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Faculty of Arts, Business and Law undergraduate elective courses

Elective courses

  • Elective courses in your program structure must be completed
  • Elective courses allow you the freedom to tailor your program toward your personal or professional interests
  • Most programs have a restriction on the number of introductory level courses (100 coded) you are allowed to study, so please check your program requirements before selecting elective courses
  • 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
  • Elective courses may be used to add a major or minor area of study to your program (Faculty of Arts, Business and Law majors and minors or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering majors and minors)
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC106 Accounting Principles
BUS101 Business Analytics
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS104 Introduction to Management
BUS105 Introduction to Marketing
BUS106 Accounting for Business
BUS108 Introduction to Informatics
ICT110 Introduction to Data Science
ICT112 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
ICT115 Introduction to Systems Design
ICT120 Introduction to Computer Networks
MGT130 Supply Chain Management
PED110 Building Studies 1
PED120 Property Economics
PED121 Building Studies 2
TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC211 Business Finance
ACC221 Company Accounting
ACC310 Management Accounting
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
BUS202 Applied Macroeconomics
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
BUS211 Strategic Management
BUS301 Business Analytics 2
BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
BUS331 Business Internship
ENT211 New Venture Development
ENT221 New Venture Growth
ENT222 Managing the Social Enterprise
ENT311 New Venture Establishment
ENT321 New Venture Operation
ENT322 Social Enterprise Establishment
FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
FIN220 Retirement and Superannuation
FIN221 Insurance and Risk Management
FIN310 Personal Investment Management
FIN320 Tax and Estate Planning
FIN321 Financial Plan Construction
HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM211 Staffing and Remuneration
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM312 Training and Development
HRM321 Managing Organisational Change
IBS210 Principles of International Business
IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS310 International Marketing
IBS320 Managing Global Logistics
IBS321 International Business Strategy
ICT211 Database Design
ICT220 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
ICT301 Network Management and Security
ICT310 Systems Analysis and Design
ICT311 Mobile App Development
ICT320 Database Programming
ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration
ICT341 ICT Internship
ICT342 ICT Industry Project
ICT351 ICT Professional Practice
ICT352 ICT Project Management
MGT210 Project Management
MGT232 Service Operations Management
MGT233 Retail Supply Chain Management
MGT310 Small Business and New Venture Management
MGT322 Advanced Strategic Management
MGT325 Quality Management
MGT326 Supply Chain Strategy and Design
MGT327 Supply Chain Information and Technology
MGT328 Innovation and Management Decision Making
MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG212 Food Marketing
MKG220 Marketing Communication
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
MKG222 Marketing of Social Causes
MKG322 Brand Management
MKG324 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
PED210 Principles of Property Valuation
PED220 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
PED310 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
PED311 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
PED312 Property and Asset Management
PED320 Property Research Project
PED321 Property Development and Project Management Processes
PED322 Statutory and Specialist Valuation
TSM211 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
TSM221 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
TSM223 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
TSM313 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM314 Event Management
TSM315 Business Events
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Creativity and Communication
CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN104 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN105 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN117 Playing with Genre
CMN120 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN130 Introduction to Journalism
CMN140 Introduction to Creative Advertising
CMN150 Visual Journalism
COR109 Communication and Thought
DES101 The Language of Design
DES102 Visual Storytelling
DES103 Fundamentals of Photographic Practice
DES104 Art, Design and Visual Culture
DES105 Introduction to Design and Concept
DES106 Typography
DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft
DRA102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
IND110 Indonesian A
IND111 Indonesian B
ITL110 Italian A
ITL111 Italian B
JPN110 Japanese A
JPN111 Japanese B
LNG110 Languages and Linguistics
SGD100 Playcentric Game Design
SGD101 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
SGD102 Introduction to Games Scripting
SGD103 Serious Digital Game Design
SGD120 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ART200 Special Elective in Arts
CMN200 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN201 Children, Media and Society
CMN202 Screen Production and Editing
CMN203 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
CMN213 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN216 Risk, Crisis and Issues Management
CMN222 Multimedia Advertising
CMN224 Advertising Campaigns
CMN226 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN228 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
CMN231 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN235 News Writing and Reporting
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN240 Feature Writing
CMN243 Community Engagement Events
CMN246 Writing for Young Adults
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN248 Creative Advertising
CMN249 Television & Video Journalism
CMN251 International Communication
CMN252 Public Relations Writing
CMN253 Researching Media and Audiences
CMN260 Writing the Short Story
CMN266 Writing Poetry
CMN273 Public Relations Internship/Industry Project
CMN275 Creative Media Planning
CMN276 Social Media
CMN277 Radio Journalism
CMN300 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
CMN302 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN303 Creative Industries Project
CMN304 Writing Your Novel
CMN305 News Rounds
CMN306 Professional Journalism Practice A
CMN307 Professional Journalism Practice B
CMN308 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
CMN311 Industry Project 1: Communication
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
CMN351 Professional Creative Writing Practice A: The Industry
CMN352 Professional Creative Writing Practice B: Industry Engagement
DES204 Photographic Practice II
DES205 Photographic Practice III
DES206 Photographic Practice IV
DES211 Visual Identity
DES212 Visual Communication & Meaning
DES213 Graphic Design C
DES214 Graphic Design D
DES215 Graphic Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DES216 Graphic Design F - Professional Portfolio
DES221 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
DES222 Responsive Website Design
DES223 e-Media C
DES224 e-Media D
DES225 e-media E - Internship/Professional Project
DES226 e-Media F - Professional Portfolio
DES231 Animation and Visualisation Design
DES232 3D Animation and Visualisation Design
DES233 3D Design C
DES234 3D Design D
DES235 3D Design E - Internship/Professional Project
DES236 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio
DES301 Industry Project 1: Design
DES302 Industry Project 2: Design
DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
DRA203 Physical Theatre
DRA204 Theatre Production
DRA206 Acting 2: Contemporary Shakespeare
DRA301 Devising Performance
DRA305 Theatre Internship
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
EGL285 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
IND210 Indonesian C
IND211 Indonesian D
IND212 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
IND220 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
IND221 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
IND222 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
IND223 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
IND310 Indonesian E
IND311 Indonesian F
INT202 Industry Project 1: International Studies
ITL200 In-Country Italian Studies A
ITL201 In-Country Italian Studies B
ITL210 Italian C
ITL211 Italian D
ITL310 Italian E
ITL311 Italian F
JPN200 In-Country Japanese Studies A
JPN201 In-Country Japanese Studies B
JPN210 Japanese C
JPN211 Japanese D
JPN212 About Japan: Current Perspectives
JPN310 Japanese E
JPN311 Japanese F
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD200 Game-Based Learning
SGD202 Video Game Analysis
SGD211 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles
SGD213 Professional Games Programming
SGD214 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
SGD230 Game Art: Virtual Environments
SGD240 Advanced Games Programming
SGD304 Serious Game Project A
SGD305 Serious Game Project B
 
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CRM101 Introduction to Criminology
CRM102 Understanding Crime
CRM103 Punishment and Corrections
CRM105 Policing
JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)

LAW coded courses listed below are only available to students enrolled in a Law program.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC220 Law of Business Associations
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
CRM201 Criminal Profiling
CRM202 Diversity, Crime and Justice
CRM203 Homicide
CRM204 Applied Crime Prevention
CRM301 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
CRM302 Youth Justice
CRM303 Restorative Justice and Mediation
CRM304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
CRM305 Professional Placement
HRM221 Employment and Industrial Law
JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
LAW307 Commercial Law
LAW310 Children & the Law
LAW311 Law Professional Practice
LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW318 Advocacy
LAW407 Elder Law and Succession
LAW408 Intellectual Property
LAW414 Legal Internship
LAW415 Sports Law
LAW416 International Commercial Disputes
LAW417 Employment Law
LAW418 Health Law
LAW419 Family Law
LAW420 Anti-Discrimination Law
LGL201 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
PED222 Property Law
Honours courses
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
LAW441 Law Honours Thesis
 
Introductory level elective courses (100 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU101 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
COU180 Introductory Counselling Skills
ENP101 Urban Planning & Design Principles and Practice
ENP103 Spatial Governance, Planning and Politics
GEO100 Changing Planet Earth
GEO101 Introducing Human Geographies
HIS100 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
INT100 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT140 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS140 Introduction to Development Studies
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability
SWK172 Social Work and Human Services Practice
Advanced level elective courses (200, 300 or 400 coded)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP200 Industry Project 1 - Environment and Planning Studies
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
ENP236 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
ENP255 Urbanism and Urban Design
ENP311 Planning Theory
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design Studio
ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
GEO310 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
GEO340 Historical Geographies
GEO350 Animals and Society
GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
HIS201 The uses and abuses of history
HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
HIS240 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
HIS300 Questioning History: Explorations in the Thinking and Practice of History
HIS301 Making History in the Digital Age
HIS320 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
INT230 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
INT235 International Relations: Theory and Practice
INT245 Politics of the USA
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
INT257 International Security
INT270 Politics and the Media
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
INT276 Internship in Human Security and Politics
JST202 International Justice and Human Rights
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 Abnormal Psychology
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
PSY307 Adult Development and Ageing
SCS201 International Community Development and Global Justice
SCS204 Industry Project 1: Social and Community Studies
SCS205 Industry Project 2: Social and Community Studies
SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS216 Introduction to Environmental Justice, Peace and Conflict: Contemporary Issues
SCS225 Social Research
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
SCS251 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
SCS273 Human Services Placement 1
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS295 Gender and Culture
SUS201 Measuring Sustainability
SUS202 Communicating Sustainability
SUS302 Sustainability Problem Solving
SUS310 Sustainability Project
SWK266 Mental Health and Social Work
SWK277 Working With Children, Youth and Families
SWK278 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
SWK285 Health & Mental Health in Australia
SWK286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SWK302 Community Development and Social Action
SWK303 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis

  

* This course runs in alternate even years
^ This course runs in alternate odd years