Found 1047 study abroad units
LQN200 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Fundamental and advanced concepts in cell and molecular biology are covered in order to fully appreciate the principles of disease pathogenesis, and diagnostic methodologies in order to apply them. Genomic scientists need to know how to interpret molecular test results in order to communicate them to colleagues and referring physicians. Clinicians requesting and/or interpreting genetic test results for their patients also need to be familiar with these molecular biological concepts.
AMN423 Strategies for Creative Advertising
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit explores theory and practice of advertising message planning and creation for print, broadcast and digital media. Insight and strategy underpin creative and provides direction for ideation and the benchmark for evaluation. Therefore, an examination of insight, strategy, ideation and execution is essential to effective and creative advertising.
AMN420 Manage Advertising
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is an important introduction to the management of successful advertising campaigns. Unless the advertising is based on research, well planned and has a strong strategic focus, the campaign will not be successful - regardless of how good the creative is or how effective the media is planned. Therefore, advertising management is the keystone of successful advertising. This makes this unit of vital importance to all who study advertising or marketing communication.
AMN425 Digital Strategy and Analytics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This course spans all the marketing communication disciplines and the practice of advertising, public relations and marketing to deliver a holistic approach to digital strategy. It introduces students to new digital skills that reflect the cutting edge of industry practice and important analytic understanding for decision-making. This unit satisfies the growing demand from industry for strategic thinking and planning, and the expectation of strong digital skills and a desire for evidence based solutions.
BSN456 Financial Analysis and Decision Making
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides you with a critical foundation in applied finance, enabling you to understand and navigate the financial dimensions of managerial decision-making. You will explore how financial principles and tools are used to evaluate investments, manage risk, and make strategic decisions in dynamic national and global financial environments. Emphasis is placed on developing technical proficiency, analytical thinking, and practical skills using financial models and software tools. You will also critically assess financial information to support evidence-based decision-making, and apply advanced financial techniques to solve complex problems in technology-enhanced business contexts.
BSN450 Business Intelligence
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this multidisciplinary business core unit, you will learn about approaches and technologies used by enterprises to research business problems and develop knowledge guiding effective business strategy. Through hands-on application of key theories and business research tools, you will gain skills in collecting and analysing data about the business environment (e.g., consumers and competitors) as well as its internal processes, and generate insights to help businesses create value through innovation, product development and process improvement. You will develop skills in conducting business research, working in team contexts and using powerful visualisation tools to present complex business insights to professional audiences. This unit is the first of two business core units that form the foundation for further study across the breadth of business disciplines, introducing you to business capabilities to prepare you for the future world of work and ignite your career.
BSN451 Data-Driven Decision Making
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This multidisciplinary core unit will prepare you for today’s digital economy, where data is the new currency. Data can be collected, exchanged, used to create value, and drive economic activity. As such, the ability to collect, clean, analyse, interpret and report financial and non-financial data using digital tools and GenAI has fast become an essential skill of the modern business professional. Organisations across all sectors are actively seeking graduates with the ability to identify business opportunities and risks through both numerical and narrative analysis. These skills are increasingly relied upon to inform better decision making, drive business strategy, identify market trends, decipher consumer behaviour, optimise operations, and ultimately improve the social, environmental, and financial performance of businesses.
BSN455 Economic Analysis in Business
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides an applied foundation in economic thinking tailored for business professionals operating in complex, dynamic environments. It equips you with the conceptual frameworks and analytical tools needed to understand the impact of economic forces. Applying both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives, you will explore how individuals, businesses and policymakers interact within broader economic systems. You will see how market structures and regulatory environments shape these interactions and outcomes at both firm and societal levels. Through real-world analysis and problem-solving, you will develop the ability to interpret economic signals, evaluate policy implications, and understand how strategic decision-making aligns with economic realities. This unit supports your capacity to apply economic reasoning to contemporary business challenges and lays the groundwork for more advanced inquiry across business.
BSN452 Productivity and Leadership in Technology-Augemented Work
Unit information
- School/discipline
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In contemporary and emerging business environments, success depends on the ability to design and lead work that is productive, adaptive, and ethically grounded. This unit equips students from all disciplines with the principles, practices, and tools to thrive in dynamic, technology-augmented contexts. You will examine how artificial intelligence, automation, and augmented decision-making are reshaping roles, teams, and organisational agility; how to manage collaboration between human and AI agents; and how to build inclusive, sustainable approaches to productivity and leadership. Through practical application and critical reflection, you will develop the capabilities to navigate the opportunities and risks of the future of work, delivering value across diverse industries and functions.
BSN453 Evidence-Based Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mid-level managers in technology-enabled environments face a persistent dilemma: they're expected to make data-driven decisions, but data is rarely complete, often contradictory, and frequently too messy to yield clear answers. This unit teaches evidence-based decision-making frameworks for operational contexts where data is abundant but imperfect. You will learn to assess data quality and fitness-for-purpose, triangulate insights from multiple incomplete sources, and apply structured decision frameworks to facilitate business transformation in a data-rich world. The unit covers practical techniques for communicating data limitations to stakeholders, building defensible business cases that acknowledge what is known and unknown, and establishing ethical guardrails for data use in consequential decisions.
AMN443 Innovating Products and Customer Experiences
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The need for innovation in products and services to compete effectively in a global economy is a core driver of organisational strategy. Digital innovation alone can deliver $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the next decade (Data61 2018). This unit combines both the theory and practice of innovation and uses a service design process to show students how to develop new products.
AMN449 Marketing Revolutionary Social Change
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this unit, you will learn how marketing can be used to bring about revolutionary social change to tackle social problems such as climate change, racism, obesity, and gender inequality. The unit focuses on social marketing - a strategic approach utilising marketing concepts alongside approaches to influence behaviours, practices and social outcomes that benefit individuals and communities for the greater social good. The unit advances the principles, concepts, theory and application of social marketing, explaining how strategic, critical, and systems thinking, the use of theory and research insight, the application of segmentation, designing and planning, and the social marketing intervention mix, and creating value, can all be used to bring behaviour & social change & help solve social problems. You will explore and critically analyse real world social problems and develop innovative and creative solutions using social marketing frameworks.
PUN016 Risk Assessment
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Environmental health, OHS and environmental management professionals are required to plan, conduct, oversee and/or evaluate risk assessments as part of their work. It is becoming increasingly important for organisations to undertake risk assessments to meet compliance obligations and to work towards longer term health, safety and environmental sustainability goals. This unit explores a range of risk assessment methods available for the assessment of occupational safety, occupational health, environmental management and environmental health risks.
AMN401 Integrated Marketing Communication
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit represents a new way of thinking about IMC. Driven by the idea that everything is digital, this unit enhances traditional concepts of integration and synergy with new touchpoints of communication and new tools of measurement to deliver and optimise the ultimate customer experience.
ABN513 Contemporary Architectural Theory
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit explores the contemporary landscape of architectural thought from the late 1960s until the present. It will consider how architecture has been located in interdisciplinary terms as well as through its own disciplinary problems. It will locate the world of ideas in conversation with concrete architectural production, as an active agent through which the discipline of architecture responds to the world in which architecture is practiced, debated and defended. The unit serves as a platform for developing a critical vocabulary and a suite of ideas through which to advance your own design practice and your positions as an architect. It enhances your experience in design studio by fostering the intellectual skills needed to participate in global architectural debate and to make your own design projects theoretically rigorous.
ABN511 Master Studio Two
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a studio-based design unit, in which you will develop a complex project for a research community through a process of design-led research, brief development and detailed design. Your skills in designing highly resolved design propositions that address critical real-world scenarios will be developed via intensive collaborative and individual work within the design studio. With a focus on designing for the communities that form around research and knowledge transfer activities, you will conduct your own design-led research to create new conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and translational propositions that move beyond conventional architectural approaches.
PUN450 Disaster Risk Management in Health and Community Services
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Health and community services are affected by emergencies and disasters. It is critical that managers of these services are able to assess the risk and plan for business continuity. In this unit you will explore the types, nature and impact of disasters and emergencies on communities in local, national and international contexts. You will also apply approaches to disaster risk management and building resilience in health and community services.
AMN465 Public Relations Foundations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
AMN465 Public Relations Foundations introduces students to public relations as a management function in contemporary organisations. Public relations is based on the management of relationships between organisations and the groups or individuals on whom their success or failure depends. This unit lays the foundation for students to begin to explore the nature of such relationships, and the tools, theories and strategies which may be deployed to successfully manage relationships between organisations and their publics.
AMN461 Media Relations for Managers
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
Unit synopsis
This unit looks at how organisations use owned, shared, and earned content developed for distribution via traditional (legacy) and social media. You will learn how traditional and social media play an important role in responding to, and influencing, public opinion surrounding organisations, their issues, and reputations. You will develop a media strategy and portfolio of material to respond to the needs of a real-world organisation. There is a strong focus on media writing.
OPN161 Advanced Eye Care 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Clinical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The theory and practice of clinical optometry procedures form the basis for providing students with a thorough knowledge in all aspects of patient management. This unit involves clinical procedures required to perform advanced investigation of visual problems, including those in paediatric populations, for patients with visual loss, and in the workplace.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EUN160 Professional Experience: Introduction to Professional Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Education
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit prepares you for your first professional experience and planning for learning. You will develop planning skills to construct lesson plans that include learning goals and a range of teaching strategies. The unit will include planning for classroom management, strategies to support student engagement and a focus on planning for comprehension, text knowledge and literacy. The unit will also include verbal and non-verbal communications strategies to support student engagement in an educational setting. In preparation for placement, you will learn about system, curriculum and legislative requirements for working in educational settings. The unit incorporates a 15 day professional experience in a primary or secondary school setting.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN163 Clinical Practice 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Clinical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit begins clinical optometric practice in the primary care area within the Optometry Clinic of the Faculty of Health Clinics. Through clinical practice, students will develop specific problem solving strategies, and develop problem specific examination techniques, reinforcing and refining clinical skills developed in the previous units. This unit begins the transfer of theoretical and practical skills to the clinical situation, providing the early basis for transition to professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
OPN162 Contact Lens Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Clinical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Contact lenses are an important clinical option for the correction of refractive errors of the eye. This unit lays the foundation for the development of your knowledge and skills in contact lens clinical practice, which you will build upon in future didactic and clinical units in the course.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EUN202 Mathematics and Numeracy 2
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Education
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
You will explore and continue to build your knowledge and skills to use the strands and their associated topics across a wide range of situations and contexts to enhance your development as a teacher. This focus is included in your course because you will need to teach children how to become numerate and be able to make sound decisions in their lives. This unit provides you with the foundations of two strands of the Australian Curriculum: (i) Mathematics - Mathematics - geometry, algebra, statistics and probability. Dispositions for learning in early numeracy is also explored in relation to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline. It seeks to build your capacity to recognise the numeracy demands across a range of contexts to assist all children to identify the interconnectedness of mathematical knowledge and its application in everyday life.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
AYN520 Integrated Issues in Professional Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Accountancy
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
One of the essential elements in the real world is the ability to solve unstructured, multi-disciplined accounting problems. This unit integrates elements of the accountancy discipline using a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach. The unit addresses issues faced by a professional advisor/consultant by presenting students with simulated real-world problems. These problems require students to work together in teams, research issues, gather information, and form conclusions. Students should therefore be better prepared for the various situations they will face in their accounting career.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CCN109 GenAI for Professional Communication
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Communication
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit explores the applications of generative AI (GenAI) in professional communication contexts. It equips participants with the skills to effectively use, integrate, and critically evaluate GenAI tools for various professional communication purposes. The unit first introduces participants to the opportunities and risks of using GenAI for audience analysis and for crafting data-driven, targeted messaging using text, sound, and images. Then, participants explore how to integrate GenAI technologies into communication workflows. The module covers how to audit GenAI outputs, navigate associated ethical and regulatory considerations, and manage unexpected organisational consequences.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CCN113 Social Media Strategy Project
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Communication
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This Work Integrated Learning unit synthesises the knowledge and skills developed in earlier foundational units associated with effective social media management. It applies them to a professional media and communication industries context. The unit supports the development of collaborative teamwork skills to respond to a real client brief. This reflects the kinds of work that professional communicators undertake.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CCN111 Social Media Data Analytics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Communication
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Knowing how to analyse social media data sets to answer questions and make decisions that improve content and engagement is a fundamental skill for contemporary communication professionals. It is also essential that future focused communication professionals have both an understanding of how computational technologies transform the world of communication, and the hands-on skills to collect and analyse data. It is included in the early part of the program to develop your foundational data analytics knowledge and computational thinking.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGN437 Designing Future Ready Work
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Management
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit explores how organisations can design and redesign work to thrive in technology enabled, dynamic, and human centred environments. You will examine how digitalisation, automation, and changing workforce expectations transform work systems and organisational design. The unit develops your ability to analyse current and emerging work trends and to create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable work structures that balance performance, wellbeing, and ethics. You will develop the capability to diagnose and design future ready work systems that integrate people, technology, and purpose. Through applied analysis and design activities, you will evaluate emerging work trends and create innovative, evidence based, and ethical design solutions. By completing this unit, you will build the skills to apply human centred and technology enabled approaches to work design that enhance agility, employee experience, and organisational adaptability.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
MGN438 Workforce Effectiveness and Culture
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Management
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit examines how Human Resource Management practices, leadership, and organisational culture interact to drive workforce effectiveness, engagement, and sustainable performance. You will explore how HR professionals shape culture and lead change to align workforce behaviour with organisational strategy and values. The unit emphasises the strategic role of HR in diagnosing cultural strengths and challenges, building employee capability, and fostering inclusion and wellbeing. You will develop the capability to analyse organisational culture and workforce dynamics using evidence-based HR frameworks and diagnostic tools. Through applied projects and case studies, you will design culture building and change strategies that enhance performance and organisational adaptability. By completing this unit, you will gain the skills to influence cultural transformation and strengthen the alignment between people, performance, and organisational outcomes.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.