The trimester system
Deakin has three trimesters each year. Trimester 3 takes place over the summer months, and isn’t compulsory, but provides another study option. Trimesters 1 and 2 have approximately the same duration as other universities working on a semester system.
We encourage incoming exchange students to select from the available units or the pre-approved unit plans below.
Pre-approved units
The following units have pre-approval. Please note that entry is subject to availability and eligibility at the time of enrolment.
For more information on each unit and any updates, please search the Handbook.
Trimester 1, 2024
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAA104 | Financial Literacy |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles (not offered at Burwood) |
| MAE203 | The Global Economy |
| MAE233 | Business and Climate Change |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| MIS202 | Managing Data and Information |
| MIS231 | Professional Ethics in the Digital Age |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM111 | Managing Self and Influencing Others (online only) |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| MMP212 | Property Investment |
| MMP213 | |
| MWL101 | Personal Insight |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| MAA104 | Financial Literacy |
| MLC310 | Sport and the Law |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
Faculty of Health
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Trimester 2, 2024
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| MIS201 | Digital Business Analysis |
| MIS203 | Making Information in the Digital Age |
| MIS211 | Cyber Security and Governance |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP122 | Introduction to Property Development |
| MMP221 | Property Management |
| MIS203 | Managing Information in the Digital Age |
| MWL101 | Personal Insight |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (Online) |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
| MMM111 | Managing Self and Influencing Others (Online only) |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (Online) |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| HBS110 | Health Psychology (Behaviour Change) |
| HDS106 | Diversity, Disability and Social Inclusion |
| HDS210 | Diversity At Work |
| HDS310 | Human Rights and Advocacy |
| HMM102 | Principles of Gene and Genomic Technology |
| HMM103 | Cell Technology |
| HPS105 | Foundations of Psychological Practice (Online) |
| HPS121 | Introduction to Psychology: Individual and Social Development |
| HPS202 | Developmental Psychology (Child and Adolescent) |
| HPS206 | Forensic Psychology |
| HSE110 | Muscle Biology for Exercise Science (co-requisite HSE010, worth zero credit points) |
| HSE309 | Cognitive and Behavioural Aspects of Sport and Exercise (Online only) |
| HSH103 | Health Protection |
| HSH113 | Social Perspectives on Population Health |
| HSH207 | Socio-economic Status and Health |
| HSN107 | Physiology of Human Growth and Development (online only) |
| HSN210 | Nutrition and Food Promotion |
| HSN308 | Food, Nutrition and Society (online only) |
| HSW219 | Self and Society |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SEP105 | Introduction to Programming for Engineers |
| SLE121 | Environmental Sustainability |
| SLE128 | Oceans, Coasts and Climate Change (Online) |
| SLE132 | Biology: Form and Function (must also complete SLE010) |
| SLE245 | Marine Geographic Information Systems |
| SRC164 | Architecture Communication 02: Modelling |
| SRD164 | Studio 02: Matterscapes |
| SRM165 | Introduction to Building Information Modelling |
| SRT151 | Construction and Structures 1 |
| SRT257 | Building Environmental Studies 1 |
| SRT259 | Construction Projects 2 |
| SIT102 | Introduction to Programming |
| SIT182 | Real World Practice for Cyber Security |
| SIT191 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis |
| SIT192 | Discrete Mathematics |
| SIT112 | Data Science Concepts |
Trimester 3, 2024
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles (Online) |
| MAE203 | The Global Economy (Online) |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| MWL101 | Personal Insight |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (Online) |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (Online) |
| HBS110 | Health Psychology (Behaviour Change) (Online) |
| HBS300 | Ethics; Frameworks and Decisions (Online) |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Online) |
| HPS111 | Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour (Online) |
| HPS202 | Developmental Psychology (Child and Adolescent) (Online) |
| HPS203 | Cognitive Psychology (Online) |
| HPS204 | Social Psychology (Online) |
| HPS206 | Forensic Psychology (Online) |
| HSN101 | Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health (Online) |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment (Online) |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes (Co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points; Online) |
| SLE134 | Recreational Fisheries Science (Intensive unit) |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance (Online) |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 (Online) |