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 Business Events | ||||
| BUS102 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning | ||||
| BUS104 Event Management | ||||
| BUS105 Business, Governance and Society | ||||
| BUS203 Communication and Thought | ||||
| ENT211 Mathematics Foundations | ||||
| FIN210 Chemistry | ||||
| FIN220 Science Research Methods | ||||
| HRM210 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession | ||||
| HRM211 Cell Biology | ||||
| HRM311 Calculus and Algebra | ||||
| HRM312 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | ||||
| IBS210 Introducing Human Geographies | ||||
| MGT130 Discrete Mathematics | ||||
| MGT210 | ||||
| MKG210 Consumer Behaviour |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| PED110 | ||||
| PED312 | ||||
| TSM102 The World of Tourism, Leisure and Events |
| 12 | ||
| TSM211 | ||||
| TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM |
| 12 | ||
| TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events |
| 12 |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 | ||||
| CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries |
| 12 | ||
| CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries |
| 12 | ||
| CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft |
| 12 | ||
| CMN120 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication |
| 12 | ||
| CMN130 News and Reporting |
| 12 | ||
| CMN204 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation |
| 12 | ||
| CMN213 | ||||
| CMN228 Media Law and Ethics |
| 12 | ||
| COR109 | ||||
| CRM101 Introduction to Criminology |
| 12 | Anti: JST102 | |
| CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence |
| 12 | ||
| CRM202 | ||||
| CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science |
| 12 | ||
| DES101 Elements of Design |
| 12 | ||
| DES102 | ||||
| DES105 Design Methods |
| 12 | ||
| DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft |
| 12 | ||
| EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies |
| 12 | ||
| EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction |
| 12 | ||
| EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing |
| 12 | ||
| IND110 Indonesian A |
| 12 | Anti: INT110 | |
| IND212 | ||||
| ITL110 | ||||
| JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1 |
| 12 | ||
| JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System |
| 12 | Anti: LAW101 or LAW102 or LAW100 or LAW108 | |
| LGL301 | ||||
| SGD100 Introduction to Game Design |
| 12 |
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | ||
| ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II |
| 12 | ||
| GEO100 The Changing Planet |
| 12 | Anti: ENP100 | |
| GEO340 | ||||
| GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People |
| 12 | ||
| HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond |
| 12 | ||
| HIS225 | ||||
| HIS231 | ||||
| HIS290 | ||||
| INT140 | ||||
| INT245 Politics of the USA |
| 12 | ||
| INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics |
| 12 | ||
| PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A |
| 12 | Anti: SCS101 | |
| PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC395, SC306, AR374, AR403 or AR405 | |
| SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia |
| 12 | ||
| SCS140 | ||||
| SCS172 | ||||
| SCS201 International Development and Global Justice |
| 12 | ||
| SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009 | |
| SCS210 | ||||
| SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory |
| 12 | ||
| SCS251 | ||||
| SCS266 | ||||
| SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health |
| 12 | ||
| SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity |
| 12 |
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANM102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC012, SC107, ED112, SB303 or SC320 | |
| EDU101 Human Development and Learning |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303 or UB009 | |
| EDU209 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years |
| 12 | Pre: (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 |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306 | |
| EDU332 | ||||
| EDU333 | ||||
| EDU337 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306 | |
| EDU412 Diversity and Inclusion |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304, ED306, ED305, AE304, SE303 or ED315 | |
| EDU413 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 | |
| EDU414 | ||||
| ENG101 Professional Engineering |
| 12 | ||
| ENG302 Engineering Project Management |
| 12 | Pre: Students to have completed at least 96 credits Anti: ENG305 | |
| ENG340 | ||||
| ENG422 | ||||
| ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes |
| 12 | ||
| ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management |
| 12 | ||
| ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology |
| 12 | ||
| ENS281 | ||||
| ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 or SCI102 or ANM104 | |
| ENS300 Environmental Economics |
| 12 | Anti: ENS700 | |
| ENS310 | ||||
| ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management |
| 12 | Anti: ESS351 | |
| ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 12 | Anti: ESS371 | |
| GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology |
| 12 | ||
| GEO301 Mapping with Drones |
| 12 | Pre: GEO100 or ENS253 | |
| HLT121 Midwifery Foundations |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| HLT131 Practice Principles for Midwifery |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| LFS100 Cell Biology |
| 12 | Anti: LFS101 or LFS103 | |
| LFS103 Introductory Bioscience |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC211, SC355, SC357, SC385, SC201, SC301 or UB001 | |
| MTH102 | ||||
| NUR111 Practice Foundations |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017 or SC391 Anti: HLT131 | |
| NUR121 Health Care and the Professions |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017, SC391 or SC393 | |
| NUR272 End of Life Care |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC391 or SC392 | |
| NUT101 Introduction to Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC019, SC354 or AB101 | |
| OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills |
| 12 | Pre: 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 |
| 12 | Anti: PUB705 | |
| PUB271 Health Promotion Principles |
| 12 | ||
| SCI105 Introductory Chemistry |
| 12 | Anti: SCI505 | |
| SCI107 Physics |
| 12 | Anti: SCI108 or SCI507 | |
| SCI110 Science Research Methods |
| 12 | Anti: SCI201 or CPH261 | |
| SET111 | ||||
| SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science |
| 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
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC211 Business Finance |
| 12 | Pre: BUS102 | |
| ACC221 Company Accounting |
| 12 | Pre: ACC210 | |
| ACC310 Management Accounting |
| 12 | Pre: ACC106 | |
| ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice |
| 12 | Pre: BUS203 or LAW101 or LAW102 | |
| BUS201 Applied Microeconomics |
| 12 | Pre: BUS102 | |
| BUS211 Strategic Management |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| BUS301 | ||||
| ENT311 | ||||
| FIN310 Investment Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: ACC211 | |
| ICT211 Database Design |
| 12 | ||
| ICT220 Wireless Communications |
| 12 | Pre: ICT120 | |
| ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming |
| 12 | Pre: ICT112 | |
| IBS310 | ||||
| ICT310 | ||||
| ICT352 Project Management |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 or SGD200 or CSC100 Anti: MGT210 | |
| MGT232 | ||||
| MGT310 Managing the Small Business |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MGT325 Managing Quality |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MKG211 Services Marketing |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG212 | ||||
| MKG322 Building and Managing Brands |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| PED210 | ||||
| PED310 | ||||
| PED311 |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN200 Writing for Screens |
| 12 | ||
| CMN202 Screen Media Production |
| 12 | ||
| CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising |
| 12 | ||
| CMN237 | ||||
| CMN238 | ||||
| CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults |
| 12 | ||
| CMN248 | ||||
| CMN249 | ||||
| CMN253 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ENG221 | ||||
| ENG225 | ||||
| ENG228 | ||||
| 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: (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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |