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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) List B Elective Subjects | 2020
List B General Electives subjects are from areas outside Engineering and ensure that students complete subjects from other disciplines.
List B General Elective Subjects - all majors
The following electives can be used in any major
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals In Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| CAVA124 | Introduction to Photography 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| CRLP200 | Career Ready Learning & Practice | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| COMM101 | Principles of Responsible Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| CSCI203 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 6 | Spring |
| ECON100 | Economic Essentials for Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ECON102 | Economics and Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ECON215 | Microeconomic Theory and Policy | 6 | Autumn |
| EESC105 | Introductory Geospatial Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| EESC250 | Field Geology | 6 | Summer 2020/2021 |
| ELL 151 | Effective Spoken Communication (NESB) | 6 | Autumn |
| ELL 152 | Effective Written Communication (NESB) | 6 | Spring |
| ELL 182 | Effective Academic Writing | 6 | Spring |
| ELL 230 | Communication Across Cultures | 6 | Autumn |
| FREN151 | French for Beginners 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| FIN 111 | Introductory Principles of Finance | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2020/2021 |
| GEOG221 | Population Geography: People, Place, Inequality | 6 | Autumn |
| GEOG222 | Society and Environment: Resources, Challenges, Futures | 6 | Spring |
| GEOG224 | The Future of Food: Resilience, Communities and Policy | 6 | Spring |
| HAS 125 | Public Health Achievements and Challenges | 6 | Autumn |
| HAS 201 | Work Health & Safety | 6 | Spring |
| HAS 210 | Introduction to WHS Risk Management | 6 | Summer 2020/2021 |
| HUMA272 | Humanitarian Studies | 6 | Spring |
| INDO151 | Introductory Indonesian 1A | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| INFO412 | Mathematics for Cryptography | 6 | Autumn |
| ITAL151 | Italian for Beginners 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| JAPA141 | Beginner Japanese 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| LAW 101 | Introduction to Law | 6 | Autumn |
| MAND151 | Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| MARK101 | Marketing Principles | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2020/2021 |
| MGNT102 | Business Communications | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2020/2021 |
| MGNT110 | Introduction to Management | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2020/2021 |
| MATH201 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH203 | Linear Algebra and Groups | 6 | Spring |
| MATH212 | Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Spring |
| MATH270 | Reflective Communication of Mathematics | 6 | Spring |
| MATH313 | Industrial Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| MATH312 | Advanced Applied Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Spring |
| MATH318 | Optimisation and Applications | 6 | Spring |
| PHIL218 | Ethics: Good, Bad and Evil | 6 | Spring |
| PHIL256 | Environmental Philosophy: Animals, Nature and Ethics | 6 | Spring |
| PHYS154 | Energy, Climate Change and Human Society | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS295 | Astronomy - Concepts of the Universe | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SOC 251 | Genetics, Biotechnology and Society | 6 | Autumn |
| SPAN151 | Spanish for Beginners 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT201 | Random Variables and Estimation | 6 | Autumn |
| STS 216 | Environmental Sustainability, Risk and Governance | 6 | Spring |
| STS 302 | Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures | 6 | Autumn |
List B General Elective Subjects - limited majors
The following List B Electives can only be used in degree programs where the subject does not already exist as a core, major or List A subject.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AENG200 | History of Architectural Design | 6 | Autumn |
| CHEM103 | Chemistry For Engineering | 6 | Autumn |
| CSCI291 | Programming for Engineers | 6 | Autumn |
| ECTE213 | Engineering Electromagnetics | 6 | Spring |
| ECTE233 | Digital Hardware | 6 | Autumn |
| EESC252 | Geology for Engineers I | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG433 | Financial Management for Engineers | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG439 | Engineering Logistics and Operations Management | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG446 | Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in the Built Environment | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| ENGG447 | Advanced Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability | 6 | Autumn |
| ENGG448 | Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing and Process Industries | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| ENGG477 | Ocean Engineering | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| MECH252 | Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods and Analysis | 6 | Spring |
| MECH341 | Thermodynamics of Engineering Systems | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH470 | Applied Topics in Mechatronics | 6 | Spring |
| MEDI100 | Human Structure and Function | 6 | Autumn |
| or other General Elective approved by the Academic Program Director (note: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) students may not count COMM121, ECON222 or MATH151 towards their degree) | |||
Other Information
Further information is available at:
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Email: eis@uow.edu.au
Last reviewed: 15 February, 2023