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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
BUS102
BUS104
BUS105
BUS203
ENT211
FIN210
FIN220
HRM210
HRM211
HRM311
HRM312
IBS210
MGT130
MGT210
MKG210
PED110
PED312
TSM102
TSM211
TSM313
TSM315
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102
CMN103
CMN104
CMN116
CMN120
CMN130
CMN204
CMN213
CMN228 Media Law and Ethics
  • Semester 1
12 
COR109    
CRM101 Introduction to Criminology
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Anti: JST102
CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
  • Semester 1
12 
CRM202    
CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
  • Semester 1
12 
DES101 Elements of Design
  • Semester 1
12 
DES102    
DES105 Design Methods
  • Semester 2
12 
DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft
  • Semester 2
12 
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
  • Semester 1
12 
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
  • Semester 1
12 
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
  • Semester 1
12 
IND110 Indonesian A
  • Not Currently Offered
12Anti: INT110
IND212    
ITL110    
JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1
  • Semester 1
12 
JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Anti: LAW101 or LAW102 or LAW100 or LAW108
LGL301    
SGD100 Introduction to Game Design
  • Semester 1
12 


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
  • Semester 1
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Counselling or Counselling dual degree programs due to external accreditation.
Anti: SCS180
ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • Semester 1
12 
ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • Semester 1
12 
GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • Semester 1
12Anti: ENP100
GEO340    
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • Semester 1
12 
HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • Semester 1
12 
HIS225    
HIS231    
HIS290    
INT140    
INT245 Politics of the USA
  • Not Currently Offered
12 
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • Semester 1
12 
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • Semester 1
12Anti: SCS101
PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC395, SC306, AR374, AR403 or AR405
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
SCS140    
SCS172    
SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • Semester 1
12 
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009
SCS210    
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • Semester 1
12 
SCS251    
SCS266    
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
  • Semester 1
12 
SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • Semester 1
12 
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
ANM102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC012, SC107, ED112, SB303 or SC320
EDU101 Human Development and Learning
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED010, ED011, ED101, ED102, AE301, AE302, AE304, BE301, ED301, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE301, SE303, ED601 or UB009
EDU104    
EDU113    
EDU206 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303 or UB009
EDU209 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
  • Semester 2
12Pre: (EDU118 and EDU119 and enrolled in Program UB009) or enrolled in Program ED102 or ED303 or ED304 or ED306
Anti: EDU341
EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306
EDU332    
EDU333    
EDU337 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AE304 and a Screen Media or Drama or Theatre and Performance Major, or a Music Studies, Screen Media Studies or Theatre and Performance Studies Extended Minor
EDU347 Teaching Junior Secondary English
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and an English Major or English Studies Extended Minor) or (ED315 and an English Minor)
EDU352 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and a Biological, Chemical or Psychological Sciences Extended Minor) or (SE303 and a Biological, Chemical or Psychological Sciences Major or Extended Minor) or (ED315 and a Marine Science Major or Minor)
EDU354 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SE303 with a major and extended minor in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences or Psychological Sciences
Co: EDU352
EDU400 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306
EDU412 Diversity and Inclusion
  • Session 5, Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304, ED306, ED305, AE304, SE303 or ED315
EDU413 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304
EDU414    
ENG101 Professional Engineering
  • Semester 1
12 
ENG302 Engineering Project Management
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Students to have completed at least 96 credits
Anti: ENG305
ENG340    
ENG422    
ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
  • Semester 1
12 
ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
  • Semester 1
12 
ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
  • Semester 1
12 
ENS281    
ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110 or SCI102 or ANM104
ENS300 Environmental Economics
  • Semester 1
12Anti: ENS700
ENS310    
ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
  • Semester 1
12Anti: ESS351
ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
  • Semester 1
12Anti: ESS371
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • Semester 1
12 
GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • Semester 1
12Pre: GEO100 or ENS253
HLT121 Midwifery Foundations
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393
HLT131 Practice Principles for Midwifery
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393
LFS100 Cell Biology
  • Semester 1
12Anti: LFS101 or LFS103
LFS103 Introductory Bioscience
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: 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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC211, SC355, SC357, SC385, SC201, SC301 or UB001
MTH102    
NUR111 Practice Foundations
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017 or SC391
Anti: HLT131
NUR121 Health Care and the Professions
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017, SC391 or SC393
NUR272 End of Life Care
  • Online: Session 4
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC391 or SC392
NUT101 Introduction to Nutrition
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC019, SC354 or AB101
OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
  • Semester 1
12Pre: 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
  • Semester 1
12Anti: PUB705
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
  • Semester 1
12 
SCI105 Introductory Chemistry
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Anti: SCI505
SCI107 Physics
  • Semester 1
12Anti: SCI108 or SCI507
SCI110 Science Research Methods
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Anti: SCI201 or CPH261
SET111    
SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
  • Semester 1
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
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
ACC211 Business Finance
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS102
ACC221 Company Accounting
  • Semester 1
12Pre: ACC210
ACC310 Management Accounting
  • Semester 1
12Pre: ACC106
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS203 or LAW101 or LAW102
BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS102
BUS211 Strategic Management
  • Semester 2
12Pre: BUS104
BUS301    
ENT311    
FIN310 Investment Analysis
  • Semester 1
12Pre: ACC211
ICT211 Database Design
  • Semester 1
12 
ICT220 Wireless Communications
  • Semester 1
12Pre: ICT120
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
  • Semester 1
12Pre: ICT112
IBS310    
ICT310    
ICT352 Project Management
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS104 or SGD200 or CSC100
Anti: MGT210
MGT232    
MGT310 Managing the Small Business
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS104
MGT325 Managing Quality
  • Semester 2
12Pre: BUS104
MKG211 Services Marketing
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS105
MKG212    
MKG322 Building and Managing Brands
  • Semester 1
12Pre: BUS105
PED210    
PED310    
PED311    
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN200 Writing for Screens
  • Semester 1
12 
CMN202 Screen Media Production
  • Semester 1
12 
CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising
  • Semester 1
12 
CMN237    
CMN238    
CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults
  • Semester 1
12 
CMN248    
CMN249    
CMN253    
CMN266 Writing Poetry
  • Semester 1
12 
CMN275    
CMN277 Video production and television journalism
  • Semester 2
12 
DES204 Photographic Narratives
  • Semester 1
12 
DES205 The Photography Professional
  • Semester 2
12 
DES211 Visual Identity
  • Semester 1
12 
DES213    
DES214    
DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media
  • Semester 1
12 
DES223    
DES224    
DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production
  • Semester 1
12 
DES233    
DES234    
DRA200    
DRA201    
IND210    
ITL210    
ITL310    
JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
  • Semester 1
12Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301
JST203    
LGL202    
SGD213 Professional Games Programming
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SGD102 or ICT112 or SGD203
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
  • Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180
COU300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180 and enrolled in Program AR302, AR303, AR375 or SA306
ENP311    
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • Semester 2
12 
GEO390 Advanced Geographical StudiesNot currently offered12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308
Co: PSY100 or PSY101
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • Semester 1
12Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303)
SCS277    
SCS278    
SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: (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.


CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101.
LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101.
Co: LAW101
LAW201 Torts A
  • Semester 1
12Pre: LAW102
Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391
LAW203 Contracts A
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program except AR391) or (AB101, UU301, UU302, XU301) or
Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391
LAW205 Property A
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (LAW100, LAW105 and LAW108) or (LAW102)
LAW301 Constitutional Law
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, XU301, UU302 or UU301
LAW302 Equity & Trusts
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202)
LAW401 Administrative Law
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: LAW301 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301
LAW403 Evidence
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: 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.

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
BIM202 Medical Genetics
  • Semester 2
12Pre: LFS100 or LFS103 or SCI100
BIM331 Immunology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: 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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: MBT251 or LFS251
Anti: MBT351
CHM310 Physical Chemistry
  • Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210
EDU201    
EDU202 Individual Learner Needs
  • Semester 2
12Pre: EDU100 or EDU101 and enrolled in Program AE301, ED306, BE301, SE301 or ED304
EDU301    
EDU307    
EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306
EDU330    
EDU366    
EDU368 Teaching Junior Secondary HPE
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED315
ENG102 Engineering Statics
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (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
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330)
ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: ENG202
ENG431    
ENG441    
ENG451    
ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
ENS214    
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
Anti: ENS201
ENS315    
ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303
HLT122 Developing Midwifery
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (HLT321 and enrolled in SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended major) or (HLT321 and enrolled in SC307)
LFS201    
LFS251 Biochemistry
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103)
Anti: MBT251
LFS261 Microbiology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103
Anti: MEP263 or MBT263
LFS303 Pathophysiology
  • 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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
Anti: MBT363 or MBT364
MLS210 Advanced Haematology
  • Not Currently Offered
12Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357
MTH202    
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUR231 Drug Therapy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
  • Session 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
  • Semester 1
12Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112
Co: OES100
PHY311    
PUB310    
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
SPX322 Biomechanics II
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SPX202
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
  • Semester 1
12Pre: SPX211
SPX341    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203