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Summary of the VCAA approved Higher Education Studies offered by participating

universities in 2018

Summary of the VCAA approved Higher Education Studies offered by participating universities in 2018

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ContentsAustralian Catholic University........................................................................................................1

Deakin University.............................................................................................................................2

Federation University.......................................................................................................................4

La Trobe University..........................................................................................................................5

Melbourne Polytechnic....................................................................................................................8

Monash University...........................................................................................................................9

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)........................................................................11

University of Melbourne................................................................................................................14


Australian Catholic University

Study Name Study Code Semester name Semester Linked study/Aligned learning area

Prerequisite/ Concurrent requirement

Exercise Science

EXSZ187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing

1

Health/

Physical Education

N/AANAZ100 Anatomical Foundations

of Exercise Science2

Education EDFZ167 Contexts for Learning and Development

1 Humanities (other than History) and Business

Studies

English

N/AEDLZ167 Linguistics for Literacy 2

Health Science

HLSZ120 Society, Culture and Health

1

Health/

Physical Education

N/AHLSZ111 The person, Health and

Wellbeing2

Business MKTZ100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value

1

Business Management Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementBUSZ102 Ethical Communication

for Business2

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Deakin UniversityStudy Name Study Code Semester name Semester Linked study/Aligned

learning areaPrerequisite/ Concurrentrequirement

Robotics and Data Science

SIT122 Robotics Studio 1

Technologies I.T N/ASIT123 Data Capture

Technologies2

Management MMM132 Management 1

Business Management

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementMMM241 Entrepreneurship and

Innovation2

Health Practice and Research

HBS110 Health Behaviour 1

Health and Human Development

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Health and Human Development

HBS108 Health Information and Data

2

Law MLL111 Contract 1

Legal Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Legal StudiesMLL110 Legal Principles and

Skills2

Psychological Science

HPS111 Psychology A: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour

1

Psychology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Psychology

HPS121 Psychology B: Individual and Social Development

2

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Marketing MMK101 Marketing Fundamentals 1

Humanities (other than History) and Business

Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementMMK266 Consumer Behaviour 2

Journalism ALJ111 News reporting 1 1 Humanities

History N/AALJ112 News reporting 2 2

Economics MAE101 Economic Principles 1

Economics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE EconomicsMAE203 The Global Economy 2

Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

HDS101 Communication and Diversity

1

Health, Physical Education

N/AHDS106 Diversity, Disability and

Social Inclusion2

Criminology ACR101 Introducing Crime and Criminology

1

Humanities History N/AACR102 Introducing Crime and

Criminal justice2

Business Analytics

MIS171 Business Analytics 1 Humanities (other than History) and Business

Studies N/AMIS203 Making Sense of Information

2

Accounting MAA103 Accounting for Decision Making

1

Accounting

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Accounting

MAA261 Financial Accounting 2

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Federation University

Study Name Study Code Semester name Semester Linked study/Aligned learning area

Prerequisite/ Concurrent

requirement

Health/Physical Education

HEALT1111 Anatomy & Physiology for Health Professionals 1

1 Health & Human Development

Physical Education

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Physical Education

HEALT1112 Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals 2

2

Health/Physical Education

HEALT1113 Communication for Health Professionals

1 Health & Human Development

Physical Education

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Health and Human Development

HEALT1004 Determinants of Health 2

Business BUMKT1501 Introduction to Marketing 1

Business Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementBUMKT2602 Consumer Behaviour 2

Business BUACC1508 Principles of Accounting and Finance

1

Business Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Accounting or VCE Economics

BUECO1509 Principles of Economics 2

Humanities ATSGC1369 Understanding University Learning

1 Humanities other than History and Business

StudiesN/A

ATSGC1370 Knowledge and Professionals

2

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Study Name Study Code Semester Name Semester Linked study/learning area

Prerequisite/Concurrent

Chemistry CHE1GEN General Principles of Chemistry

1

Chemistry

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Chemistry

CHE1APL Applications of Chemistry 2

Arts & Humanities

HUS1FAS Rethinking our Humanity 1 English Humanities (other than History)

English N/AHUS1TEN Ideas that Shook the World 2

Business BUS1BUF Business Foundations 1

Business Management

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementMGT1FOM Foundations of Management 2

History HIS1MLH Myth, Legend and History 1 English Humanities (other than History)

History N/AHUS1TEN Ideas that Shook the World 2

Globalisation, Society and Place

GEG1SPP Society, People & Place 1 English Humanities (other than History)

History N/ADST1DEV Globalisation & Development 2

Economics BUS1BUE Investigating Economic Issues

1

Economics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Economics

ECO1RIG Recessions, Inflation and Economic Growth

2

Physics and PHY1SCA Principles of Physics A 1 Students will have completed or be

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Astronomy Physics concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Physics

PHY1AST Astronomy & Space: The infinite frontier

2

Biology BIO1MGC Molecules, Genes and Cells 1

Biology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE BiologyBIO1EEB Ecology, Evolution and

Biodiversity2

Marketing BUS1BUF Business Foundations 1

Business Management

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementMKT1MDP Marketing: Stand and Deliver 2

Human Biosciences

HBS1HBA Human Biosciences A 1

Biology and Physical Education

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology or Units 3 and 4 of Physical Education

HBS1HBB Human Biosciences B 2

Event Management

BUS1BUF Business Foundations 1

Business Management

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Business ManagementTHS1FEM The Event Experience 2

Accounting ACC1AMD Accounting for Management Decisions

1

Accounting


ACC1AIS Accounting and Information Systems

2

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Sociology SOC1SAC Society and Culture: Introduction to Society

1

Sociology, Legal Studies, Philosophy

N/AHUS1PDC From Prisons to Detention

Centres: Interrogating Containment

2

Criminology LST1LOJ Law and (Dis)Order 1

Humanities other than History

N/AHUS1PDC From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interrogating Containment

2

Aboriginal Studies

ABS1IAA Introduction to Aboriginal Australia

1

Humanities other than History

N/AHUS1TEN Ideas that Shook the World 2

Engineering EMS1EDP Engineering design and problem solving

1

Technology N/AEMS1CAD Computer Aid Design 2

Law LAW1LIM Legal Institutions and Methods 1

Legal Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Legal StudiesLAW1PPL Principles of Public Law 2

Journalism JRN1TEJ The Emerging Journalist 1

Media N/AMAC1WFM Writing for the Media 2

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Melbourne PolytechnicStudy Name Study Code Semester name Semester Linked study/Aligned

learning areaPrerequisite/Concurrent requirement

Engineering Skills

BET102 Engineering Skills 1 1Technologies (other

than IT)N/A

BET108 Engineering Skills 2 2

Identity in Learning

BED112 Education for Wellbeing 1Humanities (other than History) and Business

Studies

N/ABED115 Theories of Identity 2

Influences and Genres in Song writing and Music Production

SMP211 Songwriters and Producers 1Performing Arts- Music N/A

SMP112 Subcultures and Avant-gardes

2

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Monash UniversityStudy Name Study Code Semester Name Semester Linked study/Aligned

learning areaPrerequisite/Concurrent requirement

Accounting and finance

ACC1100 Introduction to financial accounting

12Accounting


BFF1001 Foundations of finance 2

Biology BIO1011 Biology 1 1Biology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE BiologyBIO1022 Biology 2 2

Biomedical Science

BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organisms 1Biology

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology

BMS1052 Human Neurobiology 2

Chemistry CHM1011 Chemistry 1 1Chemistry

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE ChemistryCHM1022 Chemistry 2 2

Mathematics MTH1040 Mathematics extension studies 1 and 2

Mathematical Methods Specialist Mathematics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics

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Mobile Application Development

FIT1051 Programming Fundamentals in Java

1

Software Development N/AFIT2081 Mobile Application

Development2

History ATS1316 Medieval worlds: From Vikings to the Silk Road

1

History

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of any VCE HistoryATS1317 Renaissance worlds: Conflict,

art, invention2

International Studies

ATS1325 Contemporary Worlds 1 1Humanities (other than

History) N/AATS1326 Contemporary Worlds 2 2

Physics PHS1011 Classical physics and relativity

1

Physics

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Physics

PHS1022 Fields and quantum physics 2

Psychology PSY1011 Psychology 1A 1

Psychology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE PsychologyPSY1022 Psychology 1B 2

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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)Study Name Study Code Semester Name Semester Linked study/Aligned

learning areasPrerequisite/ Concurrentrequirement

Computer Science

COSC1284 Programming Techniques 1

Software Development

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Mathematical MethodsCOSC2413 Web Programing 2

Economics ECON1010 Macroeconomics 1 1

Economics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE EconomicsECON1020 Prices and Markets 2

Engineering AERO2248 Engineering, Society and Sustainability

1

Technologies other than IT

N/AMIET2380 Engineering Design for

Sustainability2

Geospatial Science

MATH2163 Mathematics for Surveying and Geospatial Science

1

Sciences

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of any VCE Mathematics

GEOM1022 Physical Geography 2

Health and Nursing

NURS2149 Nursing Practice and Lifespan Development

1Health/ Physical

Education N/APUBH1402 Indigenous Health 2

International Studies and

POLI1110 Introduction to Global Security 1

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Development Humanities (other than History) and Business

StudiesN/A

HUSO2092 Gender Development and Globalisation

2

Landscape Architecture

ARCH1343 Landscape Architecture Environments

1Humanities (other than history) and Business

studiesN/A

ARCH1347 Landscape Architecture Environments 2

2

Marketing and Management

BUSM4176 Introduction to Management 1Humanities (other than History) and Business

Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of Business Management

MKTG1025 Marketing Principles 2

Math: Calculus and Analysis

MATH1142 Calculus and Analysis 1 1

Mathematical Methods

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of Mathematical Methods.MATH1144 Calculus and Analysis 2 2

Statistics and Data Analysis

MATH2200 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

1


Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of Mathematical Methods.

MATH2201 Basic Statistical Methodologies

2

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Discrete Mathematics, puzzles and algorithms

MATH1150 Discrete Mathematics 1

Mathematics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of any VCE Mathematics.MATH2313 Problem Solving and

Algorithms2

Project Management

BUSM3307 Project Management Concepts

1Humanities (other than History) and Business

StudiesN/A

BUSM3308 Techniques for Project Planning and Management

2

Psychology BESC1126 Foundations of Psychology 1

Psychology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Psychology.

BESC1123 Principles of Psychology 2

Science BIOL2200 Outbreak: the Detection and Control of Infectious Disease

1

Science

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Mathematical Methods OR Unit 3 and 4 of VCE Specialist Mathematics.

BIOL2256 Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics

2

Sustainability and Urban Planning

ENVI1153 Sustainable Futures 1 Humanities (other than History) and Business

StudiesN/A

HUSO2341 The Urban Age 2

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University of MelbourneStudy Name Study Code Semester Name Semester Linked VCE

study/aligned learning area

Pre requisite/concurrent study

Accounting ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis

1Accounting


ACCT10002 Introductory Financial Accounting

2

Ancient Greek CLAS10004 Ancient Greek 1 1Classical Studies,

Greek, History

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in one of Units 3 and 4 of VCE Classical Studies, Greek or any HistoryCLAS10005 Ancient Greek 2 2

Advanced Ancient Greek

CLAS10020 Ancient Greek 3 1

Classical Greek, Greek, Classical

Studies

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Classical Greek OR Units 3 and 4 Greek OR Units 3 and 4 Classical Studies. Students can be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 Classical Studies.

CLAS10021 Ancient Greek 4 2

Art History AHIS10001 Art History: Theory and Controversy

1

Art, Studio Arts, History

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in one of Units 3 and 4 of VCE Art, Studio Arts or any VCE HistoryAHIS10002 Modern Art: The Politics of the

New2

Biology BIOL10004 Biology of cells and organisms

1

Biology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 Biology.

BIOL10005 Genetics and the Evolution of Life

2

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Chemistry CHEM10003 Chemistry 1 1Chemistry,


Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in VCE Chemistry Units 3 and 4 and Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4CHEM10004 Chemistry 2 2

Earth Sciences ERTH10001 The Global Environment 1Environmental

Science

Students may concurrently be enrolled in Units 3 and 4 VCE Environmental Science

ERTH10002 Understanding Planet Earth 2

Economics ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics 1 Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of

ECON10003 Introductory Macroeconomics 2

Engineering systems

ENGR10004 Engineering Systems Design 1

1Systems Engineering

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Mathematical Methods

ENGR10003 Engineering Systems Design 2

2

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French FREN10006 French 5 1French

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE French

FREN10007 French 6 2

Advanced French

FREN20019 French 7 1French

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 VCE French

FREN20014 French Translation 2

German GERM10006 German 5 1German

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE German

GERM10007 German 6 2

Advanced German

GERM10008 German 7 1German

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE German

GERM10009 German 8 2

Hebrew HEBR10011 Hebrew 5 1Hebrew

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Hebrew

HEBR10012 Hebrew 6 2

Media and Communications

MECM10003 Media and Society 1Media

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 VCE MediaMECM10006 Introduction to media writing 2

History HIST10007 Medieval Plague, War and Heresy

1Any History, Global

Politics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in any one of Units 3 and 4 History or Global Politics

HIST10010 Age of Empires: 1720-1914 2

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History and Philosophy of Science

HPSC10002 Science and Pseudoscience 1Philosophy

Students may be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Philosophy

HPSC10001 From Plato to Einstein 2

Indonesian INDO10001 Indonesian 3 1Indonesian

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Indonesian Second LanguageINDO10002 Indonesian 4 2

Italian ITAL10006 Italian 5 1 Italian Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Italian

ITAL10007 Italian 6 2

Japanese JAPN10007 Japanese 3 1Japanese

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 of VCE Japanese Second LanguageJAPN10008 Japanese 4 2

Advanced Japanese

JAPN10003 Japanese 5 1Japanese


Further Advanced Japanese

JAPN10005 Japanese 7 1Japanese


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Latin CLAS10006 Latin 1 1

Any History, Classical Studies

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in either Units 3 and 4 VCE Classical Studies or any VCE History. This subject pair is not available to students completing Units 3 and 4 of VCE Latin

CLAS10007 Latin 2 2

Advanced Latin CLAS10012 Latin 3 1Latin, Classical

Studies

Students will have completed Units 3 and 4 VCE Latin OR VCE Classical Studies. Students can be concurrently enrolled in Classical Studies. This subject pair is not available to students currently completing Units 3 and 4 of VCE Latin

CLAS10014 Latin 4 2

Literature ENGL10002 Literature and Performance 1Literature

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Literature.ENGL10001 Modern and Contemporary

Literature2

Mathematics MAST10018 Linear Algebra Extension Studies

1Mathematical Methods and

Specialist Mathematics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Mathematical Methods and Specialist MathematicsMAST10019 Calculus Extension Studies 2

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Philosophy PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions

1Philosophy

Students may be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Philosophy

PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers

2

Physics PHYC10003 Physics 1 1Mathematical

Methods and Physics

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 VCE Mathematical Methods and PhysicsPHYC10004 Physics 2: Physical Science

and Technology2

Psychology PSYC10003 Mind, Brain and Behaviour 1 1

Psychology

Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 VCE Psychology.

PSYC10004 Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2 2

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