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Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering Undergraduate elective courses

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  • Please note the elective course  lists may change without notice.

Elective courses

Elective courses may be part of your program and must be completed.
Electives allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.
Some programs have a restriction on the number of 100 coded courses you are allowed to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.

Introductory (100 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENG101 Indonesian A
ENS103 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
ENS120 Italian A
LFS100 Japanese A
LFS112 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LFS122 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
MLS110 Playcentric Game Design
MLS121 Introductory Counselling Skills and Theory
MTH100 Planning Principles and Practice
MTH102 Urbanism and Urban Design
NUT102 Changing Planet Earth
PUB102 Historical Geographies
PUB104 Animals and Society
PUB112 History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HLT133 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
HLT134 Migrants' Lives in the World
HLT140 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
HLT150 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
SCI102 Politics of the USA
SCI105 Forces of Change in International Politics
SCI107 Introduction to Psychology A
SCI110 Applied Psychology in Health Care
SET111 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SPX101 Introduction to Development Studies
SPX102 Social Work and Human Services Practice

* Subject to approval and/or not available until further notice.

 

Elective courses

Elective courses may be part of your program and must be completed.
Electives allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.
Some programs have a requirement on the number of 200 and 300 coded courses you are required to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.

Advanced (200, 300 or 400 coded) elective courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM203 International Community Development and Global Justice
BIM202 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
BIM203 Indigenous Australia and the State
BIM263 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
BIM303 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
BIM331 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
BIM341 Critical Practice with Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
CHM202 Foundations of Sustainability
CHM210 Measuring Sustainability
CHM310 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
CHM311 Human Development and Learning
CHM312 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
EDU302 Science Teaching in the Early Years
EDU303 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDU307 Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
ENG203 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
ENG302 Assessing Learning
ENG312 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
ENG330 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
ENG411 Investigating the World Around Us
ENG422 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
ENS203 Arts Education: Curriculum A
ENS213 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
ENS214 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
ENS221 Science Learning and Educational Enquiry: Curriculum C
ENS222 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
ENS224 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
ENS242 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
ENS253 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools
ENS254
ENS281
ENS282
ENS300
ENS305
ENS310
ENS314
ENS315
ENS316
ENS317
ENS318
ENS320
ENS321
ENS323
ENS324
ENS325
ENS330
ENS333
ENS351
ENS353 Engineering Professional Practice
ENS355 Engineering Project Management
ENS371 Construction Technology
GEO201 Design of Roads and Drainage
GEO301 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils
GEO302 Introduction to Environmental Management
HLT301 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LFS201 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
LFS202 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LFS251 Environmental and Resource Economics
LFS252 Climate Change Adaptation
LFS261 Integrated Environmental Management
LFS262 Aquaculture
LFS303 Hydrology and Geomorphology
MBT254 Biogeography
MBT301 Midwifery Foundations
MBT352 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing
MBT353 Cell Biology
MBT355 Introductory Bioscience
MBT361 Foundations in Medical Science
MLS210 Mathematics Foundations
MLS211 Practice Foundations
MTH202 Health, Culture and Society
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103
Anti: MTH512
MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (MTH202 or MTH104 ) and MTH212
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: MTH522
MTH312     
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUT201 Food Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105
Anti: FSN201
NUT202 Nutrition Assessment
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: NUT201 and NUT212 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
  • Online: Session 1, Semester 1
12Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103
Anti: FSN212
NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: MBT251 or LFS251
Anti: BIM212 or BIM352 or BIM252
NUT352     
PHY201     
PHY202     
PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: NUT322
PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Anti: PUB705
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Anti: PUB704 and PUB742
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
PUB352     
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI110 or BUS101
Anti: ANM203
SCI212 Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100 ) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology
SCI302 Analytical Sciences
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX202 Biomechanics I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122
SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS112 or SPX103
SPX212     
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX331
Co: SPX300
SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX221 and (SPX201 or SPX202 )
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX322 or SPX331
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     
SPX352     
SPX361     
SPX362     
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203
SRP301 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
SRP321 Special Research Project
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL310 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL311 Workplace Learning I
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
  • Fraser Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
WPL320 Workplace Learning II
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Session 1, Session 5, Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
* Subject to approval and/or not available until further notice.

 

Enabling courses

Enabling courses are offered to support you in achieving academic success. Courses are held before the start of each semester, and as weekly tutorials throughout the teaching year.

The Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) offers a range of enabling courses in key areas. These courses allow you to learn new skills, refresh your knowledge, and increase your potential for excellent results in your undergraduate degree program.

Enabling courses are free-of-charge to Commonwealth-supported and International students, they don’t count towards your degree and they have no impact on your overall university grades.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENB121     
ENB122     
ENB123     
ENB124     
ENB125     
ENB126