Elective subjects table
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 |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | :03 Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective :03 Medical Anthropology, Health, Science and Biopolitics :03 Culture, Knowledge & Environment :03 City Life: Anthropology of Urban Spaces :03 Anthropology of Violence: The State, Politics & Citizens :03 Anthropology and Development: Critical Perspectives on Globalisation and Inequality :03 Myth, Ritual and Religion |
| Aquaculture Science and Technology | :03 Introduction to Aquaculture :03 Aquaculture: Feeds and Nutrition :03 Aquaculture: Propagation :03 Aquatic Animal Ecophysiology :03 Sustainable Aquaculture |
| Archaeology | :03 The World of Archaeology :03 From Stonehenge to the Colosseum: Archaeology of Europe :03 Forensic Archaeology :03 Ancient Ancestors to Digital Devices: Our Evolutionary Journey :03 Boats and Beaches: The Archaeology of Coasts and Islands :03 Ancestors and Emperors: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Societies |
| Biodiversity Assessment | :03 Introduction to Biodiversity :03 Diversity of Life :03 Australian Terrestrial Diversity :03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist :03 Tropical Flora of Australia :03 Biological Invasions :03 Wildlife Ecology and Management :03 Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation |
Cell Biology | Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology Principles of Biochemistry Principles of Molecular Cell Biology Molecular Basis of Disease |
Advanced Chemistry | :03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology :03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry :03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry :03 Environmental Chemistry :03 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry :03 Applications of Inorganic Chemistry :03 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry |
| Chemistry | :03 Chemistry: A Central Science :03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications :03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry :03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry :03 Analytical Chemistry :03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology |
Chemistry for Geology | :03 Introduction to Biological Processes :03 Diversity of Life :03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications :03 Analytical Chemistry :03 Environmental Chemistry :03 Mathematical Foundations :03 Preparatory Physics :03 Astronomy: Evolution of the Universe :03 Advanced Stream Physics 1 :03 Marine Physics :03 Advanced Marine Physics |
| Conservation | :03 Ecology :03 Restoration Ecology :03 Conservation Biology :03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics :03 Marine Conservation Biology : 03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
| Corporate Environmental Management | :03 Principles of Economics :03 Introduction to Environmental Economics :03 The Case for Sustainability :03 Corporate Social Responsibility in Practice :03 Sustainability in Practice :03 Environmental Law and Policy |
| Criminology | :03 Deviance, Crime and Society :03 Perspectives on Criminology :03 Youth Deviance :03 Crime Prevention and Community Safety |
Data Science and Big Data Analytics | :03 Bioinformatics :03 Programming II :03 Database Modelling :03 Linear Algebra :03 Advanced Statistical Modelling :03 Data Visualisation :03 Statistical Data Mining for Big Data :03 Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping and Large Data Processing :03 Neural Network and Deep Learning :03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists |
Design and Creative Arts | :03 Design Foundation :03 Introduction to Creativity and Innovation :03 Visual Arts: Image and Imagination :03 Digital Imaging :03 Information Design :03 Research and Ethics in Creative Arts :03 Professional Practice in Creative Arts :03 Designing for the Future: Design Innovation :03 Philosophy of the Arts and Reflective Practice |
Earth Science | :03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse :03 Introductory Field Geology :03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science :03 Advanced Hydrology :03 Advanced Petrology :03 Structural Geology Tectonics :03 Geological Mapping :03 Advanced Environmental and Marine Geoscience Technologies and Applications :03 Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources :03 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry |
Earth Surface Processes | :03 Hydrology :03 Soil Properties and Processes for Management :03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse :03 Advanced Hydrology :03 Australian Landscape Processes and Evolution :03 Natural Hazards :03 Remote Sensing |
English | :03 Telling Tales: Approaches to Narrative :03 Great Books: Epochs and Classics :03 Banned Books: Censorship and the Regulation of Culture in Australia :03 Creative Writing :03 Creative Nonfiction :03 Australian Literature :03 Children’s Literature :03 The Romantic Vision :03 Literature, Print and Society in Comparative Contexts 1920-50 :03 From Gutenberg to Google: Texts, Cultures, Transformations :03 Remaking Shakespeare :03 Reading and Writing the Short Story :03 Australian Urban Fictions :03 Postcolonial Narratives: Writing, Place, and Identity :03 Green Worlds: Environment and Literature :03 The Gothic: Narratives of the Haunted, the Uncanny, the Fantastic |
Environmental Geochemistry | :03 Chemistry: A Central Science :03 Analytical Chemistry :03 Environmental Chemistry :03 Evolution of the Earth :03 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry :03 Marine Physics :03 Advanced Marine Physics |
Environmental Science | :03 Environmental Processes & Global Change :03 Australian Landscape Processes and Evolution :03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems :03 Remote Sensing |
Exploration | :03 Earth Resources, Exploration and Environment :03 Advanced Petrology :03 Ore Genesis :03 Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources |
| Field Studies in Earth Sciences | :03 Advanced Petrology :03 Advanced Hydrology :03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science :03 Geological Mapping :03 Advanced Environmental and Marine Geoscience Technologies and Applications |
| Fisheries | :03 Introductory Marine Science :03 Invertebrate Biology :03 Managing Tropical Fisheries :03 Fisheries Science |
| Foundation Information Technology | Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I Programming II Web Design and Development Database Modelling |
| Genetics | Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology Introduction to Biological Processes Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology Introduction to Biological Processes Evolution Molecular Genetics Ecological and Conservation Genetics Bioinformatics Genes, Genomes & Development |
| History | :03 Modern World History :03 The History of Global Connections :03 Australian Environmental History :03 Australian and Pacific Exploration :03 Modern Australian History :03 Researching History in Australia |
| Human Resources Management | :03 Managing People :03 Business Negotiation :03 Employment Relations :03 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management |
Human Services | :03 Human Rights and Social Justice :03 Self in Professional Helping :03 Professional Values and Ethics :03 Interpersonal Practice :03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice :03 Community Work :03 Organisational Practice :03 Australian Women’s Studies :03 Social Welfare Practice with Children and Families :03 Social Work and Mental Health :03 Group Work :03 Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice |
| Indigenous Studies | :03 Indigenous Australians :03 Indigenous People of North Queensland :03 Indigenous Continuity: Agency, Adaptation and Resistance :03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as Colonial Subjects :03 Indigenous Narratives in the Contemporary Era :03 Navigating the Cultural Interface |
| Infrastructure and Planning | :03 Surveying and Construction :03 Urban Geography and Design :03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems :03 Environmental and Regional Planning :03 Planning for Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment :03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment :03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems :03 Disasters, Communities and Planning |
| Introduction to Digital Technologies | Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I Design Thinking Web Design and Development Introductory Machine Learning and Data Science |
| Land and Water Management | :03 Evolution of the Earth :03 Environmental Processes and Global Change :03 Hydrology :03 Soil Properties and Processes for Management |
| Management | :03 Managing People :03 Business Negotiation :03 Organisational Behaviour :03 Strategic Management and Leadership |
Marine and Environmental Science and Sensors | :03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology :03 Analytical Chemistry :03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry :03 Environmental Chemistry :03 Advanced Statistical Modelling :03 Marine Physics :03 Advanced Marine Physics :03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists |
Marine Biology | :03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms :03 Biological Oceanography :03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals :03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes :03 Coral Reef Ecology :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 | :03 Maths for Scientists and Engineers :03 Discrete Mathematics :03 Linear Algebra :03 Probability and Stochastic Processes :03 Mathematical Modelling and Differential Equations :03 Optimisation and Operations Research |
Mathematics | :03 Mathematical Foundations :03 Mathematical Techniques :03 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers :03 Linear Algebra |
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 | :03 Icehouse to Greenhouse :03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science :03 Advanced Hydrology :03 Coastal and Catchment Geomorphology :03 Coral Reef Geomorphology :03 Natural Hazards :03 Remote Sensing |
Advanced Physics | :03 Classical Mechanics and Quantum Physics 1 :03 Advanced Marine Physics :03 Introduction to Electromagnetism Optics and Early Quantum :03 Quantum Physics 2 :03 Oceanography and Meteorology :03 Statistical Mechanics and Transport :03 Electromagnetic Phenomena |
Physics | :03 Advanced Stream Physics 1 :03 Advanced Stream Physics 2 :03 Classical Mechanics and Quantum Physics 1 :03 Advanced Marine Physics :03 Introduction to Electromagnetism Optics and Early Quantum :03 Oceanography and Meteorology :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 | EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems EV3506:03 Remote Sensing PH2006:03 Marine Physics :03 Advanced Marine Physics 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 | :03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist :03 Population and Community Ecology :03 Behavioural Ecology :03 Tropical Entomology :03 Ecology Research Methods :03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo |