Elective subjects table
Information valid for students commencing in 2022.
Subjects grouped according to potential career aspirations and interests.
Not all subjects are available on all campuses
Prerequisite requirements apply to some subjects
Area of interest | Recommended subjects |
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Anthropology | AN1001:03 Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective AN2004:03 Medical Anthropology, Health, Science and Biopolitics AN2013:03 Culture, Knowledge & Environment AN2100:03 City Life: Anthropology of Urban Spaces AN2106:03 Anthropology of Violence: The State, Politics & Citizens AN2108:03 Image, Art and Design: Making Visual, Digital and Material Worlds AN3006:03 Anthropology and Development: Critical Perspectives on Globalisation and Inequality AN3008:03 Myth, Ritual and Religion |
Aquaculture Science and Technology | AQ2001:03 Introduction to Aquaculture AQ3002:03 Aquaculture: Feeds and Nutrition AQ3003:03 Aquaculture: Propagation AQ3007:03 Aquatic Animal Ecophysiology AQ3015:03 Sustainable Aquaculture |
Archaeology | AR1001:03 The World of Archaeology AN2114:03 Australia through Time and Place AR2304:03 From Stonehenge to the Colosseum: Archaeology of Europe AR2405:03 Archaeology in Practice AR2407:03 Forensic Archaeology AR2416:03 Ancient Ancestors to Digital Devices: Our Evolutionary Journey AR3008:03 Boats and Beaches: The Archaeology of Coasts and Islands AR3501:03 Ancestors and Emperors: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Societies |
Biodiversity Assessment | BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity BZ1006:03 Diversity of Life BZ2725:03 Australian Terrestrial Diversity BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist BZ3620:03 Tropical Flora of Australia BZ3235:03 Biological Invasions BZ3740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management BZ3755:03 Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation |
Cell Biology | BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology BC2013:03 Principles of Biochemistry BC2024:03 Principles of Molecular Cell Biology BC3102:03 Molecular Basis of Disease |
Advanced Chemistry | CH2042:03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology CH2210:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry CH2310:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry CH3310:03 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry CH3210:03 Applications of Inorganic Chemistry CH3110:03 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry |
Chemistry | CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science CH1002:03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications CH2210:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry CH2310:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry CH2042:03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology |
Chemistry for Geology | BS1001:03 Introduction to Biological Processes BZ1006:03 Diversity of Life CH1002:03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics PH1002:03 Astronomy: Evolution of the Universe PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1 CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry PH2006:03 Marine Physics CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry |
Conservation | BS2460:03 Ecology BZ3215:03 Conservation Biology BZ3450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics MB3200:03 Marine Conservation Biology MB3204: 03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
Corporate Environmental Management | BU1003:03 Principles of Economics LA2902:03 Environmental Law and Policy EV3004:03 Corporate Social Responsibility in Practice EV2003:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics EV2011:03 The Case for Sustainability EV3011:03 Sustainability in Practice |
Criminology | CY1001:03 Deviance, Crime and Society CY2001:03 Perspectives on Criminology CY2002:03 Youth Deviance CY3456:03 Crime Prevention and Community Safety |
Data Science and Big Data Analytics | CP2404:03 Database Modelling MA2405:03 Advanced Statistical Modelling MA3405:03 Statistical Data Mining for Big Data BC3203:03 Bioinformatics CP1404:03 Programming II MA2210:03 Linear Algebra MA2830:03 Data Visualisation MA3831:03 Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping and Large Data Processing MA3832:03 Neural Network and Deep Learning SC3010:03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists |
Design and Creative Arts | NM1014:03 Design Foundation NM1810:03 Introduction to Creativity and Innovation NM2002:03 Visual Arts: Image and Imagination NM2003:03 Digital Imaging NM2103:03 Information Design NM2104:03 Research and Ethics in Creative Arts NM3902:03 Professional Practice in Creative Arts NM3903:03 Designing for the Future: Design Innovation NM3904:03 Philosophy of the Arts and Reflective Practice |
Earth Science | EA2404:03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse EA2900:03 Introductory Field Geology EA3007:03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science EA3008:03 Advanced Hydrology EA3130:03 Advanced Petrology EA3210:03 Structural Geology Tectonics EA3510:03 Geological Mapping EA3640:03 Advanced Environmental and Marine Geoscience Technologies and Applications EA3650:03 Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources EA3800:03 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry |
Earth Surface Processes | EA2006:03 Hydrology EA2007:03 Soil Properties and Processes for Management EA2404:03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse EA3008:03 Advanced Hydrology EV2401:03 Australian Landscape Processes and Evolution EV3454:03 Natural Hazards EV3506:03 Remote Sensing |
English | EL1008:03 Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative EL1009:03 Great Books: Epochs and Classics EL2006:03 Banned Books: Censorship and the Regulation of Culture in Australia EL2011:03 Creative Writing EL2014:03 Creative Nonfiction EL2020:03 Australian Literature EL2047:03 Children’s Literature EL2048:03 The Romantic Vision EL2055:03 Literature, Print and Society in Comparative Contexts 1920-50 EL2096:03 From Gutenberg to Google: Texts, Cultures, Transformations EL2097:03 Remaking Shakespeare EL3013:03 Reading and Writing the Short Story EL3021:03 Australian Urban Fictions EL3050:03 Postcolonial Narratives: Writing, Place, and Identity EL3100:03 Green Worlds: Environment and Literature EL3122:03 The Gothic: Narratives of the Haunted, the Uncanny, the Fantastic |
Environmental Science | EV1005:03 Environmental Processes & Global Change EV2401:03 Australian Landscape Processes and Evolution EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems EV3506:03 Remote Sensing |
Environmental Geochemistry | CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth PH2006:03 Marine Physics CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry EA3800:03 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry |
Exploration | EA2510:03 Earth Resources, Exploration and Environment EA3130:03 Advanced Petrology EA3400:03 Ore Genesis EA3650:03 Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources |
Fisheries | MB1110:03 Introductory Marine Science MB2080:03 Invertebrate Biology MB3014:03 Managing Tropical Fisheries MB3150:03 Fisheries Science |
Foundation Information Technology | CP1401:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I CP1404:03 Programming II CP1406:03 Web Design and Development CP2404:03 Database Modelling |
French Language | FR1001:03 Foundation French 1 FR1002:03 Foundation French 2 FR2201:03 Intermediate French 1 FR2202:03 Intermediate French 2 |
Genetics | BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology BS1001:03 Introduction to Biological Processes BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology BS1001:03 Introduction to Biological Processes BS2470:03 Evolution BC2023:03 Molecular Genetics BZ3450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics BC3203:03 Bioinformatics BC3101:03 Genes, Genomes & Development |
History | HI1302:03 Modern World History HI2001:03 The History of Global Connections HI2005:03 Australian Environmental History HI2006:03 Australian and Pacific Exploration HI2021:03 Modern Australian History HI3284:03 Researching History in Australia |
Human Resources Management | BX2051:03 Managing People BX2061:03 Business Negotiation BX3051:03 Employment Relations BX3054:03 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management |
Human Services | WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Justice WS1006:03 Self in Professional Helping WS2511:03 Professional Values and Ethics WS2510:03 Interpersonal Practice WS2121:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice WS2513:03 Community Work WS2512:03 Organisational Practice WC2001:03 Australian Women’s Studies WS3027:03 Social Welfare Practice with Children and Families WS4503:03 Social Work and Mental Health WS3025:03 Group Work WS3214:03 Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice |
Indigenous Studies | IA1011:03 Indigenous Australians IA1012:03 Indigenous People of North Queensland IA2023:03 Indigenous Continuity: Agency, Adaptation and Resistance IA2022:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as Colonial Subjects IA3024:03 Indigenous Narratives in the Contemporary Era IA3030:03 Navigating the Cultural Interface |
Infrastructure and Planning | CS2004:03 Surveying and Construction EV2301:03 Urban Geography and Design EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems EV3001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning EV3010:03 Planning for Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment EV3110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems EV5606:03 Disasters, Communities and Planning |
Introduction to Digital Technologies | CP1401:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I CP1403:03 Design Thinking CP1406:03 Web Design and Development CP1407:03 Introductory Machine Learning and Data Science |
Journalism and Creative Writing | JN1005:03 Introduction to Multimedia Journalism, Writing and Communication EL2011:03 Creative Writing EL2014:03 Creative Nonfiction JN2011:03 Communication Law and Ethics: Writing for the Digital World JN3304:03 Multimedia Writing Projects |
Land and Water Management | EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change EA2006:03 Hydrology EA2007:03 Soil Properties and Processes for Management |
Management | BX2051:03 Managing People BX2061:03 Business Negotiation BX3171:03 Organisational Behaviour BX3174:03 Strategic Management and Leadership |
Marine and Environmental Science and Sensors | PH2006:03 Marine Physics CH2042:03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry SC3010:03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists CH2310:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry MA2405:03 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
Marine Biology | MB2050:03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms MB3050:03 Biological Oceanography MB3210:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals MB3160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes MB3190:03 Coral Reef Ecology MB3270:03 Coastal, Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems |
Introduction to Marine Biology | MB1110:03 Introductory Marine Science BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology MB2070:03 Marine Biogeography MB2080:03 Invertebrate Biology |
Advanced Mathematics | MA2000:03 Maths for Scientists and Engineers MA2211:03 Discrete Mathematics MA2210:03 Linear Algebra MA3210:03 Probability and Stochastic Processes MA3211:03 Mathematical Modelling and Differential Equations MA3212:03 Optimisation and Operations Research |
Mathematics | MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations MA1003:03 Mathematical Techniques MA2000:03 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers MA2210:03 Linear Algebra |
Multimedia Writing | CU1010:03 Effective Writing JN1005:03 Introduction to Multimedia Journalism, Writing and Communication EL2011:03 Creative Writing EL3013:03 Reading and Writing the Short Story JN2011:03 Communication Law and Ethics: Writing for the Digital World JN3304:03 Multimedia Writing Project |
Palaeontology | EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth MB1110:03 Introductory Marine Science EA2404:03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse MB2070:03 Marine Biogeography EA3120:03 The Fossil Record: Dinosaurs and Vertebrates Through Time |
Physical Geography | EA2404:03 Icehouse to Greenhouse EA3007:03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science EA3008:03 Advanced Hydrology EV3401:03 Coastal and Catchment Geomorphology EV3406:03 Coral Reef Geomorphology EV3454:03 Natural Hazards EV3506:03 Remote Sensing |
Advanced Physics | PH2002:03 Classical Mechanics and Quantum Physics 1 PH2019:03 Introduction to Electromagnetism Optics and Early Quantum PH3002:03 Quantum Physics 2 PH3006:03 Oceanography and Meteorology PH3008:03 Statistical Mechanics and Transport PH3019:03 Electromagnetic Phenomena |
Physics | PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1 PH1007:03 Advanced Stream Physics 2 PH2002:03 Classical Mechanics and Quantum Physics 1 PH2019:03 Introduction to Electromagnetism Optics and Early Quantum PH3006:03 Oceanography and Meteorology PH3008:03 Statistical Mechanics and Transport |
Politics and International Relations | PL1001:03 The Political World: An Introduction to Political Science PL2110:03 Government and Politics in Developing Areas PL2153:03 International Politics and Foreign Relations PL3003:03 Democracy and the State PL3250:03 Australia and World Politics |
Preparatory Science | CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics |
Sociology | SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology SY2005:03 Qualitative Research SY3012:03 Social Analysis of Contemporary Australian Issues SY2019:03 Youth, Identity and Popular Culture SY2022:03 Family, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Society SY2100:03 Migration, Ethnicity & Belonging SY2101:03 Sociology of Digital Life SY3018:03 Power and Protest in a Globalising World |
Spatial Science | PH2006:03 Marine Physics EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems EV3506:03 Remote Sensing SC3010:03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists |
Urban Design | EV1009:03 Introduction to Planning EV1008:03 Human Geography EV2301:03 Urban Geography and Design EV3404:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography EV5602:03 Urban Design Studio |
Women’s Studies | SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Justice WC2001:03 Australian Women’s Studies EL2014:03 Creative Nonfiction EL3050:03 Postcolonial Narratives: Writing, Place and Identity ED3460:03 Service Learning SY2022:03 Family, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Society CN2204:03 Screening Gender |
Zoology and Ecology | BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist BZ3220:03 Population and Community Ecology BZ3061:03 Behavioural Ecology BZ3745:03 Tropical Entomology BZ3230:03 Ecology Research Methods BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo |