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Faculty of Arts, Business and Law undergraduate elective courses

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  • 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.

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Property B
BUS101 Corporations Law
BUS102 Civil Procedure
BUS104 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
BUS105 Administrative Law
BUS106 Business, Governance and Society
BUS108 Professional Conduct
ICT110 Evidence
ICT112 Regulation
ICT115 Exploring Business Research
ICT120 Accounting for Business
MGT130 Information Systems in Organisations
PED110 Discovering Management
PED120 Marketing Essentials
PED121 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
PED122 Foundations of Sustainability
TSM102 Social Research

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC210 Economics for Business
ACC211 Business Law
ACC220 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
ACC221 Business, Governance and Society
ACC310 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
ACC311 Social Sciences and Humanities Project
ACC320 Accounting Principles
ACC321 Business Analytics
BUS201 Introduction to Economics
BUS202 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS203 Introduction to Marketing
BUS211 Accounting for Business
BUS301 Introduction to Informatics
BUS302 Introduction to Data Science
BUS320 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
BUS331 Introduction to Systems Design
ENT211 Introduction to Telecommunications and Networks
ENT222 Supply Chain Management
ENT221 Building Studies 1
ENT311 Property Economics
ENT321 Building Studies 2
ENT322 Property Law
FIN210 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
FIN220 Financial Accounting
FIN221 Business Finance
FIN310 Law of Business Associations
FIN320 Company Accounting
FIN321 Management Accounting
HRM210 Taxation Law and Practice
HRM211 Contemporary Accounting Issues
HRM220 Auditing and Professional Practice
HRM221 Applied Microeconomics
HRM311 Applied Macroeconomics
HRM312 Business Law and Ethics
HRM321 Strategic Management
IBS210 Business Analytics 2
IBS220 International Field Study
IBS221 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
IBS310 Business Internship
IBS320 New Venture Development
IBS321 Managing the Social Enterprise
ICT211 New Venture Growth
ICT220 New Venture Establishment
ICT221 New Venture Operation
ICT301 Social Enterprise Establishment
ICT310 Introduction to Financial Planning
ICT311 Retirement and Superannuation
ICT320 Insurance and Risk Management
ICT321 Personal Investment Management
ICT341 Tax and Estate Planning
ICT342 Financial Plan Construction
ICT351 Managing Human Resources
ICT352 Staffing and Remuneration
MGT210 Managing Workplace Relations
MGT232 Employment and Industrial Law
MGT233 Leadership and Team Dynamics
MGT310 Training and Development
MGT322 Managing Organisational Change
MGT325 Principles of International Business
MGT326 Cross-Cultural Management
MGT327 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
MGT328 International Marketing
MKG210 Managing Global Logistics
MKG211 International Business Strategy
MKG212 Database Design
MKG220 Telecommunications and Networks
MKG221 Software Development 1
MKG222 Advanced Network Topics, Management and Security
MKG322 Systems Analysis and Design
MKG324 Mobile App Development
PED210 Database Programming
PED220 Architecture and Systems Integration
PED310 ICT Internship
PED311 ICT Industry Project
PED312 ICT Professional Practice
PED320 ICT Project Management
PED321 Project Management
PED322 Service Operations Management
TSM211 Retail Supply Chain Management
TSM221 Small Business and New Venture Management
TSM223 Advanced Strategic Management
TSM313 Quality Management
TSM314 Supply Chain Strategy and Design
TSM315 Supply Chain Information and Technology

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Innovation and Management Decision Making
CMN103 Consumer Behaviour
CMN104 Services Marketing
CMN105 Food Marketing
CMN116 Marketing Communication
CMN120 Sport and Event Marketing
CMN130 Marketing of Social Causes
CMN140 Brand Management
CMN150 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
COR109 Principles of Property Valuation
CRM101 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
CRM102 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
CRM103 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
CRM105 Property and Asset Management
DES101 Property Research Project
DES102 Property Development and Project Management Processes
DES103 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
DES104 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
DES105 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
DES106 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
DRA100 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
DRA101 Event Management
EGL120 Business Events
IND110 Communication Theory and Practice
IND111 Introduction to the Creative Industries
ITL110 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
ITL111 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
JPN110 Introduction to Creative Writing
JPN111 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
JST101 Introduction to Journalism
LNG110 Introduction to Creative Advertising
SGD100 Visual Journalism
SGD101 Communication and Thought

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Introduction to Criminology
CMN201 Understanding Crime
CMN202 Punishment and Corrections
CMN203 Policing
CMN213 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
CMN214 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
CMN216 Digital Photographic Practice
CMN222 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
CMN224 Introduction to Design
CMN226 Typography
CMN227 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
CMN228 Dramatic Languages
CMN231 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
CMN235 Indonesian A
CMN237 Indonesian B
CMN238 Italian A
CMN240 Italian B
CMN243 Japanese A
CMN246 Japanese B
CMN247 Justice and the Australian Legal System
CMN248 Languages and Linguistics
CMN249 Playcentric Game Design
CMN251 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
CMN252 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN253 Children, Media and Society
CMN260 Screen Production and Editing
CMN266 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
CMN273 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN275 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN276 Risk, Crisis and Issues Management
CMN277 Multimedia Advertising
CMN300 Advertising Campaigns
CMN303 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN304 News Rounds
CMN306 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
CMN320 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN330 News Writing and Reporting
CRM201 Online Journalism
CRM202 Paperback Hero
CRM204 Feature Writing
CRM301 Community Engagement Events
CRM302 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CRM303 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
DES204 Creative Advertising
DES205 Television & Video Journalism
DES206 International Communication
DES211 Public Relations Writing
DES212 Researching Media and Audiences
DES213 Novel Ideas
DES214 Creativity and Literature
DES215 Public Relations Internship/Industry Project
DES216 Advertising Channel Planning and Purchasing
DES221 Social Media
DES222 Radio Journalism
DES223 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
DES224 Screen and Media Industry Project
DES225 Writing Your Novel
DES226 Professional Journalism Practice A
DES231 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
DES232 Newsroom
DES233 Criminal Profiling
DES234 Minorities and Criminal Justice
DES235 Applied Crime Prevention
DES236 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
DRA200 Youth Justice
DRA201 Restorative Justice and Mediation
DRA202 Digital Photographic Practice II
DRA203 Digital Photographic Practice III
DRA204 Digital Photographic Practice IV
DRA205 Graphic Design A
DRA301 Graphic Design B
DRA302 Graphic Design C
EGL201 Graphic Design D
EGL205 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project
EGL206 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio
EGL285 e-Media A
IND210 e-Media B
IND211 e-Media C
IND212 e-Media D
IND220 e-media E - Internship/Professional Project
IND221 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio
IND222 3D Design A
IND223 3D Design B
IND310 3D Design C
IND311 3D Design D
ITL200 3D Design E - Internship/Professional Project
ITL201 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio
ITL210 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
ITL211 Applied Performance
ITL311 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
JPN200 Physical Theatre
JPN201 Theatre Production
JPN210 Theatre Internship
JPN211 Devising Performance
JPN310 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
JPN311 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
JST202 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
LGL201 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
LGL202 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
LGL301 Indonesian C
SGD203 Indonesian D
SGD204 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
SGD210 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
SGD211 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
SGD213 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
SGD214 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
SGD304 Indonesian E
SGD305 Indonesian F
SGD321 In-Country Italian Studies A
SGD341 In-Country Italian Studies B
 

Courses listed below are only available to students enrolled in a Law program.

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW101 Italian C
LAW102 Italian D
LAW103 Italian F
LAW104 In-Country Japanese Studies A

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW201 In-Country Japanese Studies B
LAW202 Japanese C
LAW203 Japanese D
LAW204 Japanese E
LAW205 Japanese F
LAW206 International Justice and Human Rights
LAW301 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LAW302 Family Law: Legal Frameworks and Issues
LAW303 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
LAW304 Introduction to Game Programming
LAW305 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
LAW306 Serious Games 2
LAW307 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles
LAW309 Professional Games Programming
LAW310 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
LAW311 Game Studio: Vertical Slice
LAW312 Game Studio: Polish and Publish
LAW313 Interactive Narrative: Characters and Worlds
LAW315 Game Programming: Multiplayer*
LAW316 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW401 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW402 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW403 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW404 Torts A
LAW405 Torts B
LAW406 Contracts A
LAW407 Contracts B
LAW408 Property A
LAW409 Property B
LAW410 Constitutional Law
LAW411 Equity & Trusts
LAW412 Corporations Law
LAW414 Civil Procedure
LAW415 Family Law

Honours courses

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW440 Employment Law
LAW441 Commercial Law

 

Introductory courses (100 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 Health Law
COU180 Children & the Law
ENP101 Law Professional Practice
ENP103 Competition and Consumer Law
GEO100 Building & Construction Law #
GEO101 Indigenous Legal Issues #
HIS100 Equal Opportunity Law
HIS140 Administrative Law
INT100 Professional Conduct
INT140 Evidence
PSY100 Regulation
PSY101 Legal Dispute Resolution
PSY102 Planning and Environment Law
PSY103 Elder Law and Succession
SCS110 Intellectual Property
SCS130 Taxation #
SCS140 Public International Law
SCS172 Private International Law
SUS101 International Human Rights Law

Advanced courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART411 Legal Internship
COU200 Sports Law
COU261 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
COU262 Law Honours Thesis
COU263 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
COU264 Therapeutic Communication Skills
COU265 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
COU276 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
COU281 The Changing Planet
COU300 Space, place and the Anthropocene
COU301 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
ENP211 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
ENP236 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
ENP245 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
ENP255 Introduction to Psychology A
ENP311 Introduction to Psychology B
ENP336 Current Directions in Psychology
ENP355 Applied Psychology in Health Care
ENP365 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
ENP411 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
ENP455 Introduction to Development Studies
ENP460 Social Work and Human Services Practice
ENP470A Foundations of Sustainability
ENP470B Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
GEO310 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
GEO340 Counselling Development and Supervision 1
GEO350 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
GEO390 Counselling Placement 1
HIS200 Counselling Placement 2
HIS210 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
HIS230 Group Processes and Practice
HIS240 Developmental and Family Counselling
HIS300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
HIS320 Positive Psychology for Counselling
INT230    
INT235    
INT245 Politics of the USA
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Online: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
INT257 Security in a Multispecies World
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
12 
INT276    
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology B
  • Sunshine Coast: Not Currently Offered
  • Moreton Bay: Not Currently Offered
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY202 Physiological Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in AB314, AB315, AB302, AR364, AR374, AR375, AR405, SA306, SA307, SB304, SC308 or Psychology major) or (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in SC440) or (PSY100 and OCC100 and enrolled in program SC440).
PSY204 Social Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY205 Motivation and Emotion
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: PSY100 and PSY101
PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY301 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in AE304 or SE303)
PSY305 Psychological Disorders
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303)
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207
PSY400 Research Methods and Analysis 4
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in program SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY401 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306, PSY307 and enrolled in AR405) or (Enrolled in AR403 or SC407)
PSY402 Professional Practice of Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY403 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SC407 or AR403 or (AR405 and PSY300, PSY301, PSY302, PSY303, PSY304, PSY305, PSY306 AND PSY307)
PSY404    
PSY405    
PSY406    
PSY407    
SCS201 International Development and Global Justice
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1, Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009
SCS210    
SCS216    
SCS225 Social Research
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses or enrolled in Program AR707 or AR708
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Fraser Coast: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
SCS251    
SCS266    
SCS273    
SCS274    
SCS277    
SCS278    
SCS285    
SCS286    
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Pre: Any 2 courses
SCS295    
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