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Faculty of Arts, Business and Law undergraduate elective courses

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  • Please note the elective course lists may change without notice.

Elective courses

Elective courses may be part of your program and must be completed. Electives allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests. Some programs have a restriction on the number of 100 coded courses you are allowed to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
BUS101 Accounting Principles
BUS102 Business Analytics
BUS104 Introduction to Economics
BUS105 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS106 Introduction to Marketing
BUS108 Accounting for Business
ICT110 Introduction to Informatics
ICT112 Introduction to Data Science
ICT115 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
ICT120 Introduction to Systems Design
MGT130 Introduction to Telecommunications and Networks
PED110 Supply Chain Management
PED120 Building Studies 1
PED121 Property Economics
PED122 Building Studies 2
TSM102 Property Law

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC210 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
ACC211 Financial Accounting
ACC220 Business Finance
ACC221 Law of Business Associations
ACC310 Company Accounting
ACC311 Management Accounting
ACC320 Taxation Law and Practice
ACC321 Contemporary Accounting Issues
BUS201 Auditing and Professional Practice
BUS202 Applied Microeconomics
BUS203 Applied Macroeconomics
BUS211 Business Law and Ethics
BUS301 Strategic Management
BUS302 Business Analytics 2
BUS320 International Field Study
BUS331 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
ENT211 Business Internship
ENT222 New Venture Development
ENT221 Managing the Social Enterprise
ENT311 New Venture Growth
ENT321 New Venture Establishment
ENT322 New Venture Operation
FIN210 Social Enterprise Establishment
FIN220 Introduction to Financial Planning
FIN221 Retirement and Superannuation
FIN310 Insurance and Risk Management
FIN320 Personal Investment Management
FIN321 Tax and Estate Planning
HRM210 Financial Plan Construction
HRM211 Managing Human Resources
HRM220 Staffing and Remuneration
HRM221 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM311 Employment and Industrial Law
HRM312 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM321 Training and Development
IBS210 Managing Organisational Change
IBS220 Principles of International Business
IBS221 Cross-Cultural Management
IBS310 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS320 International Marketing
IBS321 Managing Global Logistics
ICT211 International Business Strategy
ICT220 Database Design
ICT221 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT301 Software Development 1
ICT310 Advanced Network Topics, Management and Security
ICT311 Systems Analysis and Design
ICT320 Mobile App Development
ICT321 Database Programming
ICT341 Architecture and Systems Integration
ICT342 ICT Internship
ICT351 ICT Industry Project
ICT352 ICT Professional Practice
MGT210 ICT Project Management
MGT232 Project Management
MGT233 Service Operations Management
MGT310 Retail Supply Chain Management
MGT322 Small Business and New Venture Management
MGT325 Advanced Strategic Management
MGT326 Quality Management
MGT327 Supply Chain Strategy and Design
MGT328 Supply Chain Information and Technology
MKG210 Innovation and Management Decision Making
MKG211 Consumer Behaviour
MKG212 Services Marketing
MKG220 Food Marketing
MKG221 Marketing Communication
MKG222 Sport and Event Marketing
MKG322 Marketing of Social Causes
MKG324 Brand Management
PED210 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
PED220 Principles of Property Valuation
PED310 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
PED311 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
PED312 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
PED320 Property and Asset Management
PED321 Property Research Project
PED322 Property Development and Project Management Processes
TSM211 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
TSM221 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
TSM223 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
TSM313 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
TSM314 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM315 Event Management

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Business Events
CMN103 Communication Theory and Practice
CMN104 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN105 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN116 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
CMN120 Introduction to Creative Writing
CMN130 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN140 Introduction to Journalism
CMN150 Introduction to Creative Advertising
COR109 Visual Journalism
CRM101 Communication and Thought
CRM102 Introduction to Criminology
CRM103 Understanding Crime
CRM104 Punishment and Corrections
CRM105 Applied Crime Prevention
DES101 Policing
DES102 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
DES103 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
DES104 Digital Photographic Practice
DES105 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
DES106 Introduction to Design
DRA100 Typography
DRA101 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
EGL120 Dramatic Languages
IND110 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
IND111 Indonesian A
ITL110 Indonesian B
ITL111 Italian A
JPN110 Italian B
JPN111 Japanese A
JST101 Japanese B
LNG110 Justice and the Australian Legal System
SGD100 Languages and Linguistics
SGD101 Playcentric Game Design

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Game Art 1
CMN201 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN202 Children, Media and Society
CMN203 Screen Production and Editing
CMN213 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
CMN214 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN216 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN222 Risk, Crisis and Issues Management
CMN224 Multimedia Advertising
CMN226 Advertising Campaigns
CMN227 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN228 News Rounds
CMN231 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
CMN235 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN237 News Writing and Reporting
CMN238 Online Journalism
CMN240 Paperback Hero
CMN243 Feature Writing
CMN246 Community Engagement Events
CMN247 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN248 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN249 Creative Advertising
CMN251 Television & Video Journalism
CMN252 International Communication
CMN253 Public Relations Writing
CMN260 Researching Media and Audiences
CMN266 Novel Ideas
CMN272 Creativity and Literature
CMN273 Industry Research Project (Journalism)
CMN275 Public Relations Internship/Industry Project
CMN276 Advertising Channel Planning and Purchasing
CMN277 Social Media
CMN300 Radio Journalism
CMN303 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
CMN304 Screen and Media Industry Project
CMN306 Writing Your Novel
CMN320 Professional Journalism Practice A
CMN330 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
DES204 Newsroom
DES205 Digital Photographic Practice II
DES206 Digital Photographic Practice III
DES211 Digital Photographic Practice IV
DES212 Graphic Design A
DES213 Graphic Design B
DES214 Graphic Design C
DES215 Graphic Design D
DES216 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DES221 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio
DES222 e-Media A
DES223 e-Media B
DES224 e-Media C
DES225 e-Media D
DES226 e-media E - Internship/Professional Project
DES231 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio
DES232 3D Design A
DES233 3D Design B
DES234 3D Design C
DES235 3D Design D
DES236 3D Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DRA200 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio
DRA201 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
DRA202 Applied Performance
DRA203 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
DRA204 Physical Theatre
DRA205 Theatre Production
DRA301 Theatre Internship
DRA302 Devising Performance: Community Engagement
EGL201 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
EGL205 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL206 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
EGL285 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
IND210 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
IND211 Indonesian C
IND212 Indonesian D
IND220 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
IND221 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
IND222 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
IND223 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
IND310 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
IND311 Indonesian E
ITL200 Indonesian F
ITL201 In-Country Italian Studies A
ITL210 In-Country Italian Studies B
ITL211 Italian C
ITL311 Italian D
JPN200 Italian F
JPN201 In-Country Japanese Studies A
JPN210 In-Country Japanese Studies B
JPN211 Japanese C
JPN310 Japanese D
JPN311 Japanese E
JST202 Japanese F
JST203 International Justice and Human Rights
LGL201 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
LGL202 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LGL301 Family Law: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD203 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD204 Introduction to Game Programming
SGD210 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
SGD211 Serious Games 2
SGD213 Game Art 2
SGD214 Professional Games Programming
SGD304 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
SGD305 Serious Game Project A
SGD321 Professional Games Project
SGD341 Interactive Narrative: Characters and Worlds*
  

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 Game Programming: Multiplayer*
COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Caboolture: Semester 1
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1
  • Gympie: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Counselling or Counselling dual degree programs due to external accreditation.
Anti: SCS180
ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Anti: ENP100
GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
INT100    
INT140    
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Anti: SCS101
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in an accredited Psychology program or dual degree program due to external accreditation.
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308
Co: PSY100 or PSY101
PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC395, SC306, AR374, AR403 or AR405
SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Caboolture: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Gympie: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
SCS140    
SCS172    
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART411 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR401, AR407 or AR408 or by Course Coordinator approval
Anti: CMN574 or CMN575
COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180
COU261    
COU262    
COU263    
COU264    
COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: COU180 or SCS180 or SCS280
Anti: SCS265
COU276    
COU281    
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
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Anti: ENP210
ENP236    
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
ENP311    
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12Pre: ENP255
Anti: ENP704
ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
12 
ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
12 
ENP455 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
24Pre: ENP355, ENP336 and ENP365 and enrolled in Program AR404 or AR406
ENP460 Planning Practicum
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8, Semester 1, Semester 2
24Pre: ENP355, ENP336, ENP365, ENP411 and enrolled in Program AR406
ENP470A Planning Project A
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
0Pre: ENP355 and ENP336 and ENP365 and SCS225 and enrolled in AR406
ENP470B Planning Project B
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
24Pre: ENP355 and ENP336 and ENP365 and SCS225 and enrolled in AR406
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Anti: GEO210 or GEO700
GEO340    
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
GEO390 Advanced Geographical StudiesNot currently offered12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required
HIS225    
HIS230    
HIS231    
HIS232    
HIS250    
HIS265    
HIS290    
HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
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
INT230    
INT235    
INT245 Politics of the USA
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT276    
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
  • 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).
PSY204 Social Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
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
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in AE304 or SE303)
PSY305 Psychological Disorders
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
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)
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY400 Research Methods and Analysis 4
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in program SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY401 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306, PSY307 and enrolled in AR405) or (Enrolled in AR403 or SC407)
PSY402 Professional Practice of Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY403 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY404    
PSY405    
PSY406    
PSY407    
SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009
SCS210    
SCS211    
SCS225 Social Research
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses or enrolled in Program AR707 or AR708
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SCS251    
SCS266    
SCS273    
SCS274    
SCS277    
SCS278    
SCS285    
SCS286    
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses
SCS295    
SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: 2 SUS coded courses including SUS101
SUS310    
SWK301    
SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SWK303    
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)
SWK402    
SWK404    
SWK407 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: SWK201 or SWK301 or SWK300 and enrolled in Program AR303, AR362, AR363 or AR372

  

* This course runs in alternate even years
^ This course runs in alternate odd years