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Faculty of Arts and Business undergraduate elective courses

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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 Accounting Principles
BUS101 Business Analytics
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS104 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS105 Introduction to Marketing
BUS106 Accounting for Business
BUS108 Introduction to Informatics
ICT110 Introduction to Data Science
ICT112 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
ICT120 Introduction to Telecommunications and Networks
MGT130 Supply Chain Management
PED110 Building Studies 1
PED120 Property Economics
PED121 Building Studies 2
PED122 Property Law
TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC211 Business Finance
ACC220 Law of Business Associations
ACC221 Company Accounting
ACC310 Management Accounting
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
BUS211 Strategic Management
BUS301 Advanced Research Methods
BUS302 International Field Study
BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
BUS331 Business Internship
ENT211 New Venture Development
ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise
ENT221 New Venture Growth
ENT311 New Venture Establishment
ENT321 New Venture Operation
ENT322 Social Enterprise Establishment
FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
FIN220 Retirement and Superannuation
FIN221 Insurance and Risk Management
FIN310 Personal Investment Management
FIN320 Tax and Estate Planning
FIN321 Financial Plan Construction
HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM211 Staffing and Remuneration
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM221 Employment and Industrial Law
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM312 Training and Development
HRM321 Managing Organisational Change
IBS210 Principles of International Business
IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS310 International Marketing
IBS320 Managing Global Logistics
IBS321 International Business Strategy
ICT211 Database Design
ICT220 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT221 Software Development 1
ICT301 Advanced Network Topics, Management and Security
ICT310 Systems Analysis and Design
ICT311 Software Development 2
ICT320 Database Programming
ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration
ICT351 ICT Professional Practice
ICT352 ICT Project Management
MGT210 Project Management
MGT232 Service Operations Management
MGT233 Retail Supply Chain Management
MGT310 Small Business and New Venture Management
MGT322 Advanced Strategic Management
MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG212 Food Marketing
MKG220 Marketing Communication
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
MKG222 Marketing of Social Causes
MKG321 Marketing Research Project
MKG322 Brand Management
MKG324 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
PED210 Principles of Property Valuation
PED220 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
PED310 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
PED311 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
PED312 Property and Asset Management
PED320 Property Research Project
PED321 Property Development and Project Management Processes
PED322 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
TSM211 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
TSM221 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
TSM313 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM314 Event Management
TSM315 Business Events

Introductory courses (100 coded)

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

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Introduction to Writing for Drama and the Screen
CMN201 Children, Media and Society
CMN202 Digital Video Editing
CMN203 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
CMN213 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN214 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN216 Crisis and Issues Management
CMN222 Multimedia Advertising
CMN224 Advertising Campaigns
CMN226 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN227 News Rounds
CMN228 The Writer and the Law
CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN235 News Writing and Reporting
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN238 Paperback Hero
CMN240 Feature Writing
CMN243 Community Engagement Events
CMN246 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN248 Creative Advertising
CMN249 Television & Video Journalism
CMN251 International Communication
CMN252 Public Relations Writing
CMN253 Researching Media and Audiences
CMN260 Novel Ideas
CMN266 Creativity and Literature
CMN272 Industry Research Project (Journalism)
CMN273 Public Relations Internship/Industry Project
CMN275 Advertising Channel Planning and Purchasing
CMN276 Social Media
CMN277 Radio Journalism
CMN300 Contemporary Australian Television: Commerce, Culture and Creativity
CMN303 Screen and Media Industry Project
CMN304 Writing Your Novel
CMN305A
CMN305B
CMN306 Professional Journalism Practice
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
CMN330 Newsroom
DES204 Digital Photographic Practice II
DES205 Digital Photographic Practice III
DES206 Digital Photographic Practice IV
DES211 Graphic Design A
DES212 Graphic Design B
DES213 Graphic Design C
DES214 Graphic Design D
DES215 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DES216 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio
DES221 e-Media A
DES222 e-Media B
DES223 e-Media C
DES224 e-Media D
DES225 e-media E - Internship/Professional Project
DES226 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio
DES231 3D Design A
DES232 3D Design B
DES233 3D Design C
DES234 3D Design D
DES235 3D Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DES236 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio
DRA200 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
DRA201 Applied Performance
DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
DRA203 Physical Theatre
DRA204 Theatre Production
DRA205 Theatre Internship
DRA301 Devising Performance: Community Engagement
DRA302 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
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 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
IND210 Indonesian C
IND211 Indonesian D
IND212 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
IND220 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
IND221 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
IND222 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
IND223 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
IND310 Indonesian E
IND311 Indonesian F
ITL200 In-Country Italian Studies A
ITL201 In-Country Italian Studies B
ITL210 Italian C
ITL211 Italian D
ITL311 Italian F
JPN200 In-Country Japanese Studies A
JPN201 In-Country Japanese Studies B
JPN210 Japanese C
JPN211 Japanese D
JPN310 Japanese E
JPN311 Japanese F
JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
JST203 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
LGL201 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LGL202 Family Law: Legal Frameworks and Issues
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD203 Introduction to Game Programming
SGD204 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 1
SGD210 Serious Games 2
SGD211 Game Art 2
SGD213 Professional Game Programming
SGD214 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
SGD304 Games Management
SGD305 Professional Games Project
  

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 Theories and Systems of Counselling and Psychotherapy
COU180 Introductory Counselling Skills and Theory
ENP101 Planning Principles and Practice
ENP103 Spatial Governance and Planning
GEO100 Changing Planet Earth
GEO101 Introducing Human Geographies
HIS100 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
INT100 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT140 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS140 Introduction to Development Studies
SCS172 Social Work and Human Services Practice
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART411 Research Methods in Arts and Social Science
COU200 Communication and Relationships
COU261 Counselling Development and Supervision 1
COU262 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
COU263 Counselling Placement 1
COU264 Counselling Placement 2
COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
COU276 Group Processes and Practice
COU281 Developmental and Family Counselling
COU300 Counselling Skills for Crisis, Disaster, Grief and Loss
COU301 Positive Psychology for Counselling
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
ENP236 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
ENP255 Urbanism and Urban Design
ENP311 Planning Theory
ENP336 Regional Infrastructure Planning
ENP355 Planning Design Studio
ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
ENP411 Professional Planning Practice
ENP455 Community Planning Studio
ENP460 Planning Practicum
ENP470A Planning Project
ENP470B Planning Project
GEO310 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
GEO340 Historical Geographies
GEO350 Animals and Society
GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
HIS225 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
HIS230 Talking History: Memory and the Past
HIS231 Migrants' Lives in the World
HIS232 20th Century and Beyond: A History
HIS250 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
HIS265 Cultural Heritage
HIS290 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
HIS320 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
INT230 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
INT235 International Relations: Theory and Practice
INT245 Politics of the USA
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
INT257 International Security
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
INT276 Internship in Politics and Public Policy
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 Abnormal Psychology
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
PSY400 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
PSY401 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
PSY402 Professional Practice of Psychology
PSY403 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
PSY404 Research Dissertation A
PSY405 Research Dissertation B
PSY406 Group Research Project in Psychology A
PSY407 Group Research Project in Psychology B
SCS201 International Community Development and Global Justice
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS211 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
SCS225 Social Research
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
SCS251 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
SCS266 Critical Practice with Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
SCS273 Human Services Placement 1
SCS274 Human Services Placement 2
SCS277 Working With Families
SCS278 Ethics and Professional Practice
SCS285 Health, Society and Culture
SCS286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS295 Gender and Culture
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