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Academic Subject Areas

Courses are grouped into a number of academic subject areas where the first four letter abbreviation at the beginning of the course code tells you its subject area. This is a list of the subject areas offered.

Academic Subject
Area Abbreviation

Academic Subject Area Description

AART

Fine Art

ABOR

Indigenous Studies

ACFI

Accounting

AHIS

Ancient History

ARBE

Architecture and Building

ARCH

Architecture

ARTC

Creative Arts

AVIA

Aviation

BIOL

Biological Sciences

BIOS

Biostatistics

BLDG

Building

BUSN

Business

CATH

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

CHEE

Chemical Engineering

CHEM

Chemistry

CHIN

Chinese

CIVL

Civil Engineering

CMNS

Communications and Media Studies

COMP

Computer Science

CULT

Cultural Studies

DESN

Design

DRAM

Drama

EBUS

eBusiness

ECON

Economics

ECOS

Economic and Econometric Studies

EDST

Education Studies

EDUC

Education

ELEC

Electrical Engineering

ELIC

ELICOS

EMGT

Environmental Management

ENGL

English

ENVE

Environmental Engineering

ENVS

Environmental Studies

EPID

Epidemiology

ESLA

English as a Second Language

FILM

Film Studies

FORS

Forensic Science

FREN

French

FSHN

Human Nutrition

GEBU

Graduate eBusiness

GECO

Graduate Economics

GEND

Gender Studies

GEOG

Human Geography

GEOS

Geoscience

GINF

Graduate Information Technology

GREK

Greek

GRMN

German

GSBR

Graduate Business Research

GSBS

Graduate Business

HIST

History

HLSC

Health Sciences

HPRO

Health Promotion

HUBS

Human Biosciences

HUMA

Society and Culture

IBUS

International Business

IDEA

Industrial Design

INFO

Information Systems

INFT

Information Technology

IRHR

Industrial Relations and Human Resources

JAPN

Japanese

LATN

Latin

LAWS

Law

LEGL

Legal Studies

LEIS

Leisure and Tourism

LGAL

Justice and Legal Studies

LING

Linguistics

MARI

Marine Science

MATH

Mathematics

MECH

Mechanical Engineering

MEDI

Medicine

MENT

Postgraduate Management

MKTG

Marketing

MNGT

Management

MRSC

Medical Radiation Science

MTEC

Music Technology

MUSI

Music

NUDI

Nutrition and Dietetics

NURS

Nursing

OCCT

Occupational Therapy

OHSE

Occupational Health and Safety

ORHL

Oral Health

PDTY

Podiatry

PHAR

Pharmacy

PHIL

Philosophy

PHTY

Physiotherapy

PHYS

Physics

POLI

Political Science

PSYC

Psychology

PUBH

Public Health

RELI

Religious Studies

RIGH

Research into Gender and Health

SAEX

Study Abroad / Exchange

SANS

Sanskrit

SCIM

General Science and Technology

SENG

Software Engineering

SOCA

Sociology and Anthropology

SOCS

Social Science

SPOR

Sports Science & Physical Activity

SPSW

Social Welfare Policy

SPTH

Speech Pathology

SRMT

Sustainable Resource Management

STAT

Statistics

STEC

Science and Technology

SURV

Surveying

SWRK

Social Work

TEHE

Teacher Education Higher Education

THEO

Theology

TOUR

Tourism

EPARCH

Enabling - Architecture

EPARTS

Enabling - Art

EPBIOL

Enabling - Biological Sciences

EPCHEM

Enabling - Chemistry

EPECON

Enabling - Economics

EPEDUC

Enabling - Education

EPENGG

Enabling - Engineering

EPENVS

Enabling - Environmental Studies

EPGEOS

Enabling - Geoscience

EPHLTH

Enabling - Health

EPHUMA

Enabling - Society and Culture

EPINFO

Enabling - Information Technology

EPMANC

Enabling - Management and Commerce

EPMATH

Enabling - Mathematics

EPNURS

Enabling - Nursing

EPPHYS

Enabling - Physics