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

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)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM103 Creative and Interactive Advertising
ANM104 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
ENG101 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
ENS103 Work Integrated Learning Project
ENS120 Work Integrated Learning Placement
HLT133 Social Media Communication
HLT134 Global Communication
HLT140 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
HLT150 Foundations of Australian Law A
LFS100 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LFS112 Communication and Thought
LFS122 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
MTH100 Visual Journalism
NUT101 Foundations of Australian Law B
NUT102 Criminal Law and Procedure B
OES101 Introduction to Journalism
OES104 Screen Production and Editing
PUB102 Broadcast Journalism
PUB104 Torts A
PUB112 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
SCI102 News Writing and Reporting
SCI105 Feature Writing
SCI107 Torts B
SCI110 Online Journalism
SCI113 Investigative and Data Journalism
SPX101 Contracts A
SPX102 Contracts B
SPX120 News Rounds
SPX121 Property A
Developing and Graduate level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded) 
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM201 Constitutional Law
ANM203 Equity & Trusts
BIM202 Newsroom
BIM203 Property B
BIM263 Corporations Law
BIM303 Civil Procedure
BIM331 Administrative Law
BIM341 Evidence
CHM202 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
CHM210 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
CHM300 Professional Conduct
CHM310 Regulation
CHM311 Introduction to Economics
EDU208 Business Law and Ethics
EDU302 Communication and Thought
EDU307 Business Analytics
EDU310 Introduction to Marketing
EDU351 Introduction to Informatics
ENG226 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
ENG227 Communication and Thought
ENG302 Cell Biology
ENG312 Chemistry
ENG330 Science Research Methods
ENG335 Public Health Foundations
ENG336 Environment and Health
ENG402 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
ENG411 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
ENG412 Introduction to Behavioural Health
ENG421 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
ENG422 Health Promotion Principles
ENS213 Introduction to Mathematics
ENS221 Mathematics Foundations
ENS222 Health Promotion Settings
ENS224 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
ENS242 Introduction to the Creative Industries
ENS253 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
ENS254 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
ENS281 Performance 1
ENS282 Creative Production
ENS300 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
ENS305 Writing for Screens
ENS310 Animation Principles, Process and Production
ENS315 Screen Media and Pop Culture
ENS316 Screen Media Production
ENS317 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events
ENS318 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice
ENS320 Design Capstone
ENS323 Work Integrated Learning Project
ENS324 Work Integrated Learning Placement
ENS330 Introduction to Management
ENS333 Communication and Thought
ENS351 Trends in Health and Community Care
ENS353 Contexts of Community Care
ENS371 Research Foundations for Health Practice
GEO201 Quality and Governance in Health and Community Care Settings
GEO301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
GEO302 Managing Human Resources
HLT301 Managing Workplace Relations
LFS201 Health Law and Ethics
LFS202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
LFS251 Leadership and Team Dynamics
LFS252 Training and Development
LFS262 Special Topic in Health and Community Care
LFS303 Managing Organisational Change
MBT254 Workplace Learning I
MBT301 Health Practicum
MBT352 Introductory Counselling Skills
MBT353 Foundations of Human Behaviour
MBT355 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
MBT361 Communication and Thought
MLS210 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
MLS211 Group Processes and Practice
MTH201 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
MTH202 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
MTH203 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
MTH212 Organisational and Legal Contexts for Practice
MTH301 Working With Children, Youth and Families
MTH302 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
MTH381 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories
NUT201 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
NUT203 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
NUT205 Mental Health and Wellbeing
NUT212 Human Services Placement 1
NUT232 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
NUT301 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
NUT310 Social Research
NUT315 Community Development and Social Action
NUT401 Developmental and Family Counselling
NUT402 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
NUT404 Positive Psychology for Counselling
NUT405 Direct Practice Processes
PHY201 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
OCC201 Counselling Placement 2
OES240 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
PHY201 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
PUB205 English Language and Literacy
PUB210 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
PUB252 Assessing Learning
PUB262 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
PUB271 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
PUB272 Diversity and Inclusion
PUB351 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
PUB352 Using Data for Learning
PUB361 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
SCI202 Teacher as Researcher
SCI212 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
SCI302 The Psychology of Learning
SCI303 Communication and Thought
SPX201 Foundations of Engineering
SPX202 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
SPX211 Physics
SPX221 Engineering Statics
SPX222 Introduction to the Internet of Things
SPX231 Introduction to Engineering Design
SPX301 Introductory Calculus
SPX302 Mechanics of Materials
SPX306 Engineering Materials
SPX312 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
SPX322 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
SPX331 Structural Engineering
SPX361 Soil Mechanics
SPX362 Numerical Analysis
SPX371 Science Research Methods
SRP301 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
SRP321 Engineering Project Management
WPL310 Construction Technology
WPL311 Engineering Research Methodology
WPL320 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.

 

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 Engineering Project 1
ENB122 Design of Roads and Drainage
ENB123 Concrete Structures and Technology
ENB124 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
ENB125 Engineering Project 2
ENB126 Engineering Sustainable Design