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, 2023
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACC100 | Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACC303 | Communication Research Practices |
| ACD212 | Dance and Screens |
| ACF104 | Screening History |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| ACF304 | Celebrity Industries |
| ACF320 | The Australian Moving Image |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| AIC387 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes C |
| AIE255 | Critical Issues in Middle East Politics |
| AIF146 | Our Northern Neighbour: Understanding Indonesia |
| AIH107 | The Modern World: Nations, Empires, Ideologies, 1860s - 1930s |
| 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 |
| AIX160 | Introduction to University Study |
| ALA101 | Advertising Principles and Practises |
| ALC104 | Media Genres: Negotiating Textual Forms and Pleasures |
| ALJ111 | Introduction to Journalism |
| ALL101 | The Stories We Tell: Inventing Selves and Others (Quotas apply) |
| ALL153 | Literature for Children and Young Adults |
| ALL202 | Writing Modern Worlds |
| ALL228 | The Golden Age: Child, Nature, Empire |
| 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 | Hola!: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| IND102 | Aboriginal Australian Stories and Songlines (online only) |
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 |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM111 | Intrapersonal Skills (online only) |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| MMP212 | Property Investment |
| MMP213 | Property Economics |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (online mode only) |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
| HDS101 | Communication and Diversity |
| HDS209 | Inclusive Services |
| HDS301 | The Inclusive Practitioner |
| HMM101 | Introduction to Medical Biotechnology |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science |
| HPS105 | Foundation of Psychological Practice |
| HPS111 | Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour |
| HPS121 | Introduction to Psychology: 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: on campus option only) |
| HSE111 | Physical Activity and Exercise for Health |
| HSE113 | Human Growth, Development and Ageing for Exercise Scientists |
| HSH102 | Disease Prevention and Control |
| HSH105 | Understanding Families and Health (Desirable: Corequisite: HBS107) |
| 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 |
| HSW235 | Community Development: Social Work Theory and Practice D |
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| SEJ104 | Engineering in Society |
| SET111 | Sustainable Design |
| SIT102 | Introduction to Programming |
| SIT112 | Data Science Concepts |
| SIT113 | Cloud Computing |
| SIT122 | Robotics Studio |
| SIT124 | Exploring I.T. |
| SIT151 | Game Fundamentals |
| SIT182 | Real World Practices for Cyber Security |
| SIT183 | Interactive Application Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality |
| SIT191 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis |
| SIT192 | Discrete Mathematics |
| SLE101 | Environmental Techniques and Monitoring (co-requisites SLE010 and STP010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SLE107 | Marine Environments (co-requisites SLE010 and STP010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE115 | Essential Skills in Science (online only, co-requisite STP010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE133 | Chemistry in Our World (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE151 | Biodiversity: A Global Perspective (co-requisite SLE010, worth zero credit points) |
| SLE215 | Ecotourism and Environmental Interpretation (Online) |
| SRA143 | Art and Society |
| SRC163 | Architecture Communication 01: Drawing |
| SRD163 | Architecture Design Studio 01: Thoughtscapes |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance |
| SRM161 | Contract Administration 1 |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 |
| SRT141 | Building Safety |
| SRT153 | Building Materials Science |
| SRT159 | Construction Projects 1 |
Trimester 2, 2023
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACA226 | How to write about Art (Online) |
| ACC100 | Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACC302 | Advertising: Desire, Consumption and the Attention Economy |
| ACD104 | Exploring Dance Styles |
| ACF106 | Screen Practices |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| ACI101 | Analogue Photography |
| ACP103 | Acting Studio |
| ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice |
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts |
| ADD101 | Design Thinking |
| 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 Global Context (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIC389 | Advanced Chinese for Business Purposes D (Note: must have extensive Chinese language competency) |
| AIE254 | Understanding Middle East Politics |
| AIF142 | Introduction to the Indonesian Language |
| AIH108 | The Modern World: Globalisation and Fragmentation, the 1940s to the 21st Century |
| AIH240 | Using and Abusing 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 |
| AIR102 | War, Terrorism and Humanitarian Responses |
| AIR203 | Human Rights in World Politics |
| 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 Brand Communication |
| ALJ112 | News Reporting |
| 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 |
| ALW242 | Poetry: Events in Language |
| ALW251 | Writing for Games: Creating Quests and Characters |
| ALW352 | Writing and Publishing for Young People |
| ASC102 | Introduction to Sociology: the Sociology of Everyday Life |
| ASC250 | Contemporary Social Research |
| ASC287 | Love, Sex and Relationships |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities |
| ASP129 | Love, Sex and Death |
| ASP216 | Ethics in Global Society |
| ASP228 | Philosophy, Art, Film |
| ASR100 | World Religions |
| ASR205 | Mindfulness, Meditation, and Buddhism |
| 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 |
| IND102 | Aboriginal Australian Stories and Songlines (Online) |
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 |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMP122 | Introduction to Property Development |
| MMP221 | Property Management |
| MIS203 | Managing Information in the Digital Age |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS109 | Human Structure and Function |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour |
| 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 |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Online) |
| HPS105 | Foundations of Psychological Practice (Online) |
| HPS121 | Introduction to Psychology: Individual and Social Development (Online) |
| HPS202 | Child and Adolescent Development |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System |
| HSE110 | Muscle Biology for Exercise Science (co-requisite HSE010, worth zero credit points) |
| HSE309 | Behavioural Aspects of Sport and Exercise (online only) |
| HSH103 | Health Protection |
| HSH113 | Social Perspectives on Population Health |
| HSH207 | Socio-economic Status and Health |
| HSN104 | The Science of Food (co-requisite HSE010, worth zero credit points, subject to availability) |
| 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 |
| SLE132 | Biology: Form and Function (must also complete SLE010) |
| SLE239 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Online) |
| 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 |
Trimester 3, 2023
Faculty of Arts and Education
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| ACA226 | How to write about Art (Online) |
| ACC100 | Communication in Everyday Life |
| ACF106 | Screen Practices |
| ACF107 | Principles of Animation |
| ACF304 | Celebrity Industries |
| ACP103 | Acting Studio |
| ACP109 | Improvisation in Drama and Performance |
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts |
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts |
| AGS101 | Sex and Gender: Ideas that Changed the World |
| AIX117 | Professional Writing for Work |
| AIX160 | Introduction to University Study |
| ALA101 | Advertising Principles and Practises |
| ALA102 | Creative Brand Communication |
| ALA203 | Integrated Brand Communication |
| ALC104 | Media Genres: Negotiating Textual Forms and Pleasures |
| ALJ111 | Introduction to Journalism |
| ALJ216 | Feature Writing |
| ALL102 | From Horror to Romance: Genre and Its Revisions |
| ALL153 | Literature for Children and Young Adults (Quotas apply) |
| ALL260 | Australian Literature |
| ALM101 | Making Social Media |
| ALM215 | Global Media |
| ALR103 | Introduction to Public Relations |
| ALR210 | Media Relations Strategy |
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity |
| ASC211 | Religion and Social Change |
| ASP129 | Love, Sex and Death |
| ASR100 | World Religions |
| AST256 | Sport in History |
| ACI102 | Digital Photography |
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 |
Faculty of Health
| Unit code | Unit name |
|---|---|
| HBS107 | Understanding Health (Online) |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data (Online) |
| HBS109 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (Online) |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour (Online) |
| HBS300 | Ethics; Frameworks and Decisions (Online) |
| HMM105 | Applied Ethics (Online) |
| HMM203 | Human Anatomy |
| HPS104 | Foundations of Psychological Science (Online) |
| HPS111 | Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour (Online) |
| HPS202 | Child and Adolescent Development (Online) |
| HPS203 | The Human Mind (Online) |
| HPS204 | Human Social Behaviour (Online) |
| HPS206 | Introduction to Forensic Psychology (Online) |
| HPS310 | Brain, Biology and Behaviour (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) |