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Undergraduate elective courses

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)

Communication Studies
  • 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
Design
  • DES101 Grammars of Design
  • DES102 Visual Storytelling
  • DES103 Fundamentals of Photography
  • DES104 Art, Design and Visual Culture
  • DES105 Introduction to Design and Concept
  • DES106 Design in Application
  • DES107 Drawing Practice
Drama
  • DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft
  • DRA102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
English
  • EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
Japanese
Languages
  • LNG110 Languages and Linguistics
Music
  • MUS100 Intro to Songwriting and Production
  • MUS101 Intro to Songwriting and Performance
Serious Game Development
  • SGD100 Playcentric Game Design
  • SGD101 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
  • SGD102 Introduction to Games Scripting
  • SGD103 Serious Digital Game Design
  • SGD120 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
Fashion
  • FSH100 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

General Arts electives
  • ART200 Special Elective in Arts
Communication Studies
  • 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
Design
  • 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
Drama
  • DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
  • DRA203 Physical Theatre
  • DRA204 Theatre Production
  • DRA206 Acting 2: Contemporary Shakespeare
  • DRA301 Devising Performance
English
  • EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
  • EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
  • EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
  • EGL285
Indonesian
  • IND210
  • IND211
  • IND310
  • IND311
Italian
  • ITL210
  • ITL211
  • ITL310
  • ITL311
Japanese
  • JPN200
  • JPN201
  • JPN210 Intermediate Japanese 1
  • JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2
  • JPN212 About Japan: Current Perspectives
  • JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
  • JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study
Politics and International Studies
  • INT202 Independent Research Project
Music
Serious Game Development
  • SGD200 Experimental Game Design
  • SGD202 Video Game Analysis and Design
  • SGD211 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles
  • SGD213 Professional Games Programming
  • SGD214
  • SGD230 Game Art: Virtual Environments
  • SGD240 Advanced Games Programming
  • SGD304
  • SGD305 Game Studio: Polish and Publish
  • SGD321
Fashion
  • FSH200 Digital Fashion Branding
  • FSH201

School of Education

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Outdoor Education Studies
  • OES101 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
  • OES104 Learning in Australian Landscapes
Education
  • EDU101 Human Development and Learning
  • EDU103 Teaching with Technology
  • EDU104
  • EDU110 Engagement and Behaviour in Early Learning

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Education
  • EDU202 Individual Learner Needs
  • EDU208 Professional Experience: Learning Theories in Early Learning
  • EDU307
  • EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing
Mathematics
Outdoor Education Studies
  • OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments

School of Health and Sport Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

General Science
  • SCI110 Science Research Methods
Health
  • HLT140 Think Health
  • HLT150 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
Life Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health
  • PUB102 Environment, Climate and Health
  • PUB104 Introduction to Behavioural Health
  • PUB112 Public Health Foundations
Sport and Exercise Science
  • SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
  • SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
  • SPX121 Exercise Prescription and Programming I
Medical Laboratory Science
  • MLS101 Foundations in Medical Science

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Biomedical Science
  • BIM202 Medical Genetics
  • BIM203 Blood Banking and Transfusion Sciences
  • BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
  • BIM331 Immunology
  • BIM341 Biochemical Pharmacology
  • BIM371 Clinical Embryology
Life Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 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
Occupational Therapy
  • 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
Public 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
Sport and Exercise Science
  • 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

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Health
  • HLT100 Anatomy and Physiology
Nursing
  • NUR104 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
  • NUR111 Practice Foundations
  • NUR121 Health Care and the Professions
  • NUR131 Research Foundations for Health Practice
Midwifery
Paramedicine
  • PAR101 Paramedic Professional Studies

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Health
  • HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
Nursing
  • NUR212 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
  • NUR222 Health, Law and Ethics
  • NUR332 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
Paramedicine
  • PAR212 Paramedic Primary Healthcare - Trauma
  • PAR222 Legal and Ethical Practice in EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
  • PAR301 Paramedic Primary Healthcare: Maternal and Neonatal Health
Midwifery
  • HLT201 Therapeutics in Midwifery
  • HLT203 Collaborative Midwifery Practice
  • HLT310 Leadership and Governance in Maternity Care

School of Science and Engineering

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM103 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
  • ANM104 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
Engineering
  • ENG101 Professional Engineering
  • ENG102 Engineering Statics
  • ENG104 Foundations of Engineering Design
Environmental Science
  • ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
  • ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
General Science
Mathematics
  • MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
  • MTH104 Introductory Calculus

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Animal Ecology
  • ANM201 Animal Ecophysiology
  • ANM203 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
  • ANM301 Animal Behaviour
  • ANM302 Global-Change Ecology
Chemistry
  • CHM202 Organic Chemistry
  • CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHM300 Advanced Biological Chemistry
  • CHM310 Physical Chemistry
  • CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
Engineering
  • 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
Environmental Science
  • 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
General Science
  • SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
  • SCI212 Genetics
  • SCI302 Analytical Sciences
Geography
  • GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology

Life Sciences
Biotechnology
  • MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product
  • MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
  • MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
  • MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
  • MBT355 Bioinformatics
  • MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Mathematics
  • MTH201 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
  • MTH203 Numerical Analysis
  • MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
  • MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
  • MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
Workplace Learning
  • WPL310 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL311 Workplace Learning I †
  • WPL320 Workplace Learning II †

School of Social Sciences

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Counselling
  • COU101 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
  • COU180 Therapeutic Communication Skills
Environment and Planning Studies
  • ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
  • ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
Geography
  • GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
History
  • HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The nineteenth century and beyond
  • HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
Politics and International Studies
  • INT101 Introduction to International Relations and Politics
  • INT102 Global Environmental Politics
Psychology
  • PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
  • PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
  • PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS101 Foundations of Human Behaviour
  • SCS110 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
  • SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
  • SCS140
Sustainability
  • SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
Social Work
  • SWK172 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Counselling
  • COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
Environment and Planning Studies
  • 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
Geography
  • GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • GEO340
  • GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
History
  • 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
Politics and International Studies
  • INT245 Politics of the USA
  • INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia ^
  • INT335 International Relations Theory and Practice
  • INT370 Politics and the Media
Psychology
  • 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
Social and Community Studies
  • SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • SCS225 Social Research
  • SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • SCS251
  • SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
Sustainability
  • SUS201 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
  • SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
  • SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
  • SUS310
Social Work
  • SWK266
  • SWK277 Working With Children, Youth and Families
  • SWK278 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
  • SWK285
  • SWK286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
  • SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
  • SWK303
  • SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis

USC Business School

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC106 Accounting Principles
General Business
  • BUS101 Exploring Business Research
  • BUS102 Economics for Business
  • BUS104 Discovering Management
  • BUS105 Marketing Essentials
  • BUS106
  • BUS108 Information Systems in Organisations
Information Systems
  • ICT110 Introduction to Data Science
  • ICT112 Programming Fundamentals
  • ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
  • ICT120 Computer Networks
Management
  • MGT130 Managing Supply Chains
Tourism
  • TSM102 The World of Tourism, Leisure and Events

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC210 Financial Accounting
  • ACC211 Business Finance
  • ACC221 Company Accounting
  • ACC310 Management Accounting
  • ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
  • ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
  • ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
Business
  • BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
  • BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics
  • BUS203 Business Law
  • BUS211 Strategic Management
  • BUS303 Money and Banking
  • BUS304
  • BUS306 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
  • BUS320 Business, Governance and Society
  • BUS331
Entrepreneurship
  • ENT211 Igniting Entrepreneurial Talent
  • ENT221 Venture Growth and Innovation
  • ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise
  • ENT311
  • ENT321
  • ENT322
Finance
  • FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
  • FIN220
  • FIN221
  • FIN310 Investment Analysis
  • FIN320
  • FIN321
Human Resource Management
  • HRM210 Managing Human Resources
  • HRM211 Leadership for Organisations
  • HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
  • HRM311 Enabling Team Synergy and Performance
  • HRM312 Learning and Development
  • HRM321 Organisational Change and Agility
International Business
  • IBS210
  • IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
  • IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
  • IBS310
  • IBS320
  • IBS321 International Business Strategy: Sustainable and Digital Perspectives
Information Systems
  • ICT211 Database Design
  • ICT220 Wireless Communications
  • ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
  • ICT301
  • ICT310
  • ICT311
  • ICT320 Database Programming
  • ICT321
  • ICT341
  • ICT342 ICT Industry Project
  • ICT351 ICT Professional Practice
  • ICT352 Project Management
Management
  • MGT233 Managing Retail Operations
  • MGT310 Managing the Small Business
  • MGT325 Managing Quality
  • MGT326
Marketing
  • MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
  • MKG211 Services Marketing
  • MKG220 Marketing Communication
  • MKG221 Sports Marketing
  • MKG222
  • MKG322 Building and Managing Brands
  • MKG324
Property Economics and Development
  • PED310
  • PED311
  • PED312
  • PED320
  • PED321
  • PED322
Tourism
  • 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

Introductory level electives
(100 coded)

Criminology
Justice Studies

JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System

Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)

Accounting
  • ACC220 Law of Business Associations
Criminology
  • 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
General Business
Justice Studies
  • JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
Law
  • 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