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 Accounting Principles | |||
| BUS101 Business Analytics | |||
| BUS102 Introduction to Economics | |||
| BUS104 Introduction to Management | |||
| BUS105 Introduction to Marketing | |||
| BUS106 Accounting for Business | |||
| BUS108 Introduction to Informatics | |||
| ICT110 Introduction to Data Science | |||
| ICT112 Creative Problem Solving with Programming | |||
| ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design | |||
| ICT120 Introduction to Computer Networks | |||
| MGT130 Supply Chain Management | |||
| PED110 Building Studies 1 | |||
| PED120 Property Economics | |||
| PED121 Building Studies 2 | |||
| TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events |
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| BUS201 Applied Microeconomics | |||
| BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics | |||
| BUS203 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| BUS211 Strategic Management | |||
| BUS301 Business Analytics 2 | |||
| BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | |||
| BUS331 Business Internship | |||
| ENT211 New Venture Development | |||
| ENT221 New Venture Growth | |||
| ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise | |||
| ENT311 New Venture Establishment | |||
| ENT321 New Venture Operation | |||
| ENT322 Social Enterprise Establishment | |||
| FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning | |||
| FIN220 Retirement and Superannuation | |||
| FIN221 Insurance and Risk Management | |||
| FIN310 Personal Investment Management | |||
| FIN320 Tax and Estate Planning | |||
| FIN321 Financial Plan Construction | |||
| 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 | |||
| IBS210 Introduction to International Business | |||
| IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management | |||
| IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy | |||
| IBS310 International Marketing | |||
| IBS320 Managing Global Logistics | |||
| IBS321 International Business Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Perspectives | |||
| ICT211 Database Design | |||
| ICT220 Wireless Communications | |||
| ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming | |||
| ICT301 Network Management and Security | |||
| ICT310 Systems Analysis and Design | |||
| ICT311 Mobile App Development | |||
| ICT320 Database Programming | |||
| ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration | |||
| ICT341 ICT Internship | |||
| ICT342 ICT Industry Project | |||
| ICT351 ICT Professional Practice | |||
| ICT352 Project Management | |||
| MGT210 Project Management | |||
| MGT232 Service Operations Management | |||
| MGT233 Managing Retail Operations | |||
| MGT310 Managing the Small Business | |||
| MGT322 Advanced Strategic Management | |||
| MGT325 Managing Quality | |||
| MGT326 Supply Chain Management | |||
| MGT327 Supply Chain Information and Technology | |||
| MGT328 Innovation and Management Decision Making | |||
| MKG210 Consumer Behaviour | |||
| MKG211 Services Marketing | |||
| MKG212 Food Marketing | |||
| MKG220 Marketing Communication | |||
| MKG221 Sports Marketing | |||
| MKG222 Marketing for Social Change | |||
| MKG322 Building and Managing Brands | |||
| MKG324 Marketing Futures | |||
| PED210 Principles of Property Valuation | |||
| PED220 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis | |||
| PED310 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets | |||
| PED311 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis | |||
| PED312 Property and Asset Management | |||
| PED320 Property Research Project | |||
| PED321 Property Development and Project Management Processes | |||
| PED322 Statutory and Specialist Valuation | |||
| TSM211 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests | |||
| TSM221 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning | |||
| TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management | |||
| TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM | |||
| TSM314 Event Management | |||
| TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events |
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 Creativity and Communication | |||
| CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries | |||
| CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries | |||
| CMN105 Creative Production | |||
| CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft | |||
| CMN117 Playing with Genre | |||
| CMN120 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication | |||
| CMN130 News and Reporting | |||
| CMN140 Introduction to Creative Advertising | |||
| CMN150 Digital Journalism | |||
| COR109 Communication and Thought | |||
| DES101 Elements of Design | |||
| DES102 Visual Storytelling | |||
| DES103 Fundamentals of Photography | |||
| DES104 Art, Design and Digital Culture | |||
| DES105 Design Methods | |||
| DES106 Design in Application | |||
| DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft | |||
| DRA102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre | |||
| EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies | |||
| IND110 Indonesian A | |||
| IND111 Indonesian B | |||
| ITL110 Italian A | |||
| ITL111 Italian B | |||
| JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1 | |||
| JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2 | |||
| LNG110 Languages and Linguistics | |||
| MUS100 Intro to Songwriting and Production | |||
| MUS101 Intro to Songwriting and Performance | |||
| SGD100 Introduction to Game Design | |||
| SGD101 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D | |||
| SGD102 Introduction to Games Programming | |||
| SGD103 Introduction to Game Production | |||
| SGD120 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals |
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART200 Special Elective in Arts | ||||
| CMN200 Writing for Screens | ||||
| CMN201 Children's Screen Media | ||||
| CMN202 Screen Media Production | ||||
| CMN203 Screen Media and Pop Culture | ||||
| CMN213 Editing for Professionals | ||||
| CMN216 Risk, Crisis and Issues Management | ||||
| CMN222 Multimedia Advertising | ||||
| CMN224 Advertising Campaigns | ||||
| CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising | ||||
| CMN228 Media Law and Ethics | ||||
| CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning | ||||
| CMN235 News Writing and Reporting | ||||
| CMN237 Online Journalism | ||||
| CMN240 Feature Writing | ||||
| CMN243 Community Engagement Events | ||||
| CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults | ||||
| CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book | ||||
| CMN248 Creative Advertising | ||||
| CMN249 Television & Video Journalism | ||||
| CMN251 International Communication | ||||
| CMN252 Writing for Strategic Communication | ||||
| CMN253 Researching Media and Audiences | ||||
| CMN260 Writing the Short Story | ||||
| CMN266 Writing Poetry | ||||
| CMN273 Public Relations Internship/Industry Project | ||||
| CMN275 Creative Media Planning | ||||
| CMN276 Social Media Communication | ||||
| CMN277 Video production and television journalism | ||||
| CMN300 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice | ||||
| CMN302 Investigative and Data Journalism | ||||
| CMN303 Screen Media Project | ||||
| CMN304 Writing Your Novel | ||||
| CMN305 News Rounds | ||||
| CMN306 Professional Journalism Practice A | ||||
| CMN307 Professional Journalism Practice B | ||||
| CMN308 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement | ||||
| CMN311 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design | ||||
| CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication | ||||
| CMN351 Professional Creative Writing Practice A: The Industry | ||||
| CMN352 Professional Creative Writing Practice: Industry Engagement | ||||
| DES204 Photographic Narratives | ||||
| DES205 The Photography Professional | ||||
| DES206 Photomedia Curation | ||||
| DES211 Visual Identity | ||||
| DES212 Visual Communication and Culture | ||||
| DES213 Graphic Design C | ||||
| DES214 Graphic Design D | ||||
| DES215 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project | ||||
| DES216 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio | ||||
| DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media | ||||
| DES222 Responsive Design and Technology | ||||
| DES223 e-Media C | ||||
| DES224 e-Media D | ||||
| DES225 e-media E - Internship/Professional Project | ||||
| DES226 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio | ||||
| DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production | ||||
| DES232 Visualisation and Sonification | ||||
| DES233 3D Design C | ||||
| DES234 3D Design D | ||||
| 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