Elective courses
- Elective courses in your program structure must be completed
- Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests
- Most programs have a restriction on the number of introductory level courses (100 coded) you are allowed to study, so please check your program requirements before selecting elective courses
- 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
- Elective courses may be used to add a major or minor area of study to your program (Faculty of Arts, Business and Law majors and minors or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering majors and minors)
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC106 Foundations of Human Behaviour | |||
| BUS101 Social Work and Human Services Practice | |||
| BUS102 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice | |||
| BUS104 Group Processes and Practice | |||
| BUS105 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change | |||
| BUS106 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | |||
| BUS108 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications | |||
| ICT110 International Community Development and Global Justice | |||
| ICT112 Working With Children, Youth and Families | |||
| ICT115 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches | |||
| ICT120 Social Research | |||
| MGT130 Social Justice, Welfare and the State | |||
| PED110 Understanding Cultural Diversity | |||
| PED120 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People | |||
| PED121 Human Services Placement 1 | |||
| TSM102 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions |
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC210 Developmental and Family Counselling | ||||
| ACC211 Health & Mental Health in Australia | ||||
| ACC221 Community Development and Social Action | ||||
| ACC310 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches | ||||
| ACC311 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss | ||||
| ACC320 Positive Psychology for Counselling | ||||
| ACC321 Context Responsive Social Work Practice | ||||
| BUS201 Counselling Development and Supervision 2 | ||||
| BUS202 Counselling Placement 2 | ||||
| BUS203 Communication and Thought | ||||
| BUS211 Human Physiology | ||||
| BUS301 Biodiversity and Ecology | ||||
| BUS320 Environment, Technology and Sustainability | ||||
| BUS331 Cell Biology | ||||
| ENT211 Chemistry | ||||
| ENT221 Science Research Methods | ||||
| ENT222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology | ||||
| ENT311 Molecular Biology | ||||
| ENT321 Genetics | ||||
| ENT322 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology | ||||
| FIN210 Plant Diversity and Ecology | ||||
| FIN220 Biochemistry | ||||
| FIN221 Introduction to Mathematics | ||||
| FIN310 Mathematics Foundations | ||||
| FIN320 Accounting Principles | ||||
| FIN321 Business Analytics | ||||
| HRM210 Introduction to Economics | ||||
| HRM211 Introduction to Management | ||||
| HRM220 Introduction to Marketing | ||||
| HRM311 Accounting for Business | ||||
| HRM312 Introduction to Informatics | ||||
| HRM321 Introduction to Data Science | ||||
| IBS210 Creative Problem Solving with Programming | ||||
| IBS220 Introduction to Systems Design | ||||
| IBS221 Introduction to Computer Networks | ||||
| IBS310 Supply Chain Management | ||||
| IBS320 Building Studies 1 | ||||
| IBS321 Property Economics | ||||
| ICT211 Building Studies 2 | ||||
| ICT220 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events | ||||
| ICT221 Financial Accounting | ||||
| ICT301 Business Finance | ||||
| ICT310 Company Accounting | ||||
| ICT311 Management Accounting | ||||
| ICT320 Taxation Law and Practice | ||||
| ICT321 | ||||
| ICT341 | ||||
| ICT342 ICT Industry Project |
| 12 | Pre: ENG302 and Students to have completed 144 units | |
| ICT351 ICT Professional Practice |
| 12 | Pre: ICT221 or ICT220 or ICT211 | |
| ICT352 Project Management |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 or SGD200 or CSC100 Anti: MGT210 | |
| MGT210 | ||||
| MGT232 | ||||
| MGT233 Managing Retail Operations |
| 12 | ||
| MGT310 Managing the Small Business |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MGT322 | ||||
| MGT325 Managing Quality |
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 | |
| MGT326 | ||||
| MGT327 | ||||
| MGT328 | ||||
| MKG210 Consumer Behaviour |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG211 Services Marketing |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG212 | ||||
| MKG220 Marketing Communication |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG221 Sports Marketing |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG222 | ||||
| MKG322 Building and Managing Brands |
| 12 | Pre: BUS105 | |
| MKG324 | ||||
| PED210 | ||||
| PED220 | ||||
| PED310 | ||||
| PED311 | ||||
| PED312 | ||||
| PED320 | ||||
| PED321 | ||||
| PED322 | ||||
| TSM211 | ||||
| TSM221 | ||||
| TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management |
| 12 | ||
| TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM |
| 12 | ||
| TSM314 | ||||
| TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events |
| 12 |
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 | ||||
| CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries |
| 12 | ||
| CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries |
| 12 | ||
| CMN105 Creative Production |
| 12 | ||
| CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft |
| 12 | ||
| CMN117 Playing with Genre |
| 12 | ||
| CMN120 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication |
| 12 | ||
| CMN130 News and Reporting |
| 12 | ||
| CMN140 | ||||
| CMN150 Digital Journalism |
| 12 | ||
| COR109 | ||||
| DES101 Elements of Design |
| 12 | ||
| DES102 | ||||
| DES103 Fundamentals of Photography |
| 12 | ||
| DES104 Art, Design and Digital Culture |
| 12 | ||
| DES105 Design Methods |
| 12 | ||
| DES106 | ||||
| DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft |
| 12 | ||
| DRA102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre |
| 12 | Anti: DRA302 | |
| EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies |
| 12 | ||
| IND110 Indonesian A |
| 12 | Anti: INT110 | |
| IND111 Indonesian B |
| 12 | Pre: IND110 or INT110 Anti: INT111 | |
| ITL110 | ||||
| ITL111 | ||||
| JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1 |
| 12 | ||
| JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2 |
| 12 | Pre: INT120 or JPN110 | |
| LNG110 | ||||
| MUS100 Intro to Songwriting and Production |
| 12 | ||
| MUS101 Intro to Songwriting and Performance |
| 12 | ||
| SGD100 Introduction to Game Design |
| 12 | ||
| SGD101 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D |
| 12 | ||
| SGD102 Introduction to Games Programming |
| 12 | ||
| SGD103 Introduction to Game Production |
| 12 | ||
| SGD120 |
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART200 | ||||
| CMN200 Writing for Screens |
| 12 | ||
| CMN201 | ||||
| CMN202 Screen Media Production |
| 12 | ||
| CMN203 Screen Media and Pop Culture |
| 12 | ||
| CMN213 | ||||
| CMN216 | ||||
| CMN222 | ||||
| CMN224 Advertising Campaigns |
| 12 | ||
| CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising |
| 12 | ||
| CMN228 Media Law and Ethics |
| 12 | ||
| CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning |
| 12 | ||
| CMN235 | ||||
| CMN237 | ||||
| CMN240 Feature Writing |
| 12 | ||
| CMN243 | ||||
| CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults |
| 12 | ||
| CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book |
| 12 | ||
| CMN248 | ||||
| CMN249 | ||||
| CMN251 | ||||
| CMN252 Writing for Strategic Communication |
| 12 | ||
| CMN253 | ||||
| CMN260 Writing the Short Story |
| 12 | ||
| CMN266 Writing Poetry |
| 12 | ||
| CMN273 | ||||
| CMN275 | ||||
| CMN276 Social Media Communication |
| 12 | ||
| CMN277 Video production and television journalism |
| 12 | ||
| CMN300 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| CMN302 Investigative and Data Journalism |
| 12 | ||
| CMN303 | ||||
| CMN304 Writing Your Novel |
| 12 | Pre: Completion of 144 units of study | |
| CMN305 | ||||
| CMN306 | ||||
| CMN307 | ||||
| CMN308 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement |
| 12 | ||
| CMN311 | ||||
| CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication |
| 12 | Pre: Completion of 192 units of study | |
| CMN351 | ||||
| CMN352 | ||||
| DES204 Photographic Narratives |
| 12 | ||
| DES205 The Photography Professional |
| 12 | ||
| DES206 Photomedia Curation |
| 12 | ||
| DES211 Visual Identity |
| 12 | ||
| DES212 Visual Communication and Culture |
| 12 | ||
| DES213 | ||||
| DES214 | ||||
| DES215 | ||||
| DES216 | ||||
| DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media |
| 12 | ||
| DES222 Responsive Design and Technology |
| 12 | Pre: DES221 or (CSC100 and ENG103) | |
| DES223 | ||||
| DES224 | ||||
| DES225 | ||||
| DES226 | ||||
| DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production |
| 12 | ||
| DES232 Visualisation and Sonification |
| 12 | ||
| DES233 | ||||
| DES234 | ||||
| DES235 | ||||
| DES236 | ||||
| DES301 | ||||
| DES302 | ||||
| DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives |
| 12 | Pre: DRA100 | |
| DRA203 | ||||
| DRA204 | ||||
| DRA206 Acting 2: Contemporary Voice and Text |
| 12 | Anti: DRA200 | |
| DRA301 Devising Performance |
| 12 | Pre: DRA202 | |
| DRA305 | ||||
| EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction |
| 12 | ||
| EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature |
| 12 | ||
| EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing |
| 12 | ||
| EGL285 | ||||
| IND210 | ||||
| IND211 | ||||
| IND212 | ||||
| IND220 | ||||
| IND221 | ||||
| IND222 | ||||
| IND223 | ||||
| IND310 | ||||
| IND311 | ||||
| INT202 Independent Research Project |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and at least 16 courses with a GPA of at least 5.7 | |
| ITL200 | ||||
| ITL201 | ||||
| ITL210 | ||||
| ITL211 | ||||
| ITL310 | ||||
| ITL311 | ||||
| JPN200 | ||||
| JPN201 | ||||
| JPN210 Intermediate Japanese 1 |
| 12 | Pre: INT121 or JPN111 | |
| JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2 |
| 12 | Pre: INT220 or JPN210 | |
| JPN212 About Japan: Current Perspectives |
| 12 | ||
| JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media |
| 12 | Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301 | |
| JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study |
| 12 | Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301 or JPN310 | |
| LGL301 | ||||
| MUS200 Performance 2 |
| 12 | Pre: MUS101 | |
| MUS201 Music and Pop Culture |
| 12 | Pre: MUS100 or MUS101 | |
| MUS202 Music and Sound for Screen |
| 12 | Pre: MUS100 or MUS101 or CMN105 | |
| MUS203 Songwriting 2 |
| 12 | Pre: MUS100 or MUS101 | |
| MUS301 Performance 3 |
| 12 | Pre: MUS200 | |
| SGD200 Experimental Game Design |
| 12 | ||
| SGD202 Video Game Analysis and Design |
| 12 | ||
| SGD211 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles |
| 12 | ||
| SGD213 Professional Games Programming |
| 12 | Pre: SGD102 or ICT112 or SGD203 | |
| SGD214 | ||||
| SGD230 Game Art: Virtual Environments |
| 12 | ||
| SGD240 Advanced Games Programming |
| 12 | Pre: SGD213 | |
| SGD304 | ||||
| SGD305 Game Studio: Polish and Publish |
| 12 |
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM101 Introduction to Criminology |
| 12 | Anti: JST102 |
| CRM102 Understanding Crime |
| 12 | |
| CRM103 Punishment and Corrections |
| 12 | |
| CRM105 Policing |
| 12 | Anti: JST205 |
| JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System |
| 12 | Anti: LAW101 or LAW102 or LAW100 or LAW108 |
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
LAW coded courses listed below are only available to students enrolled in a Law program.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC220 Law of Business Associations |
| 12 | Pre: (BUS103 or BUS203) or (LAW204 and enrolled in Program AB311) Anti: LAW303 | |
| BUS203 Business Law |
| 12 | Anti: BUS103 or LAW101 or LAW102 or LAW201 or LAW202 or LAW203 or LAW204 | |
| CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence |
| 12 | ||
| CRM202 | ||||
| CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science |
| 12 | ||
| CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention |
| 12 | Anti: CRM104 | |
| CRM301 | ||||
| CRM302 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice |
| 12 | Pre: Completed 96 units Anti: CRM303 | |
| CRM303 | ||||
| CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management |
| 12 | ||
| CRM305 Professional Placement |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required. Enrolled in AR325, AR364, AR316, SA307 or AR396 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 5 and successful completion of 192 coursework units, including successful completion of CRM206 Professional Development. | |
| HRM221 | ||||
| JST202 International Justice and Human Rights |
| 12 | Pre: Any 2 courses or enrolled in Program AR505 or AR605 | |
| LAW307 Commercial Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW204 and enrolled in any Law Program Co: LAW205 | |
| LAW310 Children & the Law |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202) | |
| LAW311 Law Professional Practice |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and 96 units of LAW courses. | |
| LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW204 or BUS203 and enrolled in any Law Program or Business Programs | |
| LAW318 Advocacy |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or LAW104 | |
| LAW407 Wills, Estates and Elder Law |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW202 and LAW204 and LAW206) or (LAW100 and LAW105) | |
| LAW408 Intellectual Property |
| 12 | Pre: 96 units and enrolled in any Law, Business or Creative Industries Program | |
| LAW414 Legal Internship |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (LAW100 and LAW105 and LAW423) or (144 units Law coded courses including LAW311 and a GPA of 4.5 or above) | |
| LAW415 Sports Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW104 and LAW202 and enrolled in any Law Program Co: LAW204 | |
| LAW416 | ||||
| LAW417 Employment Law |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW202 and LAW204) or (LAW100, LAW105, LAW106 and LAW208) Anti: LAW306 | |
| LAW418 Health Law |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW103 and LAW202 and LAW204) Anti: LAW309 | |
| LAW419 Family Law |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW102) or (LAW100 and LAW105) Anti: LAW305 | |
| LAW420 | ||||
| LGL201 | ||||
| LGL301 | ||||
| PED222 |
Honours courses
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and enrolled in Law Honours Program with 8 courses to complete |
| LAW441 Law Honours Thesis |
| 12 | Pre: LAW440 and enrolled in any Law Program and invited to enrol in Law Honours based on a minimum GPA of 5.75 in LAW coded courses |
* This course runs in alternate even years
^ This course runs in alternate odd years