- 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 Cell Biology | |||
| ENS103 Discovering Science | |||
| ENS120 Introduction to Mathematics | |||
| LFS100 Mathematics Foundations | |||
| LFS112 Applied Futures Studies: Methods, Values and Strategy | |||
| LFS122 Futures Research Methods and Techniques | |||
| MLS110 Strategic Foresight Leadership | |||
| MLS121 Media and Business Futures | |||
| MTH100 Applied Futures Studies: Methods, Values and Strategy | |||
| MTH102 Environment and Health | |||
| NUT102 Public Health Foundations | |||
| PUB102 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning | |||
| PUB104 Health Promotion Principles | |||
| PUB112 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation | |||
| HLT133 Public Health Project | |||
| HLT134 Epidemiology and Biostatistics | |||
| HLT140 Science Research Methods | |||
| HLT150 Public Health Foundations | |||
| SCI102 Environmental Health Risk Management | |||
| SCI105 Health Promotion Principles | |||
| SCI107 Epidemiology and Biostatistics | |||
| SCI110 Challenges to Mental Health | |||
| SET111 Research Foundations | |||
| SPX101 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family | |||
| SPX102 Health Law and Ethics |
* Subject to approval and/or not available until further 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANM203 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care | ||||
| BIM202 Life Crisis - Translating Theory Into Caring Practice | ||||
| BIM203 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery | ||||
| BIM263 Caring for the Older Client | ||||
| BIM303 Engineering Professional Practice | ||||
| BIM331 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils | ||||
| BIM341 Introduction to Environmental Management | ||||
| CHM202 Cell Biology | ||||
| CHM210 Human Physiology | ||||
| CHM310 Human Anatomy | ||||
| CHM311 Haematology | ||||
| CHM312 Histology | ||||
| EDU302 Introduction to Mathematics | ||||
| EDU303 Mathematics Foundations | ||||
| EDU307 Food in Society | ||||
| ENG203 Environment and Health | ||||
| ENG302 Introduction to Behavioural Health | ||||
| ENG312 Public Health Foundations | ||||
| ENG330 | ||||
| ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering |
| 12 | Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330) | |
| 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 | |
| ENS224 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation |
| 12 | Pre: ENS103 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| ENS325 Population Ecology and Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: ENS221 or ANM203 or SCI212 | |
| 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 | |
| ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and students Must have completed at least 1 semester of second year level courses | |
| ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management |
| 12 | Anti: ESS351 | |
| ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: ENS253 | |
| ENS355 | ||||
| ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 12 | Anti: ESS371 | |
| GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology |
| 12 | ||
| GEO301 Mapping with Drones |
| 12 | Pre: GEO100 or ENS253 | |
| GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology |
| 12 | ||
| HLT301 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care |
| 12 | Pre: NUR141, NUR117, HLT207 or PAR103 Anti: PAR341 or NUR301 | |
| 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 | |
| MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 and (LFS103 or LFS100 or SCI100) | |
| 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 | |
| MBT355 Bioinformatics |
| 12 | Pre: LFS252 or SCI212 or BIM202 | |
| 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 | |
| MTH202 | ||||
| MTH212 Discrete Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH101 or MTH102 or MTH103 Anti: MTH512 | |
| MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (MTH202 or MTH104) and MTH212 | |
| MTH302 Applied Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: MTH522 | |
| MTH312 | ||||
| MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: ENS381 | |
| NUT201 Food Studies |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 Anti: FSN201 | |
| NUT202 Nutrition Assessment |
| 12 | Pre: NUT201 and NUT212 and enrolled in Program SC302 or SC406 | |
| 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 | |
| NUT352 | ||||
| PHY201 | ||||
| PHY202 | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| SPX341 | ||||
| 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 until further notice.
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 |