The trimester system
Deakin has three trimesters each year. Trimesters 1 and 2 have approximately the same duration as other universities working on a semester system. Trimester 3 takes place over the summer months, and isn’t compulsory, but provides another study option.
We encourage incoming exchange students to select from the available units in the Handbook 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, 2025
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 |
| 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 | Property Economics |
| MWL101 | Personal Insight |
| MLC310 | Sport and the Law |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
| MAE120 | Money, Growth and the Economy |
| MAE266 | Black Market Economics: Exploring the Underworld of Illicit Trade |
| MIS140 | Introduction to Machine Learning for Business |
| MAE305 | Energy, Environment and Sustainability |
Faculty of Health
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Trimester 2, 2025
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 | Professional Insight |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (Online) |
| MMM312 | Event Management |
| MMM111 | Managing Self and Influencing Others (Online only) |
| MAE120 | Money, Growth and the Economy |
| MIS352 | Business Process Management |
| MAE341 | Global Challenges in Business and Policy: Food, Water and Climate |
Faculty of Health
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 | Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| SIT103 | Database Fundamentals |
| SIT106 | Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics |
| SIT194 | Introduction to Mathematical Modelling |
| SIT254 | Game Design |
| SLE102 | Physical Geography |
| SLE123 | Physics for the Life Sciences |
| SLE134 | Introduction to Fisheries |
| SLE240 | Quantitative Marine Science |
| SLE244 | Marine Ecology |
Trimester 3, 2025
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles (Online) |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| MWL101 | Professional Insight |
| MMM211 | Team Dynamics (Online) |
| MAE120 | Money, Growth and the Economy (Online) |
| MIS140 | Introduction to Machine Learning for Business |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| MIS201 | Digital Business Analysis |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| HBS110 | Health Psychology (Behaviour Change) |
| HSH113 | Social Perspectives on Population Health |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science |
| HPS111 | Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour |
| HSH105 | Understanding Families and Health (Desirable: Corequisite: HBS107) |
| HSN101 | Foundations of Food, Nutrition and Health |
| HPS202 | Developmental Psychology (Child and Adolescent) |
| HPS203 | Cognitive Psychology |
| HPS204 | Social Psychology |
| HPS206 | Forensic Psychology |
| HBS300 | Ethics; Frameworks and Decisions |
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) |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance (Online) |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 (Online) |
| SIT103 | Database Fundamentals |
| SIT106 | Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics |
| SLE123 | Physics for the Life Sciences |