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The following courses are available to students enrolled in a UniSA Online degree. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are available to on-campus students as Single Course Enrolments. If you are in a UniSA on-campus degree, and wish to enrol into one of the courses marked with an asterisk, please discuss with your Program Director first.

Advanced Electives are third year courses which generally start with 3xxx. Please refer to your program homepage and consult the Rules & Notes section for more information. You may also call the Student Adviser team on 1300 148 812 if you have any questions.

Study Period 1

Course code	Course title	Pre-requisite(s)
MARK 2033	Advertising *	MARK 1018 + MARK 1016
HUMS 2041	Archives and the Digital World *
ACCT 3012	Auditing Theory and Practice *	ACCT 2015
POLI 2029	Australian Social Policy *	POLI 1019
HLTH 2032	Body in Motion 1 *
HLTH 2033	Body in Motion 2 *	BIOL 1052
HLTH 2043	Building Healthy Public Policy *
BUSS 1067	Business and Society *
INFS 2038	Business Intelligence *	MATH 1075 (no pre-req for XBIT students)
BUSS 1066	Career Development for Professionals *
BEHL 2018	Cognitive Psychology *	BEHL 2019 + BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
COMM 3075	Communication Management in Practice *	COMM 2090
BEHL 1028	Connecting and Working With Nature *
CIVE 2014	Construction 2 *	CIVE 1005
CIVE 1006	Construction Materials *
BUIL 3023	Construction Operations and Safety *	CIVE 2014
BUIL 2028	Construction Scheduling *
MARK 1016	Consumer Behaviour *	MARK 1018 Co-Req
BUIL 3024	Contract Administration *	BUIL 2029
LAWS 1022	Criminal Law and Procedure *	LAWS 1023
CURR 3021	Critical Approaches to Online Learning *
JUST 3006	Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence *	LAWS 1023
INFT 2067	Data Acquisition and Wrangling *	INFT 1032
COMM 3070	Digital Documentary *	COMM 2088
GRAP 1027	Digital Graphics and Imaging *
MARK 3023	Digital Marketing *	MARK 1018 + 49.5 units
COMM 3071	Digital Mediascapes *
HLTH 3073	Epidemiological Principles and Methods *	HLTH 1058
EDUC 2080	Evaluation of Public Health Practices *
HLTH 3090	Evidence Based Practice for Health Science *	HLTH 3090
INFS 2049	Experimental Design *	MATH 2032 + INFT 1029
HLTH 1050	Exploring Global and National Health *	SOCU 1008
ACCT 1012	Financial Accounting 1 *	ACCT 1011
ACCT 2015	Financial Accounting 2 *	ACCT 1012
ACCT 3014	Financial Accounting 3 *	ACCT 2015
BANK 1009	Financial Markets and Institutions *	MATH 1075
BUIL 4031	Fire Technology *
HLTH 3063	Food Safety, Quality and Security *	HLTH 2036 + HLTH 2035
HLTH 1053	Foundations of Health and Physical Activity *
BIOL 1053	Foundations of Human Biology 2 *	BIOL 1052
BUSS 2077	Foundations of Human Resource Management *
LAWS 1023	Foundations of Law *
HLTH 2030	Health Law, Ethics and Policy *
HLTH 1056	Health Systems and Services *
HLTH 2035	Human Nutrition *	BIOL 1052 + BIOL 1054
HUMS 2042	Innovative Curatorial Studies *
BUIL 1026	Introduction to Construction Business Management *
BUIL 1027	Introduction to Construction Management *
INFT 1028	Introduction to Digital Media *
BANK 2011	Introduction to Financial Planning *	ACCT 1011
HLTH 1057	Introduction to Public Health Practice and Research *
COMM 1073	Introduction to Social Media *
HLTH 1055	Lifespan Growth and Motor Development *
BUSS 3095	Managing Decision Making *	Successful completion of 54 units
MARK 2034	Marketing Analytics *
MARK 2037	Marketing for Health and Wellbeing *
MATH 1081	Mathematical Methods for Data Analytics 2 *	MATH 1080
MATH 1078	Mathematical Methods for Engineers 1 *	MATH 1077
COMM 2091	Media Law and Ethics *
COMM 1074	News Reporting *
HLTH 2056	Nutrition and Food for Healthy Ageing *	BIOL 1052 + BIOL 1053
HLTH 3064	Nutrition for Exercise and Performance *	HLTH 2036 + BIOL 2060
BUSS 2078	Organisational Behaviour *	BUSS 2081
BUSS 2075	Performance and Compensation Management *	BUSS 2077
POLI 1019	Politics and Citizenship in Australia *
BANK 3017	Portfolio and Fund Management *	BANK 1009
LAWS 1024	Principles of Public Law *
COMP 1043	Problem Solving and Programming *
HLTH 2031	Professional Communication to Work in the Health Industry *
INFS 1028	Professional Practice in Data Analytics *
HLTH 3077	Professional Practice in Public Health *	HLTH 3075
BUIL 3025	Project Appraisal *
BUSS 2082	Project Management: Principles and Strategies *
COMM 3078	Promotional Communication: Advertising, Publicity and Marketing *	XBPY: MARK 1018 + MARK 2034. Other Programs: COMM 2090
BEHL 1030	Psychology 1A *
JUST 3007	Psychology of Investigative & Legal Processes *	BEHL 1027
COMM 1076	Public Relations Theory and Practice *
MATH 1075	Quantitative Methods for Business *
MATH 2032	R for Data Analytics *	COMP 1043
BUSS 3091	Recruitment and Selection of Organisational Talent *	BUSS 2077 + 49.5 units
INFS 3086	Security Foundations *	INFT 1024 + INFT 1026 + COMP 1043
HUMS 2043	Social Enquiry Methods *
SOCU 1007	Sociological Perspectives *
BUSS 3097	Strategic Management *	72 units
CIVE 2016	Structures 2 *	CIVE 1007
BANK 3019	Superannuation *	COML 2020 + BANK 2011
HLTH 3061	Supporting Dignity through Enablement *
ACCT 3015	Sustainability Accounting and Reporting *	ACCT 1012 + 72 units
INFS 2048	System Design and Realisation *	INFS 1029
INFS 1029	System Requirements and User Experience *	COMP 1043
SOCU 1008	The Social World *
HLTH 3062	Transition to Employment *	HLTH 2030
BUSS 1065	Work Health and Safety Management Principles *
WELF 2023	Working with Community *

Study Period 3

Course code	Course title	Pre-requisite(s)
BEHL 1034	Aboriginal Australians and Psychology *
SOCU 2019	Aboriginal Australians, Policing and the Criminal Justice System *
ACCT 1011	Accounting for Business *
BUIL 3022	Advanced Contract Administration *	BUIL 3024 + BUIL 2029
COMP 2033	Applied Data Structures *	COMP 1044
BEHL 2017	Biological and Learning Psychology *	BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
MARK 3020	Branding *
COMM 2089	Broadcast Journalism *	COMM 1074
CIVE 2013	Building Services *	COMM 1074
CIVE 3015	Building Surveying *
BANK 2010	Business Finance *	ACCT 1011 + MATH 1075
LAWS 1019	Business Law *
WELF 3024	Case Management for Consumer Directed Care in Disability and Aged Care *
INFT 2066	Cloud Platforms *	INFT 1024
COMM 1072	Communication and Media *
COMM 2086	Communication and Organisational Practices *	BUSS 1066
COMM 2090	Communication Research Methods *	COMM 1072 + COMM 1076
COML 2020	Companies and Partnership Law *	LAWS 1019
CIVE 1005	Construction 1 *
CIVE 3016	Construction 3 *	CIVE 2014
BUIL 1025	Construction Communication *
BUIL 2027	Construction Cost Planning *	BUIL 1028
CIVE 2015	Construction Environmental Science *
HUMS 1059	Contemporary Aboriginal Issues *
ACCT 3013	Contemporary Issues in Accounting *	ACCT 2015 + 72 units
JUST 2011	Corrections: Offender Rehabilitation & Desistance *
BEHL 1026	Counselling Concepts *
JUST 3009	Crime, Gender and Sexuality *
LAWS 2036	Criminology and Public Policy *
CURR 3021	Critical Approaches to Online Learning *
INFT 1032	Data Driven Web Technologies *	COMP 1043
COMM 2087	Design for Digital Technologies *	XBMN: INFT 1028. XBDM: GRAP 1027
INFS 1023	Design Thinking and Digital Innovation *
WELF 3025	Disability and Ageing: Diversity and Discrimination *
BUSS 2086	Entrepreneurship for Social and Market Impact *
MARK 3021	Essentials of Marketing Planning *	MARK 1018 + MARK 1016
HLTH 1051	First Peoples' Health *
FOSC 3017	Food as Medicine *	HLTH 2036 + BIOL 2060
BIOL 1052	Foundations of Human Biology 1 *
BIOL 1054	Foundations of Nutrition and Health *
HLTH 3074	Fundamentals of Disease Control *
HLTH 1054	Health and Society *
HLTH 2034	Health Promotion *
BUSS 3111	HR Analytics *	INFS 2038
INFT 1024	Information Technology Fundamentals *
WELF 2026	Innovation, Creativity and Social Roles in Healthy Ageing *	HLTH 1056 + HLTH 1054
COMM 3077	Integrated Communication Planning *	Successful completion of 72 units
LANG 1064	Intercultural Communication *
BUSS 3107	International Business Environments *	Successful completion of 54 units
BUSS 3094	International Management Ethics and Values *
BUIL 2029	Introduction to Contract Administration *
HLTH 1052	Introduction to Mental Health *
HUMS 1058	Introduction to the GLAM sector *
INFT 1029	Introduction to Video Production *
BEHL 2019	Introductory Research Methods *	BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
BIOL 2060	Lifespan Nutrition *	HLTH 2036 + HLTH 2035
ACCT 2016	Management Accounting *	ACCT 1011
BUSS 2081	Management and Organisation *
BUSS 3090	Managing the Employment Relationship *	Successful completion of 54 units
MARK 2035	Market Research *	MARK 1018
MARK 1018	Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange *
MATH 1080	Mathematical Methods for Data Analytics 1 *
HUMS 3052	Narrating Objects, Art and Archives *	HUMS 2042
INFT 1026	Network Fundamentals *	INFT 1024 (Co-req)
HLTH 2036	Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry *
COMP 1048	Object Oriented Programming *	COMP 1043
BUSS 3108	Organisational Entrepreneurship *	BUSS 2086
BANK 1010	Personal Finance *
BEHL 3036	Personality Psychology *	54 units + BEHL 2019
JUST 2013	Policing: Investigation & Intelligence *
INFS 3081	Predictive Analytics *	INFT 1024 + MATH 2032
ECON 1010	Principles of Economics *
COMM 1075	Professional and Technical Communication *
COMP 1047	Programming Concepts *
HLTH 3065	Project Management for Health and Wellness *	XBPH: EDUC 2080 + HLTH 1058. XBCH: HLTH 2034 + BIOL 1054. XBNE: BIOL 1054 + HLTH 2034.
BEHL 1031	Psychology 1B *
BEHL 1027	Psychology Concepts *
HLTH 3066	Psychology of Exercise, Sport and Health *	XBNE: HLTH 1053 + HLTH 2035. All Other Programs: 72 units.
BUIL 1028	Quantity Surveying Practice 1 *
HLTH 1058	Research Methods for Public Health *	HLTH 1057
MARK 2036	Retailing *
HLTH 2044	Science and Politics of Preventive Health *	HLTH 2034
SOCU 2020	Sociology of Crime and Deviance *
BUSS 3098	Strategic Financial Analysis *	XBFP: BANK 3019 + 72 units. All other programs: BANK 2010 + 72 units.
CIVE 1007	Structures 1 *
INFS 2047	System Design Practice *	INFS 2048
INFS 1027	System Requirement Practice	INFS 1029
ACCT 3016	Taxation Law 1 *	COML 2020
INFS 3089	Text and Social Media Analytics *	INFS 3081 + INFT 2067
HLTH 2037	Theory of Exercise Testing and Prescription 1 *	BIOL 1052 + BIOL 1053 + HLTH 2032
BUSS 2076	Training and Development *
COMM 2093	Writing and Editing for Publication *
COMM 2088	Writing for Digital Media *

Study Period 4

Course code	Course title	Pre-requisite(s)
HLTH 3087	Adapted Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport *	Completion of 72 units
COMM 3073	Advanced News Writing *	COMM 2089
MARK 2033	Advertising *	MARK 1018 + MARK 1016
HLTH 2054	Anatomy 1 *
GRAP 2035	Animation Design *
BANK 3015	Applied Financial Planning *	BANK 2011
ACCT 3012	Auditing Theory and Practice *	ACCT 2015
HLTH 2032	Body in Motion 1 *
HLTH 2033	Body in Motion 2 *	BIOL 1052
BUIL 1024	Building Estimating *	CIVE 1005
HLTH 2043	Building Healthy Public Policy *
BUSS 1067	Business and Society *
INFS 2038	Business Intelligence *	MATH 1075 (no pre-req for XBIT students)
BUSS 1066	Career Development for Professionals *
BEHL 2018	Cognitive Psychology *	BEHL 2019 + BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
BEHL 1028	Connecting and Working With Nature *
CIVE 2014	Construction 2 *	CIVE 1005
CIVE 1006	Construction Materials *
BUIL 3023	Construction Operations and Safety *	CIVE 2014
MARK 1016	Consumer Behaviour *	MARK 1018 Co-Req
COMM 2092	Content Creation for Media *	COMM 1076
BUIL 3024	Contract Administration *	BUIL 2029
CURR 3021	Critical Approaches to Online Learning *
INFT 2067	Data Acquisition and Wrangling *	INFT 1032
INFT 2068	Database for the Enterprise *	INFT 1032
BUIL 4030	Development Regulation *
BEHL 2016	Developmental Psychology *	XBPS: BEHL 1027. XBPY: BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
GRAP 1027	Digital Graphics and Imaging *
INFT 3045	Enterprise Systems *	INFS 1029
EDUC 2080	Evaluation of Public Health Practices *
HLTH 3090	Evidence Based Practice for Health Science *	HLTH 3090
INFS 2049	Experimental Design *	MATH 2032 + INFT 1029
HLTH 1050	Exploring Global and National Health *	SOCU 1008
ACCT 1012	Financial Accounting 1 *	ACCT 1011
ACCT 2015	Financial Accounting 2 *	ACCT 1012
ACCT 3014	Financial Accounting 3 *	ACCT 2015
BANK 1009	Financial Markets and Institutions *	MATH 1075
BUIL 4031	Fire Technology *
HLTH 1053	Foundations of Health and Physical Activity *
BIOL 1053	Foundations of Human Biology 2 *	BIOL 1052
BUSS 2077	Foundations of Human Resource Management *
LAWS 1023	Foundations of Law *
HLTH 2030	Health Law, Ethics and Policy *
HLTH 1056	Health Systems and Services *
HLTH 2035	Human Nutrition *	BIOL 1052 + BIOL 1054
HUMS 2042	Innovative Curatorial Studies *
MARK 3022	Integrated Marketing *	MARK 2034 + MARK 3021 + 81 units
BUIL 1026	Introduction to Construction Business Management *
BUIL 1027	Introduction to Construction Management *
INFT 1028	Introduction to Digital Media *
BANK 2011	Introduction to Financial Planning *	ACCT 1011
HLTH 1057	Introduction to Public Health Practice and Research *
COMM 1073	Introduction to Social Media *
LANG 2043	Language and the Media *
HLTH 1055	Lifespan Growth and Motor Development *
ECON 1011	Macroeconomics *
BUSS 3095	Managing Decision Making *	Successful completion of 54 units
MARK 2034	Marketing Analytics *
MATH 1081	Mathematical Methods for Data Analytics 2 *	MATH 1080
MATH 1078	Mathematical Methods for Engineers 1 *	MATH 1077
COMM 2091	Media Law and Ethics *
COMM 1074	News Reporting *
HLTH 3064	Nutrition for Exercise and Performance *	HLTH 2036 + BIOL 2060
BUSS 2078	Organisational Behaviour *	BUSS 2081
BUSS 3096	Organisational Leadership *	Successful completion of 54 units
BUSS 2075	Performance and Compensation Management *	BUSS 2077
BIOL 2061	Physiology	BIOL 1052 + BIOL 1053
POLI 1019	Politics and Citizenship in Australia *
LAWS 1024	Principles of Public Law *
COMP 1043	Problem Solving and Programming *
HLTH 2031	Professional Communication to Work in the Health Industry *
MARK 1017	Professional Development in Marketing *	MARK 1018 + BUSS 1067
INFS 1028	Professional Practice in Data Analytics *
BUSS 2082	Project Management: Principles and Strategies *
BEHL 1030	Psychology 1A *
COMM 1076	Public Relations Theory and Practice *
MATH 1075	Quantitative Methods for Business *
MATH 2032	R for Data Analytics *	COMP 1043
BANK 3018	Risk Management and Insurance *	COML 2020 + BANK 2011
INFS 3086	Security Foundations *	INFT 1024 + INFT 1026 + COMP 1043
HUMS 2043	Social Enquiry Methods *
SOCU 1007	Sociological Perspectives *
HLTH 1059	Sociological Perspectives in Public Health *
HUMS 3053	Sociology of Gender and Intimacy *	SOCU 1008
BUSS 3097	Strategic Management *	72 units
CIVE 2016	Structures 2 *	CIVE 1007
BANK 3019	Superannuation *	COML 2020 + BANK 2011
HLTH 3061	Supporting Dignity through Enablement *
ACCT 3015	Sustainability Accounting and Reporting *	ACCT 1012 + 72 units
INFS 2048	System Design and Realisation *	INFS 1029
INFS 1029	System Requirements and User Experience *	COMP 1043
SOCU 1008	The Social World *
HLTH 2038	Theory of Exercise Testing and Prescription 2 *
HLTH 3062	Transition to Employment *	HLTH 2030
JUST 3008	Victimology *
GRAP 3015	Web Design *	XBCD: INFT 1028. All other programs: COMM 2087
JUST 2014	Youth Justice *

Study Period 6

Course code	Course title	Pre-requisite(s)
SOCU 2018	(Dis)abling Societies: The Sociologies of Ageing and Disability *
BEHL 1034	Aboriginal Australians and Psychology *
HLTH 2042	Aboriginal Public Health Practice and Research *	HLTH 2034
ACCT 1011	Accounting for Business *
BUIL 3022	Advanced Contract Administration *	BUIL 3024 + BUIL 2029
BEHL 3034	Advanced Research Methods *	BEHL 2018 + BEHL 2019
INFS 3087	Advanced Topics in Data Analytics *	INFT 3046
WELF 2021	Ageing and Disability Friendly Environments *
INFS 2046	Agile Development and Governance *	INFS 1029
HLTH 3067	Applications in Nutrition and Exercise *	HLTH 3065
COMP 2033	Applied Data Structures *	COMP 1044
BEHL 2017	Biological and Learning Psychology *	BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
CIVE 2013	Building Services *	COMM 1074
CIVE 3015	Building Surveying *
BANK 2010	Business Finance *	ACCT 1011 + MATH 1075
LAWS 1019	Business Law *
INFT 2066	Cloud Platforms *	INFT 1024
COMM 1072	Communication and Media *
COMM 2086	Communication and Organisational Practices *	BUSS 1066
COMM 2090	Communication Research Methods *	COMM 1072 + COMM 1076
COML 2020	Companies and Partnership Law *	LAWS 1019
BEHL 3035	Conservation Psychology *	BEHL 2017
CIVE 1005	Construction 1 *
BUIL 1025	Construction Communication *
BUIL 2027	Construction Cost Planning *	BUIL 1028
CIVE 2015	Construction Environmental Science *
HUMS 1059	Contemporary Aboriginal Issues *
ACCT 3013	Contemporary Issues in Accounting *	ACCT 2015 + 72 units
BEHL 1026	Counselling Concepts *
CURR 3021	Critical Approaches to Online Learning *
INFT 1032	Data Driven Web Technologies *	COMP 1043
INFS 3080	Data Visualisation *	INFT 2065 OR MATH 2032
COMM 2087	Design for Digital Technologies *	XBMN: INFT 1028. XBDM: GRAP 1027
INFS 1023	Design Thinking and Digital Innovation *
BUSS 2086	Entrepreneurship for Social and Market Impact *
MARK 3021	Essentials of Marketing Planning *	MARK 1018 + MARK 1016
BANK 3016	Estate Planning *	COML 2020 + BANK 2011
HLTH 1051	First Peoples' Health *
FOSC 3017	Food as Medicine *	HLTH 2036 + BIOL 2060
BIOL 1052	Foundations of Human Biology 1 *
BIOL 1054	Foundations of Nutrition and Health *
HLTH 3074	Fundamentals of Disease Control *
HLTH 1054	Health and Society *
HLTH 2034	Health Promotion *
BUSS 3111	HR Analytics *	INFS 2038
JUST 3004	Human Services Workers and the Law *	LAWS 2036
INFT 1024	Information Technology Fundamentals *
COMM 3077	Integrated Communication Planning *	Successful completion of 72 units
LANG 1064	Intercultural Communication *
BUSS 3107	International Business Environments *	Successful completion of 54 units
BUIL 2029	Introduction to Contract Administration *
HLTH 1052	Introduction to Mental Health *
HUMS 1058	Introduction to the GLAM sector *
INFT 1029	Introduction to Video Production *
BEHL 2019	Introductory Research Methods *	BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
BIOL 2060	Lifespan Nutrition *	HLTH 2036 + HLTH 2035
INFT 3046	Machine Learning *	INFS 3081
ACCT 2016	Management Accounting *	ACCT 1011
BUSS 2081	Management and Organisation *
MARK 2035	Market Research *	MARK 1018
MARK 1018	Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange *
MATH 1080	Mathematical Methods for Data Analytics 1 *
MATH 1079	Mathematical Methods for Engineers 2 *	MATH 1078
HLTH 2053	Measuring Movement *	BIOL 1052
INFT 1026	Network Fundamentals *	INFT 1024 (Co-req)
HLTH 2036	Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry *
COMP 1048	Object Oriented Programming *	COMP 1043
BUSS 3108	Organisational Entrepreneurship *	BUSS 2086
BANK 1010	Personal Finance *
JUST 2013	Policing: Investigation & Intelligence *
INFS 3081	Predictive Analytics *	INFT 1024 + MATH 2032
ECON 1010	Principles of Economics *
COMM 1075	Professional and Technical Communication *
HLTH 3065	Project Management for Health and Wellness *	XBPH: EDUC 2080 + HLTH 1058. XBCH: HLTH 2034 + BIOL 1054. XBNE: BIOL 1054 + HLTH 2034.
BEHL 1031	Psychology 1B *
BEHL 1027	Psychology Concepts *
HLTH 3066	Psychology of Exercise, Sport and Health *	XBNE: HLTH 1053 + HLTH 2035. All Other Programs: 72 units.
BUIL 1028	Quantity Surveying Practice 1 *
HLTH 1058	Research Methods for Public Health *	HLTH 1057
MARK 2036	Retailing *
HLTH 2044	Science and Politics of Preventive Health *	HLTH 2034
BEHL 2020	Social and Community Psychology *	BEHL 1030 + BEHL 1031
HLTH 2057	Social Connectivity to Support Healthy Ageing *	HLTH 1054 + HLTH 1056
COMM 3084	Social Media Engagement *	COMM 1073
SOCU 2020	Sociology of Crime and Deviance *
BUSS 3098	Strategic Financial Analysis *	XBFP: BANK 3019 + 72 units. All other programs: BANK 2010 + 72 units.
BUSS 3092	Strategic Human Resource Management *	BUSS 2077 + BUSS 3097
CIVE 1007	Structures 1 *
INFS 2047	System Design Practice *	INFS 2048
INFS 1027	System Requirement Practice *	INFS 1029
ACCT 3016	Taxation Law 1 *	COML 2020
COMM 2088	Writing for Digital Media *

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