Pre-approved unit options
Deakin has a great range of pre-approved unit options available. These have no prerequisites, which means your application is processed faster. You can either design your own study plan or pick from our recommended unit options.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, please search the Handbook.
Trimester 1, 2021
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: available to all students enrolled in an arts or arts combined course) |
| 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: Principles in Action |
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts |
| ADD101 | Design Thinking |
| ADV201 | Web Design and Interactivity |
| AGS101 | Sex and Gender: Ideas that Changed the World |
| AIB151 | Arabic 1A AIC181 – Chinese 1A |
| AIC181 | Chinese 1A |
| AIC383 | Chinese 3C (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIC387 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes C |
| AIE153 | Historical Foundations of the Middle East |
| AIE255 | Issues and Themes in Middle East Politics |
| AIE334 | China: From Empire to Republic |
| AIF146 | The Language, Culture and People of Indonesia |
| AIG103 | People and Place: An Introduction to Human Geography |
| AIH107 | World History Between the Wars 1919–1939 |
| AIH205 | Sex and Gender in the British Empire |
| AIH264 | The Holocaust |
| AIH276 | African American History From Slavery to Black Lives Matter |
| AIP107 | Introduction to Politics |
| AIP208 | Government and Politics of the United States |
| AIP230 | Understanding Public Policy |
| 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 |
| ALM101 | Making Social Media |
| ALM201 | Gamified Media |
| ALM215 | Global Media |
| ALR103 | Introduction to Public Relations |
| ALR210 | Media Relations Strategy |
| ALS100 | Spanish 1A |
| ALW101 | Writing Craft (Note: only available to students enrolled in an arts or arts combined course at home institution) |
| APE101 | Principles of Professional Development |
| ASC101 | Introduction to Sociology A |
| ASC206 | Sociology of Health |
| ASC210 | Youth Culture and Identity |
| ASP108 | Critical Thinking |
| ASP211 | Freedom and Power: Existentialism and Beyond |
| ASP214 | Justice and Equality |
| ASR200 | Religion, Spirituality and Popular Culture |
| ASR207 | Tibetan Buddhism |
| ASR208 | Contemporary Islam |
| ASR300 | Religion, Rights and Governance |
| ASS101 | Peoples of the World |
| ASS203 | Being Human (With the Nonhuman) |
| ASS204 | Urban Spaces, Global Places |
| ASS205 | Anthropology of Poverty and Development |
| ASS233 | Myth and Ritual |
| ASS329 | Anthropology of Crime and Violence |
| AST259 | 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 |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MIS171 | Business Analytics |
| 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 |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS109 | Human Structure and Function |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| HSN105 | Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems |
| HSN308 | Food, Nutrition and Society |
| 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 |
| SIT111 | Algorithms and Computing Systems |
| SIT112 | Data Science Concepts |
| SIT113 | Cloud Computing and Virtualisation |
| SIT114 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
| 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 |
| SIT283 | Development for Virtual Reality |
| SLE101 | Techniques in Environmental Science (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SLE104 | The Blue Planet: Water and Life |
| 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, 2021
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 |
| ACF106 | Screen Practices |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| 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 |
| AGS102 | Histories of Sex and Gender |
| AIA105 | Visions of Australia: Time and Space From 1700 to 2010 |
| AIC284 | Chinese 2D |
| AIC384 | Chinese 3D |
| AIC389 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes D |
| AIE154 | Modern Middle East Politics |
| AIE335 | Modern China: Liberation, Cultural Revolution and Reform |
| AIF142 | Conversational Indonesian B |
| AIG211 | Geographies of Heritage and Tourism |
| AIG300 | Australian Urban Geography: National and International Perspectives |
| AIH108 | The Modern World: Globalisation and Fragmentation, the 1940s to the 21st Century |
| AIH238 | Australia and the Two World Wars |
| AIH240 | History: Interpreting the Past |
| AIH288 | Colonial Encounters: From Invasion to Federation |
| AIH383 | Global Disasters |
| AIP116 | Visions and Values in Politics |
| AIP209 | Asylum Challenges 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 | Theories of International Relations |
| 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 Obsessions |
| ALL154 | Power Politics and Texts for Young People |
| ALL230 | Re-Imagining Literature for Young People |
| ALL260 | Australian Literature |
| ALM102 | Making Video |
| ALM202 | Quantified Media |
| ALR104 | Strategic Communication and Writing |
| ALS100 | Spanish 1A (Note: enrolment quotas apply to this unit for campus modes. No quotas apply for online learning) |
| ALW102 | Writing Spaces (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 |
| ASP327 | Philosophies of Religion: Western, Asian, and Contemporary Inquiries |
| ASR100 | World Religions |
| ASR205 | Mindfulness, Meditation, and Buddhism |
| ASR206 | Gender and Sexuality in Islam |
| ASR310 | Mysticism and Religious Experience |
| ASS203 | Being Human (With the Nonhuman) |
| ASS204 | Urban Spaces, Global Places |
| ASS206 | Medical Anthropology |
| ASS235 | Culture, Law and Universal Rights |
| ASS330 | Cyborg Anthropology |
| AST205 | Sport, Bodies, Action |
| EDU102 | History of Philosophy and 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 Sense of Information |
| 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 |
| MMP223 | Property Law and Practice |
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) |
| HSE103 | Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability) |
| HSE104 | Research Methods and Statistics in Exercise and Sport (subject to availability) |
| HSE110 | Muscle Biology for Exercise Science (must also enrol in HSE010) |
| HSE202 | Biomechanics (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability) |
| HSE204 | Motor Learning and Development (must also enrol in HSE010, subject to availability) |
| HSE309 | Behavioural Aspects of Sport and Exercise |
| 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) |
| HSN106 | Food Fundamentals (must also enrol in HSN010, subject to availability) |
| HSN107 | Physiology of Human Growth and Development |
| HSN210 | Nutrition and Food Promotion |
| HSN212 | Functional Foods and Biotechnology (must also enrol in HSN010, subject to availability) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SEV210 | Construction Engineering (co-requisite SEJ010 or SEE010, worth zero credit points) |