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Semester 1, 2016 (February-June)

The course list is split in to two parts:

  • Courses from List 1: These courses are pre-approved by USC, you do not need to seek approval from USC for enrolment in these courses
  • Courses from List 2: Where a course has a pre-requisite USC will check that you have completed the required prior studies to complete the course successfully. These courses need to be included in your application form for assessment

If you require credit transfer you must seek approval of your course choices by your home institution.

Courses pre-approved by USC for Study Abroad

Course offerings are subject to change.

Faculty of Arts and Business
School of Business
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Video Game Analysis
BUS102 Introduction to Creative Writing
BUS104 Paperback Hero
BUS105 Novel Ideas
BUS203 Editing for the Communications Professional
ENT211 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
FIN210 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
FIN220 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
HRM210 Creativity and Literature
HRM211 Writing Your Novel
HRM311 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
HRM312 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
IBS210 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
MGT130 Introduction to Creative Writing
MGT210 Paperback Hero
MKG210 Novel Ideas
PED110 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
PED312 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
TSM102 Accounting Principles
TSM211 Introduction to Economics
TSM313 Management and Organisational Behaviour
TSM315 Introduction to Marketing
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Business Law and Ethics
CMN103 New Venture Development
CMN104 Introduction to Financial Planning
CMN116 Retirement and Superannuation
CMN120 Managing Human Resources
CMN130 Staffing and Remuneration
CMN213 Leadership and Team Dynamics
CMN228 Training and Development
COR109 Principles of International Business
CRM101 Supply Chain Management
CRM201 Project Management
CRM202 Consumer Behaviour
CRM203 Building Studies 1
DES101 Property and Asset Management
DES102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
DES105 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
DRA100 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
EGL120 Business Events
EGL201 Communication Theory and Practice
EGL206 Introduction to the Creative Industries
IND110 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
IND212 Introduction to Creative Writing
ITL110 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
JPN110 Introduction to Journalism
JST101 Editing for the Communications Professional
LGL301 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
SGD100 Communication and Thought


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Introduction to Criminology
ENP101 Criminal Profiling
ENP255 Minorities and Criminal Justice
GEO100 Homicide
GEO340 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
GEO350 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
HIS100 Introduction to Design
HIS225 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
HIS231 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
HIS290 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
INT140 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
INT245 Indonesian A
INT250 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
PSY100 Italian A
PSY103 Japanese A
SCS130 Justice and the Australian Legal System
SCS140 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SCS172 Playcentric Game Design
SCS201 Introductory Counselling Skills and Theory
SCS203 Planning Principles and Practice
SCS210 Urbanism and Urban Design
SCS211 Changing Planet Earth
SCS230 Historical Geographies
SCS251 Animals and Society
SCS266 History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
SUS101 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
SUS201 Migrants' Lives in the World
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM102 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
EDU101 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
EDU104 Politics of the USA
EDU107 Forces of Change in International Politics
EDU113 Introduction to Psychology A
EDU206 Applied Psychology in Health Care
EDU209 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
EDU211 Introduction to Development Studies
EDU316 Social Work and Human Services Practice
EDU319 International Community Development and Global Justice
EDU332 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
EDU333 Indigenous Australia and the State
EDU337 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
EDU347 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
EDU352 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
EDU354 Critical Practice with Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
EDU400 Foundations of Sustainability
EDU412 Measuring Sustainability
EDU413 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
EDU414 Human Development and Learning
EDU415 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
ENG101 Science Teaching in the Early Years
ENG302 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
ENG340 Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
ENG422 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
ENS103 Assessing Learning
ENS120 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
ENS253 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
ENS281 Investigating the World Around Us
ENS282 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
ENS300 Arts Education: Curriculum A
ENS310 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
ENS351 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
ENS371 Science Learning and Educational Enquiry: Curriculum C
GEO201 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
GEO301 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
HLT121 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
HLT131 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools
LFS100 Professional Practice: Teacher as Researcher
LFS103 Engineering Professional Practice
MLS101 Engineering Project Management
MTH102 Construction Technology
NUR111 Design of Roads and Drainage
NUR121 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils
NUR272 Introduction to Environmental Management
NUR341 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
NUT101 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
OES100 Coastal and Marine Ecology
PUB252 Environmental and Resource Economics
PUB271 Climate Change Adaptation
SCI105 Integrated Environmental Management
SCI107 Aquaculture
SCI110 Hydrology and Geomorphology
SET111 Biogeography
SPX101 Midwifery Foundations
SPX120 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing
SPX361 Cell Biology

Courses requiring approval by USC for Study Abroad

You must seek approval from USC International to enrol in any of these courses.

Course offerings are subject to change.

Faculty of Arts and Business
School of Business
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC211 Introductory Bioscience
ACC221 Foundations in Medical Science
ACC310 Mathematics Foundations
ACC311 Practice Foundations
BUS201 Health, Culture and Society
BUS211 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
BUS301 Caring for the Older Client
ENT311 Introduction to Nutrition
FIN310 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
ICT211 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
ICT220 Health Promotion Principles
ICT221 Chemistry
IBS310 Physics
ICT310 Science Research Methods
ICT352 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
MGT232 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
MGT310 Sports Field Studies 1
MGT325 Physical Education Studies A
MKG211 Business Finance
MKG212 Company Accounting
MKG322 Management Accounting
PED210 Taxation Law and Practice
PED310 Applied Microeconomics
PED311 Strategic Management
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Business Analytics 2
CMN202 New Venture Establishment
CMN226 Personal Investment Management
CMN237 Database Design
CMN238 Telecommunications and Networks
CMN246 Software Development 1
CMN248 International Marketing
CMN249 Systems Analysis and Design
CMN253 ICT Project Management
CMN266 Service Operations Management
CMN275 Small Business and New Venture Management
CMN277 Quality Management
DES204 Services Marketing
DES205 Food Marketing
DES211 Brand Management
DES213 Principles of Property Valuation
DES214 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
DES221 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
DES223 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
DES224 Screen Production and Editing
DES231 Advertising: Copy and Image
DES233 Online Journalism
DES234 Paperback Hero
DRA200 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
DRA201 Creative Advertising
IND210 Television & Video Journalism
ITL210 Researching Media and Audiences
ITL310 Creativity and Literature
JPN212 Advertising Channel Planning and Purchasing
JPN310 Radio Journalism
JST203 Digital Photographic Practice II
LGL202 Digital Photographic Practice III
SGD213 Graphic Design A
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Graphic Design C
COU300 Graphic Design D
COU301 e-Media A
ENP311 e-Media C
ENP336 e-Media D
GEO390 3D Design A
PSY102 3D Design C
PSY200 3D Design D
PSY202 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
PSY203 Applied Performance
PSY300 Indonesian C
PSY302 Italian C
PSY303 Italian E
PSY306 About Japan: Current Perspectives
SCS277 Japanese E
SCS278 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
SWK401 Family Law: Legal Frameworks and Issues
USC Law School

Courses marked with ^ are only available to students who are enrolled in a Law program at their home institution.

Contact the USC Law School to find out which elective courses will be on offer in the semester you intend on studying.


CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW101 Professional Games Programming
LAW103 Communication and Relationships
LAW201 Counselling Skills for Crisis, Disaster, Grief and Loss
LAW203 Positive Psychology for Counselling
LAW205 Planning Theory
LAW301 Regional Infrastructure Planning
LAW302 Advanced Geographical Studies
LAW401 Current Directions in Psychology
LAW403 Research Methods in Psychology A

Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

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 week, i.e. on weekends or during semester break.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM202 Physiological Psychology
BIM331 Introduction to Human Development
BIM341 Advanced Methods in Psychology
CHM310 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
EDU201 Personality and Assessment
EDU202 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
EDU301 Working With Families
EDU307 Ethics and Professional Practice
EDU316 Critical Social Policy Analysis
EDU330 Foundations of Australian Law A
EDU331 Criminal Law and Procedure A
EDU366 Torts A
EDU368 Contracts A
EDU421 Property A
ENG102 Constitutional Law
ENG203 Equity & Trusts
ENG211 Administrative Law
ENG221 Evidence
ENG225 Genes in Health and Disease
ENG228 Immunology
ENG335 Biochemical Pharmacology
ENG411 Physical Chemistry
ENG421 Language and Literacies in Education
ENG431 Engaging Diverse Learners
ENG441 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice
ENG451 The English Language
ENS213 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
ENS214 Senior Phase Curriculum
ENS221 Transitions in Curriculum and Pedagogy
ENS315 Technology Teaching: Curriculum A*
ENS316 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum A*
HLT122 Using Data for Learning
HLT221 Engineering Statics
HLT321 Engineering Computer Programming
HLT322 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
LFS201 Mechanics of Materials
LFS251 Engineering Materials
LFS261 Mechanical Design 2
LFS303 Production Engineering
MBT301 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
MBT361 Design of Water Supply Systems
MLS210 Quantity Surveying
MTH202 Structural Engineering Design*
MTH381 Concrete Structures and Technology
NUR231 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
NUR241 Animal Habitats
NUT201 Plant Diversity and Ecology
NUT212 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
NUT315 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
NUT352 Developing Midwifery
OCC311 Human Pathophysiology
OCC321 Below Knee Orthotics
OES240 Above Knee Orthotics
PHY311 Systemic Physiology I
PUB310    
PUB352    
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI110
SCI302 Analytical Sciences
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103
SPX322 Biomechanics II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX202
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SPX211
SPX341    
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SPX102 and SPX203