Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.
School of Creative Industries
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
- CMN101 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
- CMN102 Creativity and Communication
- CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
- CMN104 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
- CMN105 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
- CMN106 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
- CMN107 Introduction to Professional Communication
- CMN108 Issues in Social Media
- CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
- CMN117 Playing with Genre
- CMN120 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
- CMN130 Introduction to Journalism
- CMN140 Introduction to Creative Advertising
- CMN150 Visual Journalism
- EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
- LNG110 Languages and Linguistics
- FSH100 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- ART200 Special Elective in Arts
- CMN200 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
- CMN201 Children, Media and Society
- CMN202 Screen Production and Editing
- CMN203 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
- CMN204 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
- CMN213 Editing for the Communication Professional
- CMN224 Advertising Campaigns
- CMN226 Advertising: Copy and Image
- CMN228 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
- CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning
- CMN235 News Writing and Reporting
- CMN237 Online Journalism
- CMN240 Feature Writing
- CMN246 Writing for Young Adults
- CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
- CMN252 Public Relations Writing
- CMN260 Writing the Short Story
- CMN266 Writing Poetry
- CMN276 Social Media
- CMN277 Broadcast Journalism
- CMN300 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
- CMN302 Investigative and Data Journalism
- CMN303 Screen Media Project
- CMN304 Writing Your Novel
- CMN305 News Rounds
- CMN308 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
- CMN309 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
- CMN311 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
- CMN312 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
- CMN313 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
- CMN314 Global Communication
- CMN315 Communication Research
- CMN316 Social Media Internship
- CMN317 Social Media Management
- CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
- CMN330 Newsroom
- DES200 Design Futures
- DES204 Photographic Practice
- DES205 Photographic Practice in Creative Industries
- DES206 The Photographic Portfolio
- DES211 Visual Identity
- DES212 Visual Communication & Meaning
- DES221 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
- DES222 Responsive Website Design
- DES231 Animation and Visualisation Design
- DES232 3D Animation and Visualisation Design
- DES303 Character Design and Modelling
- DES304 Post-Production
- DES305 Branding and Package Design
- DES306 Art of Illustration and Design
- DES307 Interactivity and Frameworks
- DES308 Augmented Reality Design
- IND210
- IND211
- IND310
- IND311
- ITL210
- ITL211
- ITL310
- ITL311
- INT202 Independent Research Project
- FSH200 Digital Fashion Branding
- FSH201
School of Education
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
School of Health and Sport Sciences
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- MLS211 Medical Biochemistry
- NUT201 Food Studies
- NUT203
- NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
- NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
- NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
- NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
- NUT310 Advanced Sports Nutrition
- NUT315
- NUT401 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
- NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
- NUT404
- NUT405
- OCC201 Occupational Therapy Theory
- OCC202 Therapeutic Skills
- OCC212 Evaluation of Occupational Performance
- OCC222 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction
- OCC301 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent
- OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
- OCC312 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person
- OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
- PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
- PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology
- PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
- PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
- PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
- PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
- PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
- PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- SPX201 Functional Anatomy
- SPX202 Biomechanics I
- SPX203 Exercise Prescription and Programming II
- SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
- SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
- SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
- SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
- SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
- SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
- SPX306 Clinical Skills for Exercise Physiology
- SPX312 Performance Enhancement
- SPX322 Biomechanics II
- SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
- SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
- SRP301 Special Research Project †
- SRP321 Special Research Project †
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
School of Science and Engineering
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- CIV201 Geotechnical Engineering
- ENG211
- ENG212
- MEC200 Thermodynamics
- MEC205 Dynamics 1
- MEC221 Mechanics of Materials
- MEC225 Engineering Materials
- MEC226 Manufacturing Technology
- MEC227 Mechanical Design 1
- CIV301 Road and Traffic Engineering
- ENG302 Engineering Project Management
- ENG304 Engineering Research Methodology
- ENG312
- ENG330
- CIV340 Construction Technology
- MEC300 Mechanical Design 2
- MEC301 Materials Technology
- MEC302 Thermofluids 2
- MEC303 Computational Mechanics
- MEC335 Production Engineering
- MEC336 Engineering System Design
- ENG402 Engineering Project 2
- ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
- ENG412
- ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
- MEC400 Thermofluids 3
- MEC405 Advanced Dynamics and Control
- ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
- ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
- ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
- ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment
- ENS224 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
- ENS242 Weather and Climate
- ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
- ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
- ENS281
- ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
- ENS300 Environmental Economics
- ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
- ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- ENS317 Coastal Conservation Planning
- ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
- ENS321 Restoration Ecology
- ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
- ENS324 Advanced Genetics
- ENS325 Population Ecology and Genetics
- ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
- ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
- ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
- ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
- ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
- LFS252 Molecular Biology
School of Social Sciences
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
- SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
- ENP200 Industry Project 1: Urban Design and Town Planning Studies
- ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
- ENP236
- ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
- ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
- ENP311
- ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
- ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
- ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
- ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
- HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
- HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
- HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
- HIS240 History of Nationalism and National Identity: 18th Century and Beyond
- HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
- HIS320 Research Project in History
- PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
- PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
- PSY202 Physiological Psychology
- PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
- PSY204 Social Psychology
- PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
- PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
- PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
- PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
- PSY303 Personality and Assessment
- PSY304 Human Associative Learning
- PSY305 Psychological Disorders
- PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
- PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
USC Business School
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- PED310
- PED311
- PED312
- PED320
- PED321
- PED322
- TSM200 Creating and Managing Event Experiences
- TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
- TSM300 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
- TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM
- TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events
School of Law and Criminology
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- ACC220 Law of Business Associations
- CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
- CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
- CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention
- CRM205 Criminal Law
- CRM206 Professional Development
- CRM302 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
- CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
- CRM305 Professional Placement
- CRM307 Crime Research Methods
- CRM308 Diversity, Crime and Justice
- CRM309 Working with Victims and Offenders
- CRM310 Introduction to Cyber Crime
- BUS203 Business Law
- JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
- LAW307 Commercial Law
- LAW311 Law Professional Practice
- LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law
- LAW405 Legal Dispute Resolution
- LAW412 International Human Rights Law
- LAW414 Legal Internship
- LAW415 Sports Law
- LAW417 Employment Law
- LAW418 Health Law
- LAW421
- LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
- LAW441 Law Honours Thesis
- LGL301