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Semester 1, 2016 (February-June)

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
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Teaching Primary School and Lower Secondary Mathematics
BUS102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
BUS104 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
BUS105 Teaching Arts in the Primary School
BUS203 Professional Practice: The Inquiring Teacher
ENT211 Professional Practice: Teacher as Global Practitioner
FIN210 Professional Learning: Transitioning into the Profession
FIN220 Professional Practice: Teacher as Researcher
HRM210 Communication and Thought
HRM211 Human Development and Learning
HRM311 Integrating ICTs into Learning
HRM312 Professional Experience: The role of the teacher
IBS210 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
MGT130 Science Teaching in the Early Years
MGT210 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
MKG210 Investigating the World Around Us
PED110 Professional Experience: Connecting with Learning and Teaching
PED312 Individual Learner Needs
TSM102 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
TSM211 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
TSM313 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
TSM315 Assessing Learning
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
CMN103 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools
CMN104 Technologies: Curriculum and Pedagogy
CMN116 Professional Experience: Facilitating the Learning Environment
CMN120 Teaching Reading and Writing
CMN130 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
CMN204 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
CMN213 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
CMN228 Diversity and Inclusion
COR109 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
CRM101 Professional Experience: Responding to Individual Learner Needs
CRM201 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
CRM202 Teaching Health and Physical Education in Primary School
CRM203 Integration Across the Curriculum
DES101 Teacher as Global Practitioner
DES102 Professional Practice: The Inquiring Teacher
DES105 Professional Experience: Transitioning into the Profession
DRA100 Teacher as Researcher
EGL120 Communication and Thought
EGL201 Introduction to Economics
EGL206 Introduction to Management
IND110 Introduction to Marketing
IND212 Business Analytics
ITL110 Accounting for Business
JPN110 Introduction to Informatics
JST101 Business Law and Ethics
LGL301 Consumer Behaviour
SGD100 Services Marketing


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Marketing Communication
ENP101 Marketing of Social Causes
ENP255 Brand Management
GEO100 International Marketing
GEO340 Food Marketing
GEO350 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
HIS100 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
HIS225 Sport and Event Marketing
HIS231 International Marketing
HIS290 Food Marketing
INT140 Sport and Event Marketing
INT245 Economics for Managers
INT250 Finance and Accounting for Managers
PSY100 Innovation Management and Professional Development
PSY103 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
SCS130 Managing Across Global Cultures
SCS140 International Trade and Finance
SCS172 Evidenced Based Decision Making
SCS201 Global Business Management
SCS203 Marketing in a Global Environment
SCS210 Leading and Managing Organisations
SCS230 Economics for Managers
SCS251 Finance and Accounting for Managers
SCS266 Innovation Management and Professional Development
SUS101 International Trade and Finance
SUS201 Managing Across Global Cultures
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM102 Marketing in a Global Environment
EDU101 Evidenced Based Decision Making
EDU104 Leading and Managing Organisations
EDU113 Global Business Management
EDU206 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
EDU209 Management and Organisational Behaviour
EDU316 Trends in Health and Community Care
EDU332 Managing Human Resources
EDU333 Contexts of Community Care
EDU337 Managing Workplace Relations
EDU347 Research Foundations
EDU352 Quality and Governance in Health and Community Care Settings*
EDU354 Challenges to Mental Health
EDU400 Special Topic in Health and Community Care*
EDU412 Health Law and Ethics
EDU413 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
EDU414 Managing Organisational Change
ENG101 Workforce Development and Education*
ENG302 Leadership and Team Dynamics
ENG340 Health Practicum
ENG422 Work Place Learning I
ENS103 Communication and Thought
ENS120 Business Analytics
ENS253 Accounting for Business
ENS281 Introduction to Informatics
ENS282 Introduction to Economics
ENS300 Management and Organisational Behaviour
ENS310 Introduction to Marketing
ENS351 Business Law and Ethics
ENS371 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
GEO201 Human Development and Learning
GEO301 English Language and Literacy
HLT121 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
HLT131 Foundations of Numeracy
LFS100 Science Research Methods
LFS103 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
MLS101 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
MTH102 Assessing Learning
NUR111 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
NUR121 Using Data for Learning
NUR272 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
NUT101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
OES100 Diversity and Inclusion
PUB252 Teacher as Researcher
PUB271 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
SCI105 Introductory Bioscience
SCI107 Concepts in Human Occupation
SCI110 Introduction to Psychology A
SET111 Communication and Thought
SPX101 Human Physiology
SPX120 Human Anatomy
SPX361 Participation in Occupation

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
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC211 Introduction to Psychology B
ACC221 Health Research and Evidence
ACC310 Therapeutic Skills
ACC311 Introduction to Human Development
BUS201 Functional Anatomy
BUS211 Occupational Therapy Theory
BUS301 Evaluation of Occupational Performance
ENT311 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction
FIN310 Foundations of Practice 1: Exploring Core Concepts of Professional Practice
ICT211 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
ICT220 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent
ICT221 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
IBS310 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person
ICT310 Occupational Therapy Reasoning, Research & Evaluation (Project Pathway)
ICT352 Foundations of Practice: Identifying Occupational Therapist Skills in Practice
MGT232    
MGT310 Managing the Small Business
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: BUS104
MGT325 Managing Quality
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: BUS104
MKG211 Services Marketing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: BUS105
MKG212    
MKG322 Building and Managing Brands
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: BUS105
PED210    
PED310    
PED311    
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Writing for Screens
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
CMN202 Screen Media Production
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
CMN226 Creative and Interactive Advertising
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
CMN237    
CMN238    
CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
CMN248    
CMN249    
CMN253    
CMN266 Writing Poetry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
CMN275    
CMN277 Video production and television journalism
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES204 Photographic Narratives
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES205 The Photography Professional
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
DES211 Visual Identity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES213    
DES214    
DES221 Introduction to Interactive Media
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES223    
DES224    
DES231 Animation Principles, Process and Production
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
DES233    
DES234    
DRA200    
DRA201    
IND210    
ITL210    
ITL310    
JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301
JST203    
LGL202    
SGD213 Professional Games Programming
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: SGD102 or ICT112 or SGD203
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180
COU300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180 and enrolled in Program AR302, AR303, AR375 or SA306
ENP311    
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
GEO390 Advanced Geographical StudiesNot currently offered12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308
Co: PSY100 or PSY101
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303)
SCS277    
SCS278    
SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Session 5, Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Session 5
12Pre: (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.


CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101.
LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101.
Co: LAW101
LAW201 Torts A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LAW102
Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391
LAW203 Contracts A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program except AR391) or (AB101, UU301, UU302, XU301) or
Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391
LAW205 Property A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: (LAW100, LAW105 and LAW108) or (LAW102)
LAW301 Constitutional Law
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, XU301, UU302 or UU301
LAW302 Equity & Trusts
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202)
LAW401 Administrative Law
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: LAW301 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301
LAW403 Evidence
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: 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.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Medical Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS100 or LFS103 or SCI100
BIM331 Immunology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: 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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT251 or LFS251
Anti: MBT351
CHM310 Physical Chemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210
EDU201    
EDU202 Individual Learner Needs
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
12Pre: EDU100 or EDU101 and enrolled in Program AE301, ED306, BE301, SE301 or ED304
EDU301    
EDU307    
EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306
EDU330    
EDU366    
EDU368 Teaching Junior Secondary HPE
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED315
ENG102 Engineering Statics
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330)
ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: ENG202
ENG431    
ENG441    
ENG451    
ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
ENS214    
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
Anti: ENS201
ENS315    
ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303
HLT122 Developing Midwifery
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: (HLT100 or LFS112) and HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC393
Co: HLT121 or (HLT121 and HLT132 and RN pathway credit)
HLT221 Human Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: 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
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
12Pre: OCC232 and HLT320 and enrolled in Program SC307 or (SC367 and a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major)
HLT322 Advanced clinical skills in prosthetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: (HLT321 and enrolled in SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended major) or (HLT321 and enrolled in SC307)
LFS201    
LFS251 Biochemistry
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103)
Anti: MBT251
LFS261 Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103
Anti: MEP263 or MBT263
LFS303 Pathophysiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MBT263 or LFS261
Anti: MBT363 or MBT364
MLS210 Advanced Haematology
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357
MTH202    
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: MTH202 or MTH104
Anti: ENS381
NUR231 Drug Therapy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
12Pre: (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
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
12Pre: (NUR111 and NUR116 and (LFS103 or HLT100) and enrolled in SC391) or (NUR141 and HLT100 and enrolled in SC392)
NUT201 Food Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI105
Anti: FSN201
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
  • Online: Session 1, Semester 1
12Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103
Anti: FSN212
NUT315    
NUT352    
OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112
Co: OES100
PHY311    
PUB310    
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
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    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203