- Select the relevant course code below for further course information.
- 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.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.
Introductory (100 coded) elective courses
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG101 Creative Advertising | |||
| ENS103 Advanced News Reporting | |||
| LFS100 International Communication | |||
| LFS112 Research into Journalism | |||
| LFS122 Creative Writing B: Novel Ideas | |||
| MLS110 Creativity and Literature: Chaucer to Romantics | |||
| MLS121 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns | |||
| MTH100 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction | |||
| MTH102 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature | |||
| PUB102 Environment, Heritage and Tourism | |||
| PUB104 Politics and the Media | |||
| PUB112 Communication and Thought | |||
| SCI102 Communication and Thought | |||
| SCI105 Engineering Professional Practice | |||
| SCI107 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils | |||
| SCI110 Cell Biology | |||
| SET111 Human Physiology | |||
| SPX101 Human Anatomy | |||
| SPX102 Haematology |
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 requirement on the number of 200 and 300 coded courses you are required to study, so remember that when you choose your electives.
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 weeks, ie on weekends or during semester breaks.
Advanced (200, 300 or 400 coded) elective courses
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIM202 Histology | ||||
| BIM203 Introduction to Mathematics | ||||
| BIM263 Mathematics Foundations | ||||
| BIM303 Environment and Health | ||||
| BIM331 Introduction to Behavioural Health | ||||
| BIM341 Public Health Foundations | ||||
| CHM202 Biodiversity and Ecology | ||||
| CHM210 Chemistry | ||||
| CHM310 Physical Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 | |
| CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 | |
| EDU302 | ||||
| EDU303 | ||||
| EDU307 | ||||
| ENG302 Engineering Project Management |
| 12 | Pre: Students to have completed at least 96 credits Anti: ENG305 | |
| ENG312 | ||||
| ENG330 | ||||
| ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering |
| 12 | Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330) | |
| ENG412 | ||||
| ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems |
| 12 | Pre: ENG202 | |
| ENG422 | ||||
| ENS203 | ||||
| ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 | |
| ENS214 | ||||
| ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 Anti: ENS201 | |
| ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 | |
| ENS242 Weather and Climate |
| 12 | ||
| ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology |
| 12 | ||
| ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying |
| 12 | ||
| ENS281 | ||||
| ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 or SCI102 or ANM104 | |
| ENS300 Environmental Economics |
| 12 | Anti: ENS700 | |
| ENS305 Environmental Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 | |
| ENS306 | ||||
| ENS310 | ||||
| ENS314 | ||||
| ENS315 | ||||
| ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
| 12 | Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303 | |
| ENS317 Coastal Conservation Planning |
| 12 | Pre: (ANM203 or SCI202 or MTH203) and (ENS213 or ENS221 or ENS222 or ENS253 or ENS282) or enrolled in Coastal and Marine Environments Minor | |
| ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction |
| 12 | ||
| ENS320 | ||||
| ENS321 Restoration Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: ENS221 or ENS222 or ENS282 or ENS213 or ENS214 or LFS261 Anti: ENS361 | |
| ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 | |
| ENS324 Advanced Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent required and (LFS100 or SCI100) or SCI102 or (LFS103 and enrolled in program SC355, SC357 or SC354) | |
| ENS330 K'gari Field Studies |
| 12 | Pre: (Completion of 192 units and SCI110 and enrolled in SC319, SC316, SC320, SC301, AR397, SC425, SA308, SB301, Biological Science Major, or Biological Science Extended Minor) or by Coordinator Consent | |
| ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management |
| 12 | Anti: ESS351 | |
| ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: ENS253 | |
| ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 12 | Anti: ESS371 | |
| ENS381 | ||||
| GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology |
| 12 | ||
| GEO301 Mapping with Drones |
| 12 | Pre: GEO100 or ENS253 | |
| GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology |
| 12 | ||
| LFS201 | ||||
| LFS202 | ||||
| LFS251 Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103) Anti: MBT251 | |
| LFS252 Molecular Biology |
| 12 | Pre: (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) | |
| LFS261 Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103 Anti: MEP263 or MBT263 | |
| LFS262 Medical Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 or MEP263 Anti: MEP252 or MEP253 or MBT253 | |
| LFS303 Pathophysiology |
| 12 | Pre: (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 |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 | |
| MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology |
| 12 | Pre: (LFS252 or BIM202) or enrolled in Biotechnology Minor | |
| MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and MBT263 or LFS261 or (MLS200 and enrolled in UB001) Anti: MEP351 | |
| MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 Anti: MBT363 or MBT364 | |
| MLS210 Advanced Haematology |
| 12 | Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357 | |
| MLS211 Medical Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: LFS251 | |
| MTH200 | ||||
| MTH202 | ||||
| MTH212 Discrete Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103 Anti: MTH512 | |
| MTH302 Applied Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: MTH522 | |
| MTH312 | ||||
| NUT201 Food Studies |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 Anti: FSN201 | |
| NUT202 Nutrition Assessment |
| 12 | Pre: NUT201 and NUT212 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406 | |
| NUT205 Public Health Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: (NUT211 or NUT102) and PUB112 | |
| NUT211 | ||||
| NUT212 Principles of Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103 Anti: FSN212 | |
| NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: MBT251 or LFS251 Anti: BIM212 or BIM352 or BIM252 | |
| NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: (NUT306 or NUT352) and NUT205 | |
| NUT352 | ||||
| PHY201 | ||||
| PHY202 | ||||
| PHY311 | ||||
| PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations |
| 12 | Anti: NUT322 | |
| PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning |
| 12 | Anti: PUB705 | |
| PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management |
| 12 | ||
| PUB271 Health Promotion Principles |
| 12 | ||
| PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy |
| 12 | Anti: PUB704 and PUB742 | |
| PUB332 | ||||
| PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation |
| 12 | ||
| PUB352 | ||||
| PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 | |
| SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 or BUS101 Anti: ANM203 | |
| SCI212 Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology | |
| SCI302 Analytical Sciences |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251 | |
| SPX201 Functional Anatomy |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX202 Biomechanics I |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX211 Exercise Physiology I |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 or SPX103 | |
| SPX212 | ||||
| SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102 | |
| SPX231 Motor Control and Learning |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103 | |
| SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health |
| 12 | Pre: SPX331 Co: SPX300 | |
| SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health |
| 12 | Pre: SPX221 and (SPX201 or SPX202) | |
| SPX312 Performance Enhancement |
| 12 | Pre: SPX322 or SPX331 | |
| SPX322 Biomechanics II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX202 | |
| SPX331 Exercise Physiology II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX211 | |
| SPX340 Professional Placement in Sport and Exercise Science |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required. SPX121 and SPX203 and enrolled in Program SC344. Mandatory requirements must be submitted to SONIA before you are eligible to attend a manual enrolment meeting | |
| SPX341 | ||||
| SPX342 | ||||
| SPX352 | ||||
| SPX361 | ||||
| SPX362 | ||||
| SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science |
| 12 | Pre: SPX102 and SPX203 | |
| SRP301 Special Research Project |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| SRP321 Special Research Project |
| 24 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| WPL310 Workplace Learning I |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| WPL311 Workplace Learning I |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| WPL320 Workplace Learning II |
| 24 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required |
† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
* Subject to approval and/or not available in 2014.
Enabling courses
Enabling courses are offered to support you in achieving academic success. Courses are held before the start of each semester, and as weekly tutorials throughout the teaching year.
The Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) offers a range of enabling courses in key areas. These courses allow you to learn new skills, refresh your knowledge, and increase your potential for excellent results in your undergraduate degree program.
Enabling courses are free-of-charge to Commonwealth-supported and International students, they don’t count towards your degree and they have no impact on your overall university grades.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENB121 | ||||
| ENB122 | ||||
| ENB123 | ||||
| ENB124 | ||||
| ENB125 | ||||
| ENB126 |