- International students
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- Pre-approved study options
- Streamlined offerings
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.
Due to the current environment, unit mode of delivery may be subject to change within a short period of time. For more information on each unit and any updates, please search the Handbook.
Trimester 3, 2021
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACC100 | Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACF103 | Writing with the Camera (On campus) |
| ACF106 | Screen Practices |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation (On campus) |
| ACG103 | Design Skills (On campus) |
| ACP103 | Acting Studio (On campus) |
| ACP109 | Improvisation in Drama and Performance (On campus) |
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts (On campus) |
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts (On campus) |
| ADA101 | Designing 3D Motion (On campus) |
| ADV101 | Drawing and Illustration (On campus) |
| ADV201 | Wed Design and Interactivity |
| AGS 101 | Sex and Gender: Ideas that Changed the World |
| AIX117 | Professional Writing for Work |
| AIX160 | Introduction to University Study |
| AIX290 | Australia Today: An Introduction to Australia (On campus) |
| ALA101 | Advertising Principles and Practices (Note: only online learning available) |
| ALA102 | Creative Brand Communication |
| ALA203 | Integrated Communication |
| ALC104 | Media Genres: Negotiating Textual Forms and Pleasures |
| ALJ111 | News Reporting 1 |
| ALJ216 | Feature Writing |
| ALL102 | From Horror to Romance: Genre and Its Revisions |
| ALL153 | Literature for Children and Young Adults (Note: quotas apply) |
| ALL260 | Australian Literature |
| ALM101 | Making Social Media (Please note: Enrolment into this unit must be completed by the end of week 1 of trimester due to early assessment deadlines). |
| ALR103 | Introduction to Public Relations |
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity |
| ASC211 | Religion and Social Change |
| ASP129 | Love, Sex and Death |
| ASR100 | World Religions |
| ALM215 | Global Media |
| ACF304 | The Celebrity Industries: Star Images, Fan Cultures and Performance |
| AST256 | Sport in History |
| ACI102 | Digital Photography (On campus) |
| ALR210 | Media Relations Strategy |
Faculty of Business and Law
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles (Cloud/online mode only) |
| MAE203 | The Global Economy (Cloud/online mode only) |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (cloud only) |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HBS300 | Ethics; Frameworks and Decisions (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS111 | Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS203 | The Human Mind (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS105 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS111 | Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour (cloud mode only) |
| HPS121 | Psychology B: Individual and Social Development (cloud mode only) |
| HPS202 | Child and Adolescent Development (cloud mode only) |
| HPS203 | The Human Mind (cloud mode only) |
| HPS204 | Human Social Behaviour (cloud mode only) |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System (cloud mode only) |
| HPS310 | Brain, Biology and Behaviour (cloud mode only) |
| HSE102 | Functional Human Anatomy (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability) (Cloud only with significant oncampus requirements) |
| HSH211 | Australian Health Care System (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HSN101 | Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health (Cloud/online mode only) |
| IND101 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies (Cloud/online mode only) |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment (Cloud) |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) (Cloud) |
| SLE134 | Recreational Fisheries Science (Intensive mode, oncampus) |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance (Cloud) |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 (Cloud) |
Trimester 1, 2022
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACC100 | Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACC303 | Communication Research Practices |
| ACD103 | Dance and Screens |
| ACF103 | Writing with the Camera (Note for Trimester 1: only available to students enrolled in film/media course at home institution. Trimesters 2 and 3: (Must be enrolled in Arts based Degree or equivalent) |
| ACF104 | Screening History (Must be enrolled in Arts based Degree or equivalent) |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| ACF304 | The Celebrity Industries: Star Images, Fan Cultures and Performance |
| ACG103 | Design Skills |
| ACI101 | Analogue Photography |
| ACI102 | Digital Photography |
| ACP109 | Improvisation in Drama and Performance |
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts |
| ADA102 | Designing 3D Environments |
| ADD101 | Design Thinking |
| ADV201 | Web Design and Interactivity |
| ADV205 | Designing User Experience |
| AGS101 | Sex and Gender: Ideas that Changed the World |
| AIB151 | Practical Arabic: An Introduction to the Language and Its Sounds |
| AIC181 | Chinese 1A: An Introduction to the Language and Culture |
| AIC383 | Chinese 3C: Chinese in the Professions- Developing and Enhancing Capacities in a Global Context (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIC387 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes C (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIE153 | History of the Middle East |
| AIE255 | Critical Issues in Middle East Politics |
| AIE334 | China: From Empire to Republic |
| AIF146 | Our Northern Neighbour: Understanding Indonesia |
| AIG103 | People and Place: An Introduction to Human Geography |
| AIH107 | The Modern World: Nations, Empires, Ideologies, 1860s - 1930s |
| AIH205 | Sex and Gender in the British Empire |
| AIH238 | Australia in the Age of Total War 1914-1945 |
| AIH276 | African American History From Slavery to Black Lives Matter |
| AIP107 | Introduction to Politics |
| AIP208 | Government and Politics of the United States |
| AIP230 | Policy and How It Shapes Us |
| AIR101 | World in Crisis |
| AIR200 | Global Capitalism and Power |
| AIR202 | Australia and the Changing Asia-Pacific |
| AIS101 | Intercultural Communication |
| AIX117 | Professional Writing for Work |
| AIX160 | Introduction to University Study |
| AIX290 | Australia Today: An Introduction to Australia |
| ALA101 | Advertising Principles and Practises |
| ALC104 | Media Genres: Negotiating Textual Forms and Pleasures |
| ALJ111 | News Reporting 1 |
| ALL101 | The Stories We Tell: Inventing Selves and Others |
| ALL153 | Literature for Children and Young Adults |
| ALL202 | Writing Modern Worlds |
| ALL228 | The Golden Age in Children's Literature |
| ALL375 | Shakespeare Today: Sex, Race and Politics |
| ALM101 | Making Social Media |
| ALM215 | Global Media |
| ALM305 | Media Ecologies (Must be enrolled in an Arts based degree) |
| ALR103 | Introduction to Public Relations |
| ALR210 | Media Relations Strategy |
| ALS100 | iHola!: Welcome to the Hispanic World, its Language and Culture |
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity (Must be enrolled in an Arts based degree) |
| ALW200 | Freelancing in the Arts |
| ALW396 | Producing Digital Anthologies: From Concept to Publication (Must be enrolled in an Arts based degree) |
| APE101 | Create Your Own Career |
| ASC101 | Introduction to Sociology A |
| ASC206 | Sociology of Health |
| ASC210 | Youth Culture and Identity |
| ASC300 | Gender, Media and Society |
| ASP108 | Critical Thinking |
| ASP211 | Freedom and Power: Existentialism and Beyond |
| ASP214 | Justice and Equality |
| ASP224 | Freud and Philosophy |
| ASR200 | Religion, Spirituality and Popular Culture |
| ASR207 | The Buddhist Universe: Histories, Practices and Paths to Liberation |
| ASR209 | Religion, Politics and Violence |
| ASR300 | Religion, Rights and Governance |
| ASS101 | Peoples of the World |
| ASS204 | Doing Urban Anthropology |
| ASS205 | Anthropology of Poverty and Development |
| ASS233 | Myth and Ritual |
| ASS329 | Anthropology of Crime and Violence |
| AST250 | A History of Australian Football, 1858-2020 |
| EDU101 | Education, Knowledge and Society |
| EDU201 | Educational Psychology |
| EDU203 | Literacy, Numeracy and Education |
| EDU301 | Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education |
Faculty of Business and Law
Please note that you can only can enrol in units beginning with MLL (for example, MLL218) if you’re enrolled in a law degree in your home institution.
| 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 |
| MLC310 | Sports and the Law |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM111 | Intrapersonal Skills (cloud only) |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| MMP211 | Statutory Valuation (cloud only) |
| MMP212 | Property Investment |
| MMP213 | Property Economics |
| MMS100 | Sports Organisation |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (Online) |
| HDS101 | Communication and Diversity |
| HDS209 | Inclusive Services |
| HDS301 | The Effective Practitioner |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science |
| HPS111 | Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour |
| HPS121 | Psychology B: Individual and Social Development (Online) |
| HPS203 | The Human Mind |
| HPS204 | Human Social Behaviour |
| HPS209 | Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology |
| HPS310 | Brain, Biology and Behaviour |
| HPY210 | Coaching and Counselling Individuals for Behaviour Change |
| HSE105 | Principles of Sport Coaching (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability: oncampus option only) |
| HSE111 | Physical Activity and Exercise for Health |
| HSE113 | Human Growth, Development and Ageing for Exercise Scientists |
| HSH105 | Understanding Families and Health |
| HSH112 | Local and Global Environments for Health |
| HSH206 | Human Development and Healthy Families (Desirable to be taking or have completed HSH105) |
| HSH208 | Health Communication |
| HSN101 | Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health |
| HSN104 | The Science of Food (must also enrol in HSN010, subject to availability: On Campus Only) |
| HSN105 | Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems (On Campus Only) |
| HSW101 | Introduction to Social Work: Social Work Theory and Practice A |
| HSW221 | Social Work Research in Ethical and Political Contexts |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SEJ101 | Design Fundamentals, 2 credit points unit (co-requisite SEJ010, worth zero credit points) |
| SET111 | Environmental Design |
| SIT102 | Introduction to Programming |
| SIT105 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for IT |
| SIT110 | Creative Coding |
| SIT112 | Data Science Concepts |
| SIT113 | Cloud Computing and Virtualisation |
| SIT122 | Robotics Studio |
| SIT124 | Exploring I.T. |
| SIT151 | Game Fundamentals |
| SIT182 | Real World Practices for Cyber Security |
| SIT183 | Application and Design of Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems |
| SIT191 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis |
| SIT192 | Discrete Mathematics |
| SIT199 | Applied Algebra and Statistics (high school Maths Methods 3 and 4 or equivalent recommended) |
| SLE101 | Techniques in Environmental Science (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SLE107 | Marine Environments (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE115 | Essential Skills in Bioscience |
| SLE133 | Chemistry in Our World (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE151 | Biodiversity: A Global Perspective (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SRA143 | Art and Society |
| SRC163 | Drawing Studio |
| SRD163 | Studio 01: Thoughtscapes |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance |
| SRM161 | Contract Administration 1 |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 |
| SRT112 | Sustainable Construction |
| SRT141 | Building Safety |
| SRT153 | Building Materials Science |
| SRT159 | Construction Projects 1 |
| SRT214 | Commercial Property Construction Studies |
Trimester 2, 2022
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACC100 | Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACC302 | Advertising: Desire, Consumption and the Attention Economy |
| ACD104 | Exploring Dance Styles From Hip Hop to Bollywood |
| ACF103 | Writing with the Camera (Must be enrolled in Arts based Degree of equivalent) |
| ACF106 | Screen Practices |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| ACF206 | Contemporary Topics in Screen Cultures (Must be enrolled in Arts based Degree of equivalent) |
| ACF320 | The Australian Moving Image |
| ACI101 | Analogue Photography |
| ACP103 | Acting Studio |
| ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice |
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts |
| ADA101 | Designing 3D Motion |
| ADD101 | Design Thinking |
| ADD203 | Professional Practice in Design |
| ADV101 | Drawing and Illustration |
| ADV102 | Typography and Publication Design |
| AGS102 | Histories of Sex and Gender |
| AIC284 | Chinese 2D: Chinese in Real life: Putting the Language to Work in Contemporary Contexts (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIC384 | Chinese 3D: Chinese in the Professions - Enhancing Capacities in a Glboal Context (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIC389 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes D (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIE154 | Understanding Middle East Politics |
| AIE335 | Modern China: Liberation, Cultural Revolution and Reform |
| AIF142 | Introduction to the Indonesian Language |
| AIG211 | The Past in the Present: the Geographies of Heritage and Tourism |
| AIG300 | Urban Geography: Australian International Perspectives |
| AIH108 | The Modern World: Globalisation and Fragmentation, the 1940s to the 21st Century |
| AIH240 | History: Interpreting the Past |
| AIH264 | The Holocaust |
| AIH288 | Colonial Encounters: From Invasion to Federation |
| AIH383 | Global Disasters |
| AIP116 | Visions and Values in Politics |
| AIP209 | The Politics of Asylum in Australia and Asia |
| AIP245 | Environmental Politics |
| AIP247 | Media and Politics: Campaign Strategies |
| AIR102 | War, Terrorism and Humanitarian Responses |
| AIR203 | Human Rights in World Politics |
| AIR204 | Great Power Relations |
| AIR242 | Key Concepts in International Relations |
| AIS102 | Working in International Contexts |
| AIS204 | Gender, Globalisation and Development |
| AIX117 | Professional Writing for Work |
| ALA102 | Creative Brand Communication |
| ALA203 | Integrated Communication |
| ALJ112 | News Reporting 2 |
| ALJ216 | Feature Writing |
| ALL102 | From Horror to Romance: Genre and Its Revisions |
| ALL154 | Power and Politics in Children's Literature |
| ALL230 | Adapting Children's Tests Across Media |
| ALL260 | Australian Literature |
| ALM102 | Making Video |
| ALM202 | Quantified Media |
| ALR104 | Strategic Communication and Writing |
| ALS100 | iHola!: Welcome to the Hispanic World, its Language and Cultures |
| ALW102 | Writing Spaces: Paradigms and Provocations (Note: only available to students enrolled in an arts or arts combined course at home institution) |
| ALW242 | Poetry: Events in Language |
| ALW251 | Writing for Games: Creating Quests and Characters |
| ALW252 | Writing for Young People |
| APE101 | Create Your Own Career |
| ASC102 | Introduction to Sociology B |
| ASC233 | International Migration and Multicultural Societies |
| ASC250 | Contemporary Social Research |
| ASC287 | Love, Sex and Relationships |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities |
| ASP129 | Love, Sex and Death |
| ASP210 | Plato and Nietzsche |
| ASP216 | Ethics in Global Society |
| ASP228 | Philosophy, Art, Film |
| ASR100 | World Religions |
| ASR205 | Mindfulness, Meditation, and Buddhism |
| ASR210 | Religion, Gender and Relationships |
| ASR310 | Mysticism and Religious Experience |
| ASS102 | Culture and Communication |
| ASS203 | Being Human (With the Nonhuman) |
| ASS206 | Medical Anthropology |
| ASS235 | Culture, Law and Universal Rights |
| ASS330 | Cyborg Anthropology |
| AST205 | Sport, Bodies, Action |
| EDU102 | From Aristotle to ATARS: the History, Philosophy and Future of Education |
| EDU202 | Educators and Learners |
| EDU302 | Education and Humanitarian Development |
| EDU303 | Education Communication and Technology |
Faculty of Business and Law
Please note that you can only can enrol in units beginning with MLL (for example, MLL218) if you’re enrolled in a law degree in your home institution.
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles |
| MAE203 | The Global Economy |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| MIS201 | Business Requirements Analysis |
| MIS203 | Making Information in the Digital Age |
| MIS211 | Information Security, Governance and the Cloud |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM111 | Intrapersonal Skills (cloud only) |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (cloud only) |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
| MMP122 | Introduction to Property Development |
| MMP221 | Property Management |
| MMS201 | Sport in Society |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS109 | Human Structure and Function |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour |
| HDS210 | Diversity At Work |
| HDS310 | Human Rights and Advocacy |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS105 | Foundations of Psychological Science |
| HPS111 | Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour (Cloud/online mode only) |
| HPS121 | Psychology B: Individual and Social Development (Cloud/online) |
| HSE102 | Functional Human Anatomy (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability and significant on campus requirements) |
| HSE103 | Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability, on campus only) |
| HSE104 | Research Methods and Statistics in Exercise and Sport (subject to availability, on campus only) |
| HSE110 | Muscle Biology for Exercise Science (must also enrol in HSE010, on campus only) |
| HSE202 | Biomechanics (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability and significant on campus requirements) |
| HSE204 | Motor Learning and Development (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability and significant on campus requirements) |
| HSE309 | Behavioural Aspects of Sport and Exercise (Cloud/online) |
| HSH113 | Social Perspectives on Population Health |
| HSH207 | Socio-economic Status and Health |
| HSH219 | Population Health: A Research Perspective |
| HSN104 | The Science of Food (must also enrol in HSN010, subject to availability, on campus only) |
| HSN106 | Food Fundamentals (must also enrol in HSN010, subject to availability, on campus only) |
| HSN107 | Physiology of Human Growth and Development (Cloud/online only) |
| HSN210 | Nutrition and Food Promotion (on campus only) |
| HSN308 | Food, Nutrition and Society (cloud mode only) |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (cloud online mode only) |
| HPS105 | Foundations of Psychological Practise |
| HPS121 | Psychology B: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour |
| HPS202 | Child and Adolescent Development |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SLE132 | Biology: Form and Function (must also complete SLE010) |
| SLE136 | Life On An Evolving Planet |
| SLE163 | Marine and Coastal Ecosystems (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE239 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
| SLE262 | Aquaculture and the Environment (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| 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 |