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Course and Subject Handbook 2018
  • Courses
    • Undergraduate Courses
      • Advanced Diploma of Arts [Exit only]
      • BBiotech – Aquaculture Science and Technology Major
      • Bachelor of Advanced Science
      • Bachelor of Arts
      • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Business
      • Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws
      • Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Science
      • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
      • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Business
      • Bachelor of Business (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science
      • Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws
      • Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Psychological Science
      • Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Creative Arts and Media
      • Bachelor of Creative Arts and Media (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Creative Media (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Dental Surgery
      • Bachelor of Economics (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
      • Bachelor of Education (Primary)
      • Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
      • Bachelor of Education Professional Development
      • Bachelor of Educational Services – [Exit only]
      • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [Embedded] – Bachelor of Information Technology
      • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [Embedded] – Bachelor of Science
      • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)[Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Environmental Practice
      • Bachelor of Exercise Physiology (Clinical)
      • Bachelor of Exercise Physiology (Clinical) (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Exercise Physiology (Clinical) [Indigenous Health Careers Program]
      • Bachelor of Geology
      • Bachelor of Geology (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Information Technology
      • Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Laws
      • Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
      • Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Life Sciences [Exit only]
      • Bachelor of Marine Science
      • Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) [Embedded] [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) (End-on]
      • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
      • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Nursing Science (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Nursing Science [Indigenous Health Careers Program]
      • Bachelor of Nursing Science [Post-Registration]
      • Bachelor of Nursing Science [Pre-registration]
      • Bachelor of Nursing Science – Bachelor of Midwifery
      • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) - Indigenous Health Careers Access Program
      • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Pharmacy
      • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Pharmacy [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Physiotherapy
      • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Physiotherapy [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Planning
      • Bachelor of Planning (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Psychological Science
      • Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Science
      • Bachelor of Science (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Science – Bachelor of Laws
      • Bachelor of Science – Bachelor of Laws (Honours)[Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Social Work
      • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Speech Pathology
      • Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) [Embedded]
      • Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Speech Pathology [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
      • Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Bachelor of Veterinary Science
      • Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) [End-on]
      • Bachelor of Veterinary Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
      • Course and Subject Information Management
      • DipHigherEd – Health Major
      • Diploma of Higher Education
      • Diploma of Tertiary Studies [Exit only]
      • First Teaching Area (Secondary Marine Studies) 24cp
    • Postgraduate Courses
      • Graduate Certificate in Ridge to Reef Sustainable Development
      • Graduate Certificate of Accounting
      • Graduate Certificate of Advanced Accounting [Exit Only]
      • Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval
      • Graduate Certificate of Australian Rural Leadership
      • Graduate Certificate of Biomedical Sciences
      • Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
      • Graduate Certificate of Career Development
      • Graduate Certificate of Catholic Education
      • Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution
      • Graduate Certificate of Data Science
      • Graduate Certificate of Development Practice
      • Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
      • Graduate Certificate of Disaster Health and Humanitarian Assistance
      • Graduate Certificate of Education (Tertiary Teaching)
      • Graduate Certificate of Education [Exit Only]
      • Graduate Certificate of Education for Sustainability
      • Graduate Certificate of Health Economics
      • Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education
      • Graduate Certificate of Infection Control
      • Graduate Certificate of Information Technology
      • Graduate Certificate of International Hospitality Management
      • Graduate Certificate of Nursing
      • Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health
      • Graduate Certificate of Planning and Indigenous Communities
      • Graduate Certificate of Public Health
      • Graduate Certificate of Rehabilitation
      • Graduate Certificate of Research Methods [Tropical Environments and Societies]
      • Graduate Certificate of Research Methods [Tropical Health and Medicine]
      • Graduate Certificate of Rural Generalist Practice [Exit Only]
      • Graduate Certificate of Science
      • Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine
      • Graduate Certificate of Tropical Animal Science
      • Graduate Certificate of Tropical Veterinary Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Accounting
      • Graduate Diploma of Advanced Accounting
      • Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Sciences
      • Graduate Diploma of Business Administration – Exit only
      • Graduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology
      • Graduate Diploma of Conflict Management and Resolution – Exit only
      • Graduate Diploma of Data Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Dental Implantology
      • Graduate Diploma of Development Practice
      • Graduate Diploma of Economics
      • Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
      • Graduate Diploma of Health Professional Education
      • Graduate Diploma of Information Technology [Exit only]
      • Graduate Diploma of International Hospitality Management – Exit only
      • Graduate Diploma of Medical Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
      • Graduate Diploma of Nursing
      • Graduate Diploma of Orthodontics
      • Graduate Diploma of Psychology
      • Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
      • Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation
      • Graduate Diploma of Research Methods [Tropical Environments and Societies]
      • Graduate Diploma of Research Methods [Tropical Health and Medicine]
      • Graduate Diploma of Rural Generalist Practice
      • Graduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine
      • Graduate Diploma of Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Social Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy
      • Graduate Diploma of Tropical Animal Science
      • Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
      • Graduate Diploma of Tropical Veterinary Science
      • Master of Business Administration
      • Master of Business Administration (Leadership)
      • Master of Business Administration - Master of Conflict Management and Resolution
      • Master of Conflict Management and Resolution
      • Master of Conflict Management and Resolution
      • Master of Data Science
      • Master of Development Practice
      • Master of Economics
      • Master of Education
      • Master of Education – Master of Business Administration
      • Master of Guidance and Counselling
      • Master of Health Professional Education
      • Master of Information Technology
      • Master of Information Technology – Master of Business Administration
      • Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management
      • Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management – Master of Business Administration
      • Master of Medical Science
      • Master of Midwifery
      • Master of Nursing
      • Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health
      • Master of Planning and Urban Design
      • Master of Professional Accounting
      • Master of Professional Accounting – Master of Business Administration
      • Master of Psychology (Clinical)
      • Master of Public Health
      • Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration
      • Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
      • Master of Rehabilitation
      • Master of Rural and Remote Medicine
      • Master of Science
      • Master of Science (Professional)
      • Master of Social Science
      • Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)
      • Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
      • Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary)
      • Master of Tropical Animal Science
      • Master of Tropical Veterinary Science
      • Graduate Certificate of Education (Academic Practice)
      • Master of Business Administration Global
      • Graduate Diploma of Business Administration Global
      • Graduate Certificate of Business Administration Global
    • Non Award Courses
      • English Language Preparatory Program
      • English for Academic Purposes
      • James Cook University Exchange Program (1 semester)
      • James Cook University Exchange Program (Full Year)
      • James Cook University Exchange Program (Full Year) Postgraduate
      • James Cook University Exchange Program [1 Semester] – Postgraduate
      • James Cook University Singapore Study Abroad Program (1 trimester)
      • James Cook University Singapore Study Abroad Program (1 trimester) Postgraduate
      • James Cook University Singapore Study Abroad Program (2 trimesters)
      • James Cook University Study Abroad Program (1 semester) Postgraduate
      • James Cook University Study Abroad Program (Half Year)
      • James Cook University Study Abroad Program (full year)
      • Postgraduate Qualifying Program
      • Pre-University Foundation Program
      • Tertiary Access Course
    • Research Courses
      • Doctor of Education [Research]
      • Doctor of Health Professional Education [Research]
      • Doctor of Medical Education (Research)
      • Doctor of Medicine [Research]
      • Doctor of Pharmacy [Research]
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Building)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Arts)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Management and Commerce)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Medical and Molecular Sciences)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Prior Publication)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
      • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
      • Doctor of Public Health [Research]
      • Doctor of Tropical Environmental Management [Research]
      • Master of Laws (Research)
      • Master of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
      • Master of Philosophy (Architecture and Building)
      • Master of Philosophy (Creative Arts)
      • Master of Philosophy (Education)
      • Master of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies)
      • Master of Philosophy (Health)
      • Master of Philosophy (Information Technology)
      • Master of Philosophy (Management and Commerce)
      • Master of Philosophy (Medical and Molecular Sciences)
      • Master of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
      • Master of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
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    • Subject Schedule
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      • College of Medicine and Dentistry
      • College of Business, Law and Governance
      • College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
      • College of Science and Engineering

Course and Subject Handbook 2018 Courses

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