Electives

Students on campus

University-wide elective courses

Choosing open electives

Some degrees contain space for ‘open’ or ‘free’ electives.  This allows students to broaden their studies and acquire concepts, skills, and knowledge beyond their specialist teaching that can complement their overall learning.

An open elective allows you to choose from any course, provided you have met the prerequisites, is not incompatible with another course you have taken or need to take, and it is not restricted for students enrolled into a particular degree (for example, many Law, Veterinary, Nursing and Medicine courses cannot be taken unless you are doing the degree).

The courses listed below are a summary of all courses suitable to be taken as an open elective in 2026.  You can click on the links to find out more about the course. Remember:

  1. This elective course list is created and posted as a guide only.
  2. It is the responsibility of the student to check the most up to date course information, prerequisites, teaching schedule and enrolment restrictions.
  3. It is the responsibility of the student to enrol according to the Program Schedule/Rules for their program, and/or in line with their transition study plan.
  4. The courses available as electives are subject to change.

Terminology guide:

Sem = Semester
T = Term
OLT - Online Learning Term
6WO = 6 Weeks Online

College of Business and Law

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


College of Education, Behavioral and Social Sciences

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


College of Engineering and Information Technology

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


College of Health

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


College of Science

Undergraduate

Postgraduate


100% online only

If you are enrolled in a campus based program and would like to take a 100% online university-wide elective this will require an Enrolment Override. Log in to myEnrolment – Help page and select Lodge Override Request. 

Undergraduate

Postgraduate