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 | 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 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 AR2304:03 From Stonehenge to the Colosseum: Archaeology of Europe 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 CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics PH1002:03 Astronomy: Evolution of the Universe PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1 PH2006:03 Marine Physics PH2009:03 Advanced Marine Physics |
| 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 EV2003:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics EV2011:03 The Case for Sustainability EV3004:03 Corporate Social Responsibility in Practice EV3011:03 Sustainability in Practice LA2902:03 Environmental Law and Policy |
| 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 | BC3203:03 Bioinformatics CP1404:03 Programming II CP2404:03 Database Modelling MA2210:03 Linear Algebra MA2405:03 Advanced Statistical Modelling MA2830:03 Data Visualisation MA3405:03 Statistical Data Mining for Big Data 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 Geochemistry | CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth EA3800:03 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry PH2006:03 Marine Physics PH2009:03 Advanced Marine Physics |
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 |
Exploration | EA2510:03 Earth Resources, Exploration and Environment EA3130:03 Advanced Petrology EA3400:03 Ore Genesis EA3650:03 Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources |
| Field Studies in Earth Sciences | EA3130:03 Advanced Petrology EA3008:03 Advanced Hydrology EA3007:03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science EA3510:03 Geological Mapping EA3640:03 Advanced Environmental and Marine Geoscience Technologies and Applications |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | CH2042:03 Marine Chemistry and Chemical Ecology CH2103:03 Analytical Chemistry CH2310:03 Syntheses and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry CH3041:03 Environmental Chemistry MA2405:03 Advanced Statistical Modelling PH2006:03 Marine Physics PH2009:03 Advanced Marine Physics SC3010:03 Sensors and Sensing for Scientists |
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 |
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 PH2009:03 Advanced Marine Physics 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 PH2009:03 Advanced Marine Physics 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 | EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems EV3506:03 Remote Sensing PH2006:03 Marine Physics PH2009:03 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 | 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 |