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.
Note: Current course lists are subject to change depending on course availability.
Courses pre-approved by USC for Study Abroad
Course offerings are subject to change.
Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
School of Business
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC106 Introduction to Economics | |||
| BUS101 Introduction to Management | |||
| BUS102 Introduction to Informatics | |||
| BUS104 Cross-Cultural Management | |||
| BUS105 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| BUS106 Strategic Management | |||
| BUS108 Project Management | |||
| BUS203 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales | |||
| BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | |||
| ENT211 Advanced Strategic Management | |||
| FIN210 Managing Organisational Change | |||
| FIN220 Small Business and New Venture Management | |||
| HRM210 Quality Management | |||
| HRM211 Leadership and Team Dynamics | |||
| HRM311 Business Analytics 2 | |||
| HRM312 Managing Organisational Change | |||
| IBS210 Leadership and Team Dynamics | |||
| ICT110 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology | |||
| ICT112 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | |||
| MGT130 Coastal Conservation Planning | |||
| MGT210 Plant Growth and Reproduction | |||
| MGT328 Restoration Ecology | |||
| MKG210 Agricultural and Forest Ecology | |||
| PED110 Mapping with Drones | |||
| PED312 Accounting Principles | |||
| TSM102 Business Analytics | |||
| TSM211 Introduction to Economics | |||
| TSM313 Introduction to Management | |||
| TSM315 Introduction to Marketing |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN102 Accounting for Business | |||
| CMN103 Introduction to Informatics | |||
| CMN104 Business Law and Ethics | |||
| CMN116 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | |||
| CMN120 New Venture Development | |||
| CMN130 Introduction to Financial Planning | |||
| CMN204 Retirement and Superannuation | |||
| CMN276 Managing Human Resources | |||
| COR109 Staffing and Remuneration | |||
| DES101 Leadership and Team Dynamics | |||
| DES102 Training and Development | |||
| DES105 Principles of International Business | |||
| DRA100 Introduction to Data Science | |||
| EGL120 Creative Problem Solving with Programming | |||
| EGL201 Supply Chain Management | |||
| EGL206 Project Management | |||
| IND110 Innovation and Management Decision Making | |||
| ITL110 Consumer Behaviour | |||
| JPN110 Building Studies 1 | |||
| MUS100 Property and Asset Management | |||
| MUS200 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events | |||
| MUS201 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests | |||
| MUS202 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events | |||
| SGD100 Business Events | |||
| SGD102 Creativity and Communication | |||
| SGD120 Introduction to the Creative Industries |
School of Social Sciences
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| COU180 | |||
| ENP101 | |||
| GEO100 | |||
| HIS100 | |||
| HIS201 | |||
| INT140 | |||
| PSY100 | |||
| SCS101 | |||
| SCS110 | |||
| SCS130 | |||
| SCS140 | |||
| SUS101 | |||
| SUS201 | |||
| SWK172 | |||
| SWK266 |
USC Law School
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM101 | |||
| CRM201 | |||
| CRM202 | |||
| CRM203 | |||
| JST101 | |||
| LGL301 |
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU307 | |||
| ENG101 | |||
| ENG302 | |||
| ENG422 | |||
| ENS103 | |||
| ENS120 | |||
| ENS253 | |||
| ENS281 | |||
| ENS282 | |||
| ENS300 | |||
| ENS310 | |||
| ENS351 | |||
| ENS371 | |||
| GEO201 | |||
| GEO301 | |||
| HLT133 | |||
| HLT140 | |||
| HLT301 | |||
| LFS100 | |||
| MTH100 | |||
| PUB104 | |||
| PUB252 | |||
| PUB271 | |||
| SCI105 | |||
| SCI107 | |||
| SCI110 | |||
| SPX101 | |||
| SPX361 |
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, Business and Law
School of Business
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC211 | |||
| ACC221 | |||
| ACC310 | |||
| ACC311 | |||
| BUS201 | |||
| BUS211 | |||
| BUS301 | |||
| FIN310 | |||
| IBS310 | |||
| ICT211 | |||
| ICT220 | |||
| ICT221 | |||
| ICT310 | |||
| ICT352 | |||
| MGT232 | |||
| MGT310 | |||
| MGT325 | |||
| MKG211 | |||
| MKG212 | |||
| MKG322 | |||
| PED210 | |||
| PED310 | |||
| PED311 |
School of Communication and Creative Industries
| Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN200 | |||
| CMN202 | |||
| CMN213 | |||
| CMN216 | |||
| CMN226 | |||
| CMN228 | |||
| CMN237 | |||
| CMN238 | |||
| CMN243 | |||
| CMN246 | |||
| CMN248 | |||
| CMN249 | |||
| CMN253 | |||
| CMN266 | |||
| CMN275 | |||
| CMN277 | |||
| CMN300 | |||
| CMN302 | |||
| CMN304 | |||
| CMN330 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft | |||
| CMN351 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives | |||
| DES204 Introduction to Journalism | |||
| DES205 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation | |||
| DES211 Social Media | |||
| DES213 Communication and Thought | |||
| DES214 The Language of Design | |||
| DES221 Visual Storytelling | |||
| DES223 Introduction to Design and Concept | |||
| DES224 Acting 1: The actor's craft | |||
| DES231 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies | |||
| DES233 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction | |||
| DES234 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing | |||
| DRA203 Indonesian A | |||
| IND210 Italian A | |||
| IND212 Japanese A | |||
| IND310 Introduction to Music Production | |||
| ITL210 Foundations of Performance | |||
| ITL310 Music in Popular Culture | |||
| JPN210 Music Production for Multimedia | |||
| JPN310 Playcentric Game Design | |||
| SGD200 Introduction to Games Scripting | |||
| SGD213 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals | |||
| SGD230 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages | |||
| SGD304 Newsroom |
School of Social Sciences
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU200 Professional Creative Writing Practice A: The Industry | ||||
| COU300 Photographic Practice II | ||||
| COU301 Photographic Practice III | ||||
| ENP211 Visual Identity | ||||
| ENP255 Graphic Design C | ||||
| ENP311 Graphic Design D | ||||
| ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning |
| 12 | ||
| GEO340 | ||||
| GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People |
| 12 | ||
| GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies | Not currently offered | 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required | |
| HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts |
| 12 | ||
| INT245 Politics of the USA |
| 12 | ||
| INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics |
| 12 | ||
| PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AB314, AR302, AR374, AR364, AR405, SC308 Co: PSY100 or PSY101 | |
| PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC395, SC306, AR374, AR403 or AR405 | |
| PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY202 Physiological Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: PSY100 and PSY101 | |
| PSY203 Introduction to Human Development |
| 12 | Pre: (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). | |
| PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY303 Personality and Assessment |
| 12 | Pre: (PSY200 and PSY201) or PSY207 | |
| PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing |
| 12 | Pre: PSY207 or (PSY200 and PSY201) or (PSY200 and SCI110 and enrolled in Program AE304 or SE303) | |
| SCS201 International Development and Global Justice |
| 12 | ||
| SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AR301, AR392, ED312, SA301, AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE303, UB009 | |
| SCS210 | ||||
| SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory |
| 12 | ||
| SCS251 | ||||
| SWK277 Working With Children, Youth and Families |
| 12 | Anti: SCS277 | |
| SWK278 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions |
| 12 | Anti: SCS278 | |
| SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis |
| 12 | Pre: (SCS235 and (SWK300 or SWK301)) OR (SWK300 or SWK301 and enrolled in AR363) |
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.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101. |
| LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in any Law Program or AR013 or AB101. Co: LAW101 |
| LAW201 Torts A |
| 12 | Pre: LAW102 Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391 |
| LAW203 Contracts A |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program except AR391) or (AB101, UU301, UU302, XU301) or Co: LAW101 and enrolled in AR391 |
| LAW205 Property A |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100, LAW105 and LAW108) or (LAW102) |
| LAW301 Constitutional Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW102 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, XU301, UU302 or UU301 |
| LAW302 Equity & Trusts |
| 12 | Pre: (LAW100 and LAW105) or (LAW102 and LAW104 and LAW202) |
| LAW311 Law Professional Practice |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and 96 units of LAW courses. |
| LAW401 Administrative Law |
| 12 | Pre: LAW301 and enrolled in any Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 |
| LAW403 Evidence |
| 12 | Pre: LAW104 and LAW304 and enrolled in a Law Program or AB101, UU301, UU302 or XU301 |
| LAW408 Intellectual Property |
| 12 | Pre: 96 units and enrolled in any Law, Business or Creative Industries Program |
| LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and enrolled in Law Honours Program with 8 courses to complete |
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.
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANM100 Animal Ecology Field Course |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SB303, SC320, SC012, SC107 or UC103 | |
| ANM102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC012, SC107, ED112, SB303 or SC320 | |
| BIM202 Medical Genetics |
| 12 | Pre: LFS100 or LFS103 or SCI100 | |
| BIM331 Immunology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS202 or LFS203 or (LFS112 and enrolled in Program SC301, SB301, SA301, SA308, SE303 or UB001) OR Co: LFS203 and enrolled in Program SC357 or SC355 (Associate Degree in Medical Laboratory Science pathway only) | |
| BIM341 Biochemical Pharmacology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT251 or LFS251 Anti: MBT351 | |
| CHM300 Advanced Biological Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 | |
| CHM310 Physical Chemistry |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 | |
| EDU101 Human Development and Learning |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED010, ED011, ED101, ED102, AE301, AE302, AE304, BE301, ED301, ED303, ED304, ED315, SE301, SE303, ED601 or UB009 | |
| EDU104 | ||||
| EDU105 Professional Experience: The role of the teacher |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED010, ED102 or ED304 | |
| EDU206 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303 or UB009 | |
| EDU212 Teaching Science in the Early Years |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 or ED303 Anti: EDU107 | |
| EDU214 Teaching Arts in the Early Years |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 or ED303 or UB009 Anti: EDU319 | |
| EDU216 Teaching HPE in the Early Years |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303 or ED304 Anti: EDU333 | |
| EDU218 Inclusive Practices and Intervention in Early Learning |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in UB009, ED301 or ED303 Anti: EDU343 or EDU643 | |
| EDU300 Assessing Learning |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315 or SE303 Anti: EDU221 or EDU211 or EDU418 | |
| EDU301 | ||||
| EDU316 Teaching HASS in Primary School |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306 | |
| EDU330 | ||||
| EDU337 Teaching Junior Secondary Arts |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AE304 and a Screen Media or Drama or Theatre and Performance Major, or a Music Studies, Screen Media Studies or Theatre and Performance Studies Extended Minor | |
| EDU344 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Learning |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AE302 or ED303 Anti: EDU644 | |
| EDU347 Teaching Junior Secondary English |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and an English Major or English Studies Extended Minor) or (ED315 and an English Minor) | |
| EDU349 Teaching Arts in Primary School |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 or ED306 Anti: EDU414 | |
| EDU354 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2 |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SE303 with a major and extended minor in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences or Psychological Sciences Co: EDU352 | |
| EDU356 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and a Geography Major or Geographical Sciences Extended Minor) or (SE303 and a Geographical Sciences Extended Minor) or (ED315 and a Geographical Studies Minor) | |
| EDU358 Teaching Junior Secondary History |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and a History Major or History Studies Extended Minor) or (ED315 and a History Minor) | |
| EDU363 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program (AE304 and a Mathematical Sciences Extended Minor) or (SE303 and a Mathematical Sciences Major or Extended Minor) or (ED315 and a Mathematical Studies Minor) | |
| EDU400 Teaching Primary School Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304 or ED306 | |
| EDU401 Teacher as Global Practitioner |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 | |
| EDU421 Using Data for Learning |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AE304, ED303, ED304, ED315, ED306 or SE303 | |
| EDU410 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED303, ED304, ED306, ED307, AE304, SE303 or ED315 | |
| EDU412 Diversity and Inclusion |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304, ED306, ED305, AE304, SE303 or ED315 | |
| EDU413 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 | |
| ENG211 | ||||
| ENG221 | ||||
| ENG225 | ||||
| ENG228 | ||||
| ENG335 | ||||
| ENG340 | ||||
| ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering |
| 12 | Pre: (MTH202 or MTH104) and (ENS314 or ENG330 or CIV330) | |
| ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems |
| 12 | Pre: ENG202 | |
| ENG451 | ||||
| ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 | |
| ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI102 Anti: ENS201 | |
| 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 | |
| HLT121 Midwifery Foundations |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| HLT131 Practice Principles for Midwifery |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| HLT122 Developing Midwifery |
| 12 | Pre: (HLT100 or LFS112) and HLT132 and enrolled in Program SC393 Co: HLT121 or (HLT121 and HLT132 and RN pathway credit) | |
| HLT221 Human Pathophysiology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 or HLT100 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC304, SC306, SC367, SC391, SC392, SC394, SC395, SC346 or UB001 Anti: LFS303 or NUR221 or PAR221 | |
| HLT310 Leadership and Governance in Maternity Care |
| 12 | Pre: HLT203 and enrolled in Program SC393 | |
| LFS103 Introductory Bioscience |
| 12 | Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery due to external accreditation. Anti: LFS100 | |
| LFS201 | ||||
| LFS251 Biochemistry |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 and (LFS100 or LFS103) Anti: MBT251 | |
| LFS261 Microbiology |
| 12 | Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103 Anti: MEP263 or MBT263 | |
| 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 | |
| MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| 12 | Pre: MBT263 or LFS261 Anti: MBT363 or MBT364 | |
| MLS101 Foundations in Medical Science |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC211, SC355, SC357, SC385, SC201, SC301 or UB001 | |
| MLS210 Advanced Haematology |
| 12 | Pre: MLS110 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC355 or SC357 | |
| MTH202 | ||||
| MTH301 Reading in Advanced Mathematics |
| 12 | Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (MTH202 or MTH104) and MTH212 | |
| MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling |
| 12 | Pre: MTH202 or MTH104 Anti: ENS381 | |
| NUR111 Practice Foundations |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017 or SC391 Anti: HLT131 | |
| NUR121 Health Care and the Professions |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC017, SC391 or SC393 | |
| NUT101 Introduction to Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC019, SC354 or AB101 | |
| NUT201 Food Studies |
| 12 | Pre: SCI105 Anti: FSN201 | |
| NUT212 Principles of Nutrition |
| 12 | Pre: LFS103 or LFS112 or HLT100 or SPX103 Anti: FSN212 | |
| NUT315 | ||||
| OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program AB101, SC110, ED112, ED312, ED315, SC347, UU301, UU302 or XU301 or by permission of the course coordinator | |
| OES104 Learning in Australian Landscapes |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program ED304 or ED112 or ED312 | |
| OCC202 Therapeutic Skills |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 and OCC102 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC301 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440 | |
| OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health |
| 12 | Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440 | |
| OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments |
| 12 | Pre: OES101 or enrolled in Program ED112 Co: OES100 | |
| PAR101 Paramedic Professional Studies |
| 12 | Pre: Enrolled in Program SC395 or SC306 | |
| PAR201 Paramedic Primary Healthcare: Community Paramedicine |
| 12 | Pre: HLT100 or (LFS112 and LFS122) and PAR103 and enrolled in Program SC395 or SC306 | |
| PAR211 Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies |
| 12 | Pre: PAR103 and LFS112 and LFS122 and enrolled in Program SC395 | |
| PAR212 Paramedic Primary Healthcare - Trauma |
| 12 | Pre: PAR211 or PAR204 and enrolled in Program SC395 or SC306 | |
| PAR311 Leadership in Clinical Practice |
| 12 | Pre: PAR102 and enrolled in Program SC395 or SC306 | |
| PUB310 | ||||
| PUB352 | ||||
| PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| 12 | Pre: SCI110 | |
| SCI302 Analytical Sciences |
| 12 | Pre: CHM202 or CHM210 or LFS251 | |
| SPX120 | ||||
| SPX201 Functional Anatomy |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
| SPX231 Motor Control and Learning |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 or HLT100 or SPX103 | |
| SPX322 Biomechanics II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX202 | |
| SPX331 Exercise Physiology II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX211 | |
| SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science |
| 12 | Pre: SPX102 and SPX203 |