Courses available to Headstart students
Choose from over 80 courses in the following study areas:
- Business, IT and Tourism
- Creative industries, design and communication
- Education
- Engineering and science
- Health, nursing and sport sciences
- Humanities, psychology and social sciences
- Languages and Linguistics
- Law and Criminology
For more information on location, Semester of offer and entry requirements click on the course links below. Please note some courses offered to Headstart students have additional entry requirements, which are listed below.
Business, IT and tourism
BUS101 Exploring Business Research
BUS102 Economics for Business
BUS104 Discovering Management
BUS105 Marketing Essentials
BUS106
BUS108 Information Systems in Organisations
ICT112 Programming Fundamentals
ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
TSM102 The World of Tourism, Leisure and Events
Creative industries, design and communication
CMN101 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CMN102
CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN105 Creative Production
CMN106 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
CMN107 Communication for the Creative Professional
CMN108
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
CMN150 Digital Journalism
COR109
DES101 Elements of Design
DES102
DES103 Fundamentals of Photography
DES104 Art, Design and Digital Culture
DES105 Design Methods
DES106
DES107 Drawing Practice
DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft
DRA102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
FSH100 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion
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
SGD120
Education
EDU101 Human Development and Learning
EDU103 Teaching with Technology
EDU104
EDU115 Creative Expression and Play through the Arts
Engineering and science
ENG101 Professional Engineering - Please note: there will three day field trip (non-residential) with Headstart students offered the opportunity to attend the three days consecutively or alternative days will be offered across the semester.
ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics - Must be studying Maths B/Mathematical Methods or Maths C/Specialist Mathematics
MTH104 Introductory Calculus - Must be studying Maths B/Mathematical Methods or Maths C/Specialist Mathematics
SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology - Must be studying Biology
SCI105 Introductory Chemistry - Must be studying Chemistry
SCI107 Physics - Must be studying Maths B/Mathematical Methods or Maths C/Specialist Mathematics
SCI110 Science Research Methods - Recommended to be studying Maths A/General Mathematics, Maths B/Mathematical Methods or Maths C/Specialist Mathematics
SCI113 Discovering Science
Health, nursing and sport sciences
LFS100 Cell Biology - Must be studying Biology
LFS103 Introductory Bioscience - Must be in Year 12
LFS112 Human Physiology - Must be studying Biology
LFS122 Human Anatomy - Must be studying Biology
NUR121 Health Care and the Professions
PUB102 Environment and Health
PUB104 Introduction to Behavioural Health - Must be in Year 12
PUB112 Public Health Foundations
SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
SPX103 - Must be in Year 12 and studying biology
SPX120
SPX121 Exercise Prescription and Programming I - Must be in Year 12 and studying biology
Humanities, psychology and social sciences
COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
GEO100 The Changing Planet
GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
HIS100 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
INT100
INT140
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
PUB104 Introduction to Behavioural Health
SCS101 Foundations of Human Behaviour
SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS140
SWK172 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability
SCS101 Foundations of Human Behaviour
Languages and linguistics
IND110 Indonesian A
IND111 Indonesian B - Prerequisite course: IND110
JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1
JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2 - Prerequisite course: JPN110
LNG110
Law and Criminology
CRM101 Introduction to Criminology
CRM102 Understanding Crime
CRM103 Punishment and Corrections
CRM105 Policing
JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A
* Semester of offer at each location is subject to change, please refer to class timetable before completing an application.