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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 Accounting Principles
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS104 Introduction to Management
BUS105 Introduction to Marketing
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
ENT211 New Venture Development
FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
FIN220 Retirement and Superannuation
HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM211 Staffing and Remuneration
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM312 Training and Development
IBS210 Principles of International Business
MGT130 Supply Chain Management
MGT210 Project Management
MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
PED110 Building Studies 1
PED312 Property and Asset Management
TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM211 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
TSM313 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM315 Business Events
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN102 Creativity and Communication
CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN104 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN120 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN130 Introduction to Journalism
CMN204 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
CMN213 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN228 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
COR109 Communication and Thought
CRM101 Introduction to Criminology
CRM201 Criminal Profiling
CRM202 Diversity, Crime and Justice
CRM203 Homicide
DES101 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
DES102 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
DES105 Introduction to Design
DRA100 Acting 1: The actor's craft
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
IND110 Indonesian A
IND212 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
ITL110 Italian A
JPN110 Japanese A
JST101 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD100 Playcentric Game Design


School of Social Sciences

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU180 Introductory Counselling Skills
ENP101 Urban Planning Principles and Practice
ENP255 Urbanism and Urban Design
GEO100 Changing Planet Earth
GEO340 Historical Geographies
GEO350 Animals and Society
HIS100 History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS225 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
HIS231 Migrants' Lives in the World
HIS290 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
INT140 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
INT245 Politics of the USA
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY103 Applied Psychology in Health Care
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS140 Introduction to Development Studies
SCS172 Social Work and Human Services Practice
SCS201 International Community Development and Global Justice
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS251 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
SCS266 Critical Practice with Mental Health, Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability
SUS201 Measuring Sustainability
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ANM102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
EDU101 Human Development and Learning
EDU104 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
EDU113 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDU206 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy
EDU209 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
EDU316 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
EDU332 Investigating the World Around Us
EDU333 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
EDU337 Junior Secondary Arts
EDU347 Teaching Junior Secondary English
EDU352 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
EDU354 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
EDU400 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
EDU412 Diversity and Inclusion
EDU413 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
EDU414 Teaching Arts in Primary Schools
ENG101 Engineering Professional Practice
ENG302 Engineering Project Management
ENG340 Construction Technology
ENG422 Design of Roads and Drainage
ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
ENS253 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS281 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology
ENS300 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS310 Climate Change Adaptation
ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
ENS371 Aquaculture
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO301 Biogeography: Mapping with Drones
HLT121 Midwifery Foundations
HLT131 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing
LFS100 Cell Biology
LFS103 Introductory Bioscience
MLS101 Foundations in Medical Science
MTH102 Mathematics Foundations
NUR111 Practice Foundations
NUR121 Health, Culture and Society
NUR272 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
NUT101 Introduction to Nutrition
OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
PUB252 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
SCI105 Chemistry
SCI107 Physics
SCI110 Science Research Methods
SET111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
SPX120 Sports Field Studies 1
SPX361 Physical Education Studies A

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 Business Finance
ACC221 Company Accounting
ACC310 Management Accounting
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
BUS201 Applied Microeconomics
BUS211 Strategic Management
BUS301 Business Analytics 2
ENT311 New Venture Establishment
FIN310 Personal Investment Management
ICT211 Database Design
ICT220 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT221 Software Development 1
IBS310 International Marketing
ICT310 Systems Analysis and Design
ICT352 ICT Project Management
MGT232 Service Operations Management
MGT310 Small Business and New Venture Management
MGT325 Quality Management
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG212 Food Marketing
MKG322 Brand Management
PED210 Principles of Property Valuation
PED310 Property Investment Analysis - Financing and Capital Markets
PED311 Property Development Feasibility and Analysis
School of Communication and Creative Industries
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN202 Screen Production and Editing
CMN226 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN238 Paperback Hero
CMN246 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN248 Creative Advertising
CMN249 Television & Video Journalism
CMN253 Researching Media and Audiences
CMN266 Creativity and Literature
CMN275 Creative Media Planning
CMN277 Radio Journalism
DES204 Digital Photographic Practice II
DES205 Digital Photographic Practice III
DES211 Graphic Design A
DES213 Graphic Design C
DES214 Graphic Design D
DES221 e-Media A
DES223 e-Media C
DES224 e-Media D
DES231 3D Design A
DES233 3D Design C
DES234 3D Design D
DRA200 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
DRA201 Applied Performance
IND210 Indonesian C
ITL210 Italian C
ITL310 Italian E
JPN310 Japanese E
JST203 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
LGL202 Family Law: Legal Frameworks and Issues
SGD213 Professional Games Programming
School of Social Sciences
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COU200 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
COU300 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
COU301 Positive Psychology for Counselling
ENP311 Planning Theory
ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
PSY102 Current Directions in Psychology
PSY200 Research Methods in Psychology A
PSY202 Physiological Psychology
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
PSY300 Advanced Methods in Psychology
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
PSY306 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
SCS277 Working with Children, Youth and Families
SCS278 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
SWK401 Critical Social Policy Analysis
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 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW201 Torts A
LAW203 Contracts A
LAW205 Property A
LAW301 Constitutional Law
LAW302 Equity & Trusts
LAW401 Administrative Law
LAW403 Evidence

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 Genes in Health and Disease
BIM331 Immunology
BIM341 Biochemical Pharmacology
CHM310 Physical Chemistry
EDU201 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU202 Individual Learner Needs
EDU301 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice
EDU307 The English Language
EDU316 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
EDU330 Senior Phase Curriculum
EDU366 Technology Teaching: Curriculum A*
EDU368 Teaching Junior Secondary Health and Physical Education
ENG102 Engineering Statics
ENG203 Engineering Computer Programming
ENG211 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
ENG221 Mechanics of Materials
ENG225 Engineering Materials
ENG228 Mechanical Design 2
ENG335 Production Engineering
ENG411 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems
ENG431 Quantity Surveying
ENG441 Structural Engineering Design*
ENG451 Concrete Structures and Technology
ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
ENS214 Animal Habitats
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS315 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
HLT122 Developing Midwifery
HLT221 Human Pathophysiology
HLT321 Developing Professional Practice in Prosthetics & Orthotics
HLT322 Clinical Reasoning in Prosthetics & Orthotics
LFS201 Systemic Physiology I
LFS251 Biochemistry
LFS261 Microbiology
LFS303 Pathophysiology
MBT301 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
MLS210 Advanced Haematology
MTH202 Calculus and Algebra
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
NUR231 Drug Therapy
NUR241 Health Alteration
NUT201 Food Studies
NUT212 Principles of Nutrition
NUT315 Complementary Approaches to Food and Nutrition
NUT352 Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
OCC321 Psychosocial Aspects of Occupational Therapy
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
PHY311 Optics and Modern Physics
PUB310 Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PUB352 Public Health Project
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX221 Introduction to Sports Medicine
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
SPX322 Biomechanics II
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
SPX341 Advanced Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science