Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests.
School of Creative Industries
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
- CMN101 Introduction to the Creative Industries
- CMN102 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
- CMN103 Creativity and Communication
- CMN104 Introduction to the Creative Industries
- CMN105 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
- CMN106 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
- CMN107 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
- CMN108 Introduction to Professional Communication
- CMN116 Issues in Social Media
- CMN117 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
- CMN120 Playing with Genre
- CMN130 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
- CMN140 Introduction to Journalism
- CMN150 Introduction to Creative Advertising
- EGL120 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
- FSH100 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- CMN200 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion
- CMN201 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
- CMN202 Children, Media and Society
- CMN203 Screen Production and Editing
- CMN204 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
- CMN213 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
- CMN224 Editing for the Communication Professional
- CMN226 Advertising Campaigns
- CMN228 Advertising: Copy and Image
- CMN231 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
- CMN235 Communication Campaign Planning
- CMN237 News Writing and Reporting
- CMN240 Online Journalism
- CMN246 Feature Writing
- CMN247 Writing for Young Adults
- CMN252 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
- CMN260 Public Relations Writing
- CMN266 Writing the Short Story
- CMN276 Writing Poetry
- CMN277 Social Media
- CMN300 Broadcast Journalism
- CMN302 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
- CMN303 Investigative and Data Journalism
- CMN304 Screen Media Project
- CMN305 Writing Your Novel
- CMN308 News Rounds
- CMN309 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
- CMN311 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
- CMN312 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
- CMN313 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
- CMN314 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
- CMN315 Global Communication
- CMN316 Communication Research
- CMN317 Social Media Internship
- CMN320 Social Media Management
- CMN330 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
- DES200 Newsroom
- DES204 Design Futures
- DES205 Photographic Practice
- DES206 Photographic Practice in Creative Industries
- DES211 The Photographic Portfolio
- DES212 Visual Identity
- DES221 Visual Communication & Meaning
- DES222 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
- DES231 Responsive Website Design
- DES232 Animation and Visualisation Design
- DES303 3D Animation and Visualisation Design
- DES304 Character Design and Modelling
- DES305 Post-Production
- DES306 Branding and Package Design
- DES307 Art of Illustration and Design
- DES308 Interactivity and Frameworks
- INT202 Japanese F
- FSH200 Digital Fashion Branding
- FSH201
- LNG210 Languages and Linguistics: Understanding human communication
School of Education
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
School of Health and Sport Sciences
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- MLS211 Medical Biochemistry
- NUT201 Food Studies
- NUT203
- NUT205 Public Health Nutrition
- NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
- NUT232 Nutritional Biochemistry
- NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
- NUT310 Advanced Sports Nutrition
- NUT315
- NUT401 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
- NUT402 Nutrition and Dietetics Placement 1
- NUT404
- NUT405
- OCC201 Occupational Therapy Theory
- OCC202 Therapeutic Skills
- OCC212 Evaluation of Occupational Performance
- OCC222 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction
- OCC301 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent
- OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
- OCC312 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person
- OCC321 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
- PUB205 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
- PUB210 Concepts of Epidemiology
- PUB252 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
- PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
- PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
- PUB272 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
- PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
- PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- SPX201 Functional Anatomy
- SPX202 Biomechanics I
- SPX203 Exercise Prescription and Programming II
- SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
- SPX221 Sports and Exercise Medicine
- SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
- SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
- SPX301 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
- SPX302 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
- SPX306 Clinical Skills for Exercise Physiology
- SPX312 Performance Enhancement
- SPX322 Biomechanics II
- SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
- SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
- SRP301 Special Research Project †
- SRP321 Special Research Project †
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
School of Science and Engineering
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- CIV201 Geotechnical Engineering
- ENG211
- ENG212
- MEC200 Thermodynamics
- MEC205 Dynamics 1
- MEC221 Mechanics of Materials
- MEC225 Engineering Materials
- MEC226 Manufacturing Technology
- MEC227 Mechanical Design 1
- CIV301 Road and Traffic Engineering
- ENG302 Engineering Project Management
- ENG304 Engineering Research Methodology
- ENG312
- CIV330 Engineering Hydrology
- CIV340 Construction Technology
- MEC300 Mechanical Design 2
- MEC301 Materials Technology
- MEC302 Thermofluids 2
- MEC303 Computational Mechanics
- MEC335 Production Engineering
- MEC336 Engineering System Design
- ENG402 Engineering Project 2
- ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
- ENG412
- ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
- MEC400 Thermofluids 3
- MEC405 Advanced Dynamics and Control
- ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
- ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
- ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
- ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment
- ENS224 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
- ENS242 Weather and Climate
- ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
- ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
- ENS281
- ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
- ENS300 Environmental Economics
- ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
- ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- ENS317 Coastal Conservation Planning
- ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
- ENS321 Restoration Ecology
- ENS323 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
- ENS324 Advanced Genetics
- ENS325 Population Ecology and Genetics
- ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
- ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
- ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
- ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
- ENS371 Sustainable Aquaculture
- LFS252 Molecular Biology
School of Social Sciences
Introductory level electives
(100 coded)
- SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- COU265 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
- ENP200 Industry Project 1: Urban Design and Town Planning Studies
- ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
- ENP236
- ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
- ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
- ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
- ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
- ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
- ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
- HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
- HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
- HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
- HIS240 History of Nationalism and National Identity: 18th Century and Beyond
- HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
- HIS320 Research Project in History
- 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 Psychological Disorders
- PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
- PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
USC Business School
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- PED310
- PED311
- PED312
- PED320
- PED321
- PED322
- TSM200 Creating and Managing Event Experiences
- TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
- TSM300 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
- TSM313 The Innovation and Technology Effect in TLEM
- TSM315 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events
School of Law and Criminology
Developing and Graduate level electives
(200, 300 or 400 coded)
- ACC220 Law of Business Associations
- CRM201 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
- CRM203 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
- CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention
- CRM205 Criminal Law
- CRM206 Professional Development
- CRM302 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
- CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
- CRM307 Crime Research Methods
- CRM308 Diversity, Crime and Justice
- CRM309 Working with Victims and Offenders
- CRM310 Introduction to Cyber Crime
- BUS203 Business Law
- JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
- LGL301