Program electives

The aim of this course is to introduce you to accounting concepts and the role of accounting within business. You will learn how to use Excel to produce financial reports such as balance sheets and profit and loss statements.

Discover what drives human thought and behaviour in this engaging course. Students explore brain function, cognition, perception, memory, and learning, while gaining insight into intelligence, mental health, and psychological disorders and their treatment. The course also examines the powerful influence of emotion, motivation, social relationships, attitudes, and culture in shaping individual and group behaviour.

This course is recommended if you would like to progress to programs related to Health and Behavioural Sciences.

Biology provides opportunities for you to develop your understanding of cells and multicellular organisms. You will learn about DNA, patterns of inheritance and the processes and mechanisms of how life on Earth has changed and diversified over time, as well as biodiversity and ecosystems. This course includes a field trip to either the Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre (Tertiary Preparation Program), the UQ Moreton Bay Research Station (Standard Foundation Program) or the UQ Heron Island Research Station (Accelerated Foundation Program).

This course is recommended if you wish to progress into Science, Medicine and Health programs.

Covering a broad range of management concepts and business operations, this course helps you develop an appreciation of business principles, planning, marketing, organisational behaviour and human resource management. You will apply the theory learnt in class to plan your own business enterprise in a group.

This course introduces the foundational concepts of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry, with a focus on the study of the structure and properties of materials. This course will help you develop valuable skills required for scientific investigation and critical evaluation and provides opportunities for experience in laboratory techniques and analysis.

This course is recommended if you wish to progress into Science, Medicine, Health and Engineering programs.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental processes and methods of design that are applied to the built environment, engineering, and other closely related disciplines. You will learn about the work of designers and how they evaluate problems and generate solutions.

This course is recommended if you wish to progress to programs related to Architecture, Design, and Engineering.

In this course you will explore macroeconomic and microeconomic issues and develop an understanding of how decision makers within the economy use limited resources to satisfy the level of demand. You will also develop an ability to make economic decisions based on an analysis of economic information. 

Essential Mathematics is a basic mathematics course that builds practical skills beyond basic numeracy, with a strong focus on problem‑solving, logical thinking, and the effective use of technology. Students learn to apply mathematics to real‑world situations, supporting informed personal and financial decision‑making while highlighting the relevance of mathematics in everyday life and future employment.

This intermediate mathematics course covers basic algebra, regression analysis, geometry, measurement, financial mathematics, statistics, graphs and network analysis. You'll develop the everyday maths skills needed for a non-mathematically based tertiary program.


To meet prerequisite entry requirements, this course is recommended for students wishing to progress into Business Management, Education, and some Health and Science programs. 

This course introduces you to the multidimensional nature of health and wellbeing, and how it is influenced by diet and exercise. You will gain an understanding of the function of nutrients in the body, the challenges facing the food system and how the body responds to exercise. You will apply this knowledge to develop a personal diet and exercise plan to improve or maintain your own health and fitness.

This course examines topics such as global strategies and perspectives, and creative arts and history to develop skills in critical and creative thinking, research and evaluation, argument mapping, problem solving and reflective learning.

This course is recommended if you wish to progress to programs within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

In this course you will develop foundational knowledge of computer systems and practical programming skills using Python, SQL, and HTML/CSS. You will apply these skills to design and develop an information management application for a small business.

This course is recommended if you wish to progress to programs related to Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science or Data Science.

In this advanced mathematics course, you will develop your understanding of the mathematical concepts of algebra, calculus and statistics that will equip you with the necessary skills to solve real-life mathematical problems. Topics include linear equations, computation, sequences and series, logarithmic functions, trigonometry, differential and integral calculus, statistics and probability. 

To meet prerequisite entry requirements, this course is recommended for students wishing to progress into Commerce, Science, Biomedical Science, Information Technology and Engineering programs. 

This course provides the theoretical and experimental basis to engage in classical and modern understandings of the universe. You will study force and motion, thermodynamics, electricity, gravitational and electromagnetic fields, waves, radioactivity and modern physics. The practical work in the course will give you experience in laboratory techniques and analysis.

This course is recommended if you wish to progress to Engineering or Science programs.

In this course, you will investigate a topic of your own choice by selecting and analysing relevant literature. This will help you to develop critical thinking skills which will benefit any undergraduate program of your choice. This course offers you a high degree of autonomy over your chosen area of investigation, while following a prescribed research pathway.

This course is under review and may not be offered from 2027 onwards.