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Undergraduate elective courses

Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.

School of Creative Industries

School of Education

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Outdoor Education Studies

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Mathematics
Outdoor Education Studies

School of Health and Sport Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

General Science
Health
Life Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health
Sport and Exercise Science
Medical Laboratory Science

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Health
  • HLT100 Anatomy and Physiology
Nursing
  • NUR104 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
  • NUR111 Practice Foundations
  • NUR121 Health Care and the Professions
  • NUR131 Research Foundations for Health Practice
Midwifery
Paramedicine
  • PAR101 Paramedic Professional Studies

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Health
  • HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
Nursing
  • NUR212 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
  • NUR222 Health, Law and Ethics
  • NUR332 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
Paramedicine
  • PAR212 Paramedic Primary Healthcare - Trauma
  • PAR222 Legal and Ethical Practice in EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
  • PAR301 Paramedic Primary Healthcare: Maternal and Neonatal Health
Midwifery
  • HLT201 Therapeutics in Midwifery
  • HLT203 Collaborative Midwifery Practice
  • HLT310 Leadership and Governance in Maternity Care

School of Science and Engineering

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM103 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
  • ANM104 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
Engineering
  • ENG101 Professional Engineering
  • ENG102 Engineering Statics
  • ENG104 Foundations of Engineering Design
Environmental Science
  • ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
  • ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
General Science
Mathematics
  • MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
  • MTH104 Introductory Calculus

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM201 Animal Ecophysiology
  • ANM203 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
  • ANM301 Animal Behaviour
  • ANM302 Global-Change Ecology
Chemistry
  • CHM202 Organic Chemistry
  • CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHM300 Advanced Biological Chemistry
  • CHM310 Physical Chemistry
  • CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
Engineering
  • CIV201 Geotechnical Engineering
  • ENG211
  • ENG212
  • MEC200 Thermodynamics
  • MEC205 Dynamics 1
  • MEC221 Mechanics of Materials
  • MEC225 Engineering Materials
  • MEC226 Manufacturing Technology
  • MEC227 Mechanical Design 1
  • CIV301 Road and Traffic Engineering
  • ENG302 Engineering Project Management
  • ENG304 Engineering Research Methodology
  • ENG312
  • ENG330
  • CIV340 Construction Technology
  • MEC300 Mechanical Design 2
  • MEC301 Materials Technology
  • MEC302 Thermofluids 2
  • MEC303 Computational Mechanics
  • MEC335 Production Engineering
  • MEC336 Engineering System Design
  • ENG402 Engineering Project 2
  • ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
  • ENG412
  • ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
  • MEC400 Thermofluids 3
  • MEC405 Advanced Dynamics and Control
Environmental Science
  • ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
  • ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
  • ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • ENS224 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
  • ENS242 Weather and Climate
  • ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
  • ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
  • ENS281
  • ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
  • ENS300 Environmental Economics
  • ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
  • ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • ENS317 Coastal Conservation Planning
  • ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
  • ENS321 Restoration Ecology
  • ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
  • ENS324 Advanced Genetics
  • ENS325 Population Ecology and Genetics
  • ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
  • ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
  • ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
  • ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
  • ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
General Science
  • SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • SCI212 Genetics
  • SCI302 Analytical Sciences
Geography
  • GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology

Life Sciences
Biotechnology
  • MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product
  • MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
  • MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
  • MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
  • MBT355 Bioinformatics
  • MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Mathematics
  • MTH201 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
  • MTH203 Numerical Analysis
  • MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
Workplace Learning
  • WPL310 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL311 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL320 Workplace Learning II †

School of Social Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Counselling
  • COU101 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
  • COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
Environment and Planning Studies
  • ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
Geography
  • GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
History
  • HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
Politics and International Studies
  • INT101 Introduction to International Relations and Politics
  • INT102 Global Environmental Politics
Psychology
  • PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
  • PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS101 Foundations of Human Behaviour
  • SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • SCS140
Sustainability
  • SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
Social Work
  • SWK172 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Counselling
  • COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
Environment and Planning Studies
  • ENP200 Industry Project 1: Urban Design and Town Planning Studies
  • ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
  • ENP236
  • ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
  • ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • ENP311
  • ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
  • ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
  • ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
Geography
  • GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • GEO340
  • GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
History
  • HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
  • HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
  • HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
  • HIS240 History of Nationalism and National Identity: 18th Century and Beyond
  • HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
  • HIS320 Research Project in History
Politics and International Studies
  • INT245 Politics of the USA
  • INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia ^
  • INT335 International Relations Theory and Practice
  • INT370 Politics and the Media
Psychology
  • PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
  • PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • PSY204 Social Psychology
  • PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
  • PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
  • PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
  • PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • PSY304 Human Associative Learning
  • PSY305 Psychological Disorders
  • PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • SCS225 Social Research
  • SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • SCS251
  • SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
Sustainability
  • SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
  • SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
  • SUS310
Social Work
  • SWK266
  • SWK277 Working With Children, Youth and Families
  • SWK278 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
  • SWK285
  • SWK286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
  • SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • SWK303
  • SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis

USC Business School

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC106 Accounting Principles
General Business
  • BUS101 Exploring Business Research
  • BUS102 Economics for Business
  • BUS104 Discovering Management
  • BUS105 Marketing Essentials
  • BUS106
  • BUS108 Information Systems in Organisations
Information Systems
  • ICT110 Introduction to Data Science
  • ICT112 Programming Fundamentals
  • ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
  • ICT120 Computer Networks
Management
  • MGT130 Managing Supply Chains
Tourism
  • TSM102 The World of Tourism, Leisure and Events

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC210 Financial Accounting
  • ACC211 Business Finance
  • ACC221 Company Accounting
  • ACC310 Management Accounting
  • ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
  • ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
  • ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
Business
  • BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
  • BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics
  • BUS203 Business Law
  • BUS211 Strategic Management
  • BUS303 Money and Banking
  • BUS304
  • BUS306 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
  • BUS320 Business, Governance and Society
  • BUS331
Entrepreneurship
  • ENT211 Igniting Entrepreneurial Talent
  • ENT221 Venture Growth and Innovation
  • ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise
  • ENT311
  • ENT321
  • ENT322
Finance
  • FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
  • FIN220
  • FIN221
  • FIN310 Investment Analysis
  • FIN320
  • FIN321
Human Resource Management
  • HRM210 Managing Human Resources
  • HRM211 Leadership for Organisations
  • HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
  • HRM311 Enabling Team Synergy and Performance
  • HRM312 Learning and Development
  • HRM321 Organisational Change and Agility
International Business
  • IBS210
  • IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
  • IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
  • IBS310
  • IBS320
  • IBS321 International Business Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Perspectives
Information Systems
  • ICT211 Database Design
  • ICT220 Wireless Communications
  • ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
  • ICT301
  • ICT310
  • ICT311
  • ICT320 Database Programming
  • ICT321
  • ICT341
  • ICT342 ICT Industry Project
  • ICT351 ICT Professional Practice
  • ICT352 Project Management
Management
  • MGT233 Managing Retail Operations
  • MGT310 Managing the Small Business
  • MGT325 Managing Quality
  • MGT326
Marketing
  • MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
  • MKG211 Services Marketing
  • MKG220 Marketing Communication
  • MKG221 Sports Marketing
  • MKG222
  • MKG322 Building and Managing Brands
  • MKG324
Property Economics and Development
  • PED310
  • PED311
  • PED312
  • PED320
  • PED321
  • PED322
Tourism
  • TSM200 Creating and Managing Event Experiences
  • TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
  • TSM300 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
  • TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM
  • TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events

School of Law and Criminology

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Criminology
Justice Studies

JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC220 Law of Business Associations
Criminology
  • CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
  • CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
  • CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention
  • CRM205 Criminal Law
  • CRM206 Professional Development
  • CRM302 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
  • CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
  • CRM305 Professional Placement
  • CRM307 Crime Research Methods
  • CRM308 Diversity, Crime and Justice
  • CRM309 Working with Victims and Offenders
  • CRM310 Introduction to Cyber Crime
General Business
Justice Studies
  • JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
Law
  • LAW307 Commercial Law
  • LAW311 Law Professional Practice
  • LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law
  • LAW405 Legal Dispute Resolution
  • LAW412 International Human Rights Law
  • LAW414 Legal Internship
  • LAW415 Sports Law
  • LAW417 Employment Law
  • LAW418 Health Law
  • LAW421
  • LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
  • LAW441 Law Honours Thesis