management
ENP255 Planning and Environmental Law
GEO100 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
GEO340 Medical Microbiology
GEO350 Food Safety: Laws, Regulations and Quality Assurance
HIS100 Changing Planet Earth
HIS225 Integrated Environmental Management
HIS231 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
HIS290 Regions, Change and Sustainability
INT140 Participation and Conflict Resolution
INT245 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
INT250 Advanced Psychological Assessment and Reporting
PSY100 Clinical Psychological Practice 1
PSY103 Practicum Placement 1
SCS130 Clinical Psychological Practice 2
SCS140 Advanced and Transcultural Counselling
SCS172 Advanced Research Design and Methods
SCS201 Practicum Placement 2
SCS203 Research Project 1
SCS210 Ethical Professional Practice of Psychology
SCS230 Clinical Psychological Practice 3
SCS251 Practicum Placement 3
SCS266 Research Project 2
SUS101 Clinical Health Psychology and Psychopharmacology
SUS201 Research Project 3
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM102 Research Project 4
EDU101 Practicum Placement 4
EDU104 Animal Ecology Field Course
EDU113 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
EDU206 Communication and Thought
EDU209 Cell Biology
EDU316 How Animals Work: Form and Function
EDU332 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
EDU333 Biodiversity and Ecology
EDU337 Science Research Methods
EDU347 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
EDU352 Coastal and Marine Ecology
EDU354 Animal Ecophysiology
EDU400 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
EDU412 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
EDU413 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
EDU414 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ENG101 Coastal Conservation Planning
ENG302 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
ENG340 Special Field Studies Topic
ENG422 Special Research Project
ENS103 Workplace Learning I
ENS120 Animal Behaviour
ENS253 Global-Change Ecology
ENS281 Plant Growth and Reproduction
ENS282 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
ENS300 Aquaculture
ENS310 Microbiology
ENS351 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
ENS371 Genetics
GEO201 Biosecurity
GEO301 Advanced Genetics
HLT121 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
HLT131 Workplace Learning I
LFS100 Special Research Project
LFS103 Coastal and Marine Ecology
MLS101 Climate Change Adaptation
MTH102 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation
NUR111 Coastal Conservation Planning
NUR121 Coastal Geomorphology
NUR272 Communication and Thought
NUT101 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
OES100 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
PUB252 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
PUB271 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
SCI105 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
SCI107 Teaching Junior Secondary English
SCI110 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
SET111 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
SPX101 Teaching Junior Secondary History
SPX120 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
SPX361 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts

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
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC211 Teaching Senior Secondary English
ACC221 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
ACC310 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
ACC311 Teaching Senior Secondary History
BUS201 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
BUS211 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
BUS301 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
ENT311 The Psychology of Learning
FIN310 Using Data for Learning
ICT211 Assessing Learning
ICT220 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
ICT221 Diversity and Inclusion
IBS310 Teacher as Researcher
ICT310 Communication and Thought
ICT352 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
MGT232 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
MGT310 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
MGT325 Teaching Senior Secondary History
MKG211 Cell Biology
MKG212 Human Physiology
MKG322 Biodiversity and Ecology
PED210 Engaging Diverse Learners
PED310 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
PED311 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 History Teaching: Curriculum A
CMN202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
CMN226 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
CMN237 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
CMN238 The Psychology of Learning
CMN246 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
CMN248 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
CMN249 Using Data for Learning
CMN253 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
CMN266 Exercise Physiology I
CMN275 Nutrition for Health and Exercise
CMN277 Advanced Sports Nutrition
DES204 Exercise Physiology II
DES205 Education Research an Introduction
DES211 Research Methods in Education
DES213 Professional Learning
DES214 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
DES221 Pedagogies for Engagement
DES223 Contemporary Issues in Education
DES224 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
DES231 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
DES233 Designing an Education Research Proposal
DES234 Education Research Project
DRA200 Professional Learning
DRA201 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
IND210 Leadership for Learning Communities
ITL210 Assessment: Principles and Practices
ITL310 Interlanguage Phonology
JPN310 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
JST203 Education Research Project
LGL202 Education Research Project
SGD213 Education Research Project
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
COU300 Accounting Principles
COU301 Marketing Essentials
ENP311 Discovering Management
ENP336 Igniting Entrepreneurial Talent
GEO390 Marketing Communication
PSY102 Human Development and Learning
PSY200 Professional Experience: The role of the teacher
PSY202 English Language and Literacy
PSY203 Integrating ICT into Learning
PSY300 Foundations of Numeracy
PSY302 Accounting Principles
PSY303 Introduction to Economics
PSY306 Introduction to Management
SCS277 Introduction to Marketing
SCS278 Business Law and Ethics
SWK401 New Venture Development
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.


CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW101 Introduction to Financial Planning
LAW103 Retirement and Superannuation
LAW201 Managing Human Resources
LAW203 Staffing and Remuneration
LAW205 Leadership and Team Dynamics
LAW301 Training and Development
LAW302 Principles of International Business
LAW401 Supply Chain Management
LAW403 Project Management

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.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Consumer Behaviour
BIM331 Building Studies 1
BIM341 Property and Asset Management
CHM310 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
EDU201 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
EDU202 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
EDU301 Business Events
EDU307 Creativity and Communication
EDU316 Introduction to the Creative Industries
EDU330 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
EDU366 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
EDU368 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
ENG102 Introduction to Journalism
ENG203 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
ENG211 Editing for the Communications Professional
ENG221 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
ENG225 Communication and Thought
ENG228 Introduction to Criminology
ENG335 Criminal Profiling
ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330)
ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: ENG202
ENG431    
ENG441    
ENG451    
ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
ENS214    
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
Anti: ENS201
ENS315    
ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303
HLT122 Developing Midwifery
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (HLT100 or LFS112) and HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC393
Co: HLT121 or (HLT121 and HLT132 and RN pathway credit)
HLT221 Human Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: 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
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
12Pre: OCC232 and HLT320 and enrolled in Program SC307 or (SC367 and a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major)
HLT322 Advanced clinical skills in prosthetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: (HLT321 and enrolled in SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended major) or (HLT321 and enrolled in SC307)
LFS201    
LFS251 Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103)
Anti: MBT251
LFS261 Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103
Anti: MEP263 or MBT263
LFS303 Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
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
MTH202    
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUR231 Drug Therapy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
12Pre: (NUR111 and NUR116 and (LFS103 or HLT100) and enrolled in SC391) or (NUR141 and HLT100 and enrolled in SC392)
NUT201 Food Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105
Anti: FSN201
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
  • Online: Session 1, Semester 1
12Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103
Anti: FSN212
NUT315    
NUT352    
OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112
Co: OES100
PHY311    
PUB310    
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
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
SPX341    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203