Course and Subject Handbook 2012
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
SUBJECT PREFIXES
All subject codes begin with a two-letter prefix signifying the subject area. The subject areas and prefixes are shown below under the college to which they belong:
Accounting and Finance |
(CO) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Anatomy and Histology |
(AT) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Anthropology |
(AN) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Aquaculture |
(AQ) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
Archaeology |
(AR) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Astronomy |
(AS) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Biochemistry |
(BC) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Biomedical Science |
(BM) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Botany/Zoology |
(BZ) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
Business |
(BU) (BX) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Chemical Engineering |
(CL) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Chemistry |
(CH) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Chinese |
(CI) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Cinema |
(CN) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
(CS) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Communication Design |
(GA) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Communications |
(CU) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Computer Science and Information Technology |
(CP) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Computer Systems Engineering |
(CC) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Creative Arts |
(CV) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Criminology |
(CY) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Dental Surgery |
(DS) |
College of Medicine and Dentistry |
Earth Science |
(EA) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Economics |
(EC) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Education |
(ED) (HM) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Electrical Engineering |
(EE) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Engineering |
(EG) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
English |
(EL) (LC) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Environmental Science |
(EV) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
French |
(FR) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Genetics and Genomics |
(GG) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Geography |
(EV) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
German |
(GR) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Health Science |
(HS) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
History |
(HI) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Indigenous Studies |
(IA) |
School of Indigenous Australian Studies |
Italian |
(IT) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Japanese |
(JA) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Journalism |
(JN) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Law |
(LA) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Law/Business |
(LB) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Marine Biology |
(MB) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
Mathematics and Statistics |
(MA) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering |
(ME) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Medical Extensions |
(MX) |
College of Medicine and Dentistry |
Medical Laboratory Science |
(ML) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Medicine |
(MD) |
College of Medicine and Dentistry |
Medicine Health |
(MH) |
College of Medicine and Dentistry |
Microbiology |
(MI) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Music |
(MU) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
New Media Arts |
(NM) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Nursing Science |
(NS) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Occupational Therapy |
(OT) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Pharmacy |
(PC) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Photography |
(PT) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Physics |
(PH) |
College of Science, Technology and Engineering |
Physiology and Pharmacology |
(PP) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Physiotherapy |
(PS) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Political Science |
(PL) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Psychology |
(PY) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Public Health and Tropical Medicine |
(TM) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Rehabilitation Science |
(RH) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Science – general |
(SC) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
Social Sciences |
(SS) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Sociology |
(SY) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Speech Pathology |
(SL) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Sport and Exercise Science |
(SP) |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Theatre |
(TH) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Tourism |
(TO) |
College of Business, Law and GovernanceArts |
Tropical Agriculture |
(AG) |
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences |
Veterinary Science |
(TV) |
College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences |
Visual Arts |
(VA) |
College of Business, Law and Governance |
Welfare Studies |
(WS) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Women’s Studies |
(WC) |
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences |