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Semester 1, 2015 (February-June)

At the time of submitting your Study Abroad application, we ask you to submit the courses you would like to study at USC chosen from the below course lists.

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 Taxation Law and Practice
BUS102 Personal Investment Management
BUS104 Tax and Estate Planning
BUS105 Financial Plan Construction
BUS203 Accounting Principles
ENT211 Introduction to Economics
HRM210 Management and Organisational Behaviour
HRM211 Introduction to Marketing
HRM311 Business Law and Ethics
HRM312 New Venture Development
IBS210 Managing Human Resources
FIN210 Staffing and Remuneration
FIN220 Leadership and Team Dynamics
MGT130 Training and Development
MGT210 Principles of International Business
MGT325 Introduction to Financial Planning
MKG210 Retirement and Superannuation
PED110 Supply Chain Management
PED312 Project Management
TSM102 Quality Management
TSM211 Consumer Behaviour
TSM313 Building Studies 1
TSM315 Property and Asset Management
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
CMN103 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
CMN104 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
CMN116 Business Events
CMN120 Communication Theory and Practice
CMN130 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN213 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
COR109 Introduction to Creative Writing
DES101 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
DES102 Introduction to Journalism
DES105 Editing for the Communications Professional
DRA100 Communication and Thought
EGL120 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
EGL201 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
EGL206 Introduction to Design
IND110 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
INT140 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
INT230 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
INT245 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
INT250 Indonesian A
INT270 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
ITL110 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
JPN110 Politics of the USA
JST101 Forces of Change in International Politics
LGL301 Politics and the Media
SGD100 Italian A
SGD101 Japanese A
SGD204 Justice and the Australian Legal System
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
ENP101 Playcentric Game Design
ENP255 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
GEO100 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
GEO340 Introductory Counselling Skills
GEO350 Urban Design & Town Planning Principles and Practice
HIS140 Urbanism and Urban Design
HIS225 Changing Planet Earth
HIS231 Historical Geographies
HIS290 Animals and Society
PSY100 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
PSY102 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
SCS130 Migrants' Lives in the World
SCS140 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
SCS172 Introduction to Psychology A
SCS201 Current Directions in Psychology
SCS211 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS230 Introduction to Development Studies
SCS251 Social Work and Human Services Practice
SCS266 International Community Development and Global Justice
SUS101 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
SUS201 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SET111 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
ENG101 Critical Practice with Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
ENG302 Foundations of Sustainability
ENS103 Measuring Sustainability
ENS253 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
ENS281 Foundations of Engineering
ENS282 Engineering Project Management
ENS310 Earth's Surface Processes
ENS351 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS371 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
LFS100 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LFS103 Climate Change Adaptation
MLS101 Integrated Environmental Management
MTH102 Aquaculture
NUT101 Cell Biology
PUB252 Introductory Bioscience
PUB271 Foundations in Medical Science
SCI105 Mathematics Foundations
SCI110 Introduction to Nutrition
SPX101 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
SPX361 Health Promotion Principles

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 Chemistry
ACC221 Science Research Methods
ACC310 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
ACC311 Physical Education Studies A
BUS201 Business Finance
BUS202 Company Accounting
BUS211 Management Accounting
BUS301 Taxation Law and Practice
ENT311 Applied Microeconomics
FIN310 Applied Macroeconomics
IBS310 Strategic Management
ICT310 Business Analytics 2
ICT352 New Venture Establishment
ICT211 Personal Investment Management
ICT220 International Marketing
ICT221 Systems Analysis and Design
MGT232 ICT Project Management
MGT310 Database Design
MKG211 Telecommunications and Networks
MKG212 Software Development 1
MKG322 Service Operations Management
PED210 Small Business and New Venture Management
PED310 Services Marketing
PED311 Food Marketing
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN214 Brand Management
CMN216 Principles of Property Valuation
CMN226 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
CMN227 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
CMN228 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN235 Crisis and Issues Management
CMN237 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN238 News Rounds
CMN243 The Writer and the Law
CMN246 News Writing and Reporting
CMN248 Online Journalism
CMN253 Paperback Hero
CMN266 Community Engagement Events
CMN275 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN277 Creative Advertising
DES204 Researching Media and Audiences
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    
IND310    
ITL210    
JPN210 Intermediate Japanese 1
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: INT121 or JPN111
JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: JPN211 or JPN300 or JPN301
JST201    
JST203    
LGL202    
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 
ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
GEO390 Advanced Geographical StudiesNot currently offered12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
HIS320 Research Project in History
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and History Major or final year of study
Anti: HIS220
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)
SCS210     
SCS277     
SCS278     
SUS310     
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)
School ofLaw

Courses marked with ^ are only available to students who are enrolled in a Law program at their home institution.

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
LAW303 Corporations Law
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105 ) or (LAW204 or LAW208 )

Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Courses marked with # are only available for students enrolled in an Education program or an Education Major at their home institution.

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, ie 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
EDU100     
EDU104     
EDU107     
EDU203     
EDU206 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303 or UB009
EDU209 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: (EDU118 and EDU119 and enrolled in Program UB009) or enrolled in Program ED102 or ED303 or ED304 or ED306
Anti: EDU341
EDU211     
EDU332     
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)
ENG211     
ENG221     
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
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI102
Anti: ENS201
ENS306     
ENS321 Restoration Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: ENS221 or ENS222 or ENS282 or ENS213 or ENS214 or LFS261
Anti: ENS361
ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Anti: ESS351
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
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
PHY311     
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
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203