Postgraduate Subject Descriptions
Students are advised that all subjects are offered on condition that
staff and resources are available.
Important Notice to Students Regarding Placement and Practicums
Process needed for students going on placement/practicums.
Where students are undertaking a placement activity in satisfaction of a requirement as part of an approved course of study, prior to being allowed to go on placement, the placement Coordinator will ensure that all of the following requirements have been satisfied.
For insurance purposes, the student is enrolled in the placement subject.
Fees associated with the subject/placement have been paid to the University either in full or in line with an approved payment scheme.
The Association Services Fee has been paid thereby ensuring that the student is covered under the Association's Accident Insurance policy.
The placement program is recognised as a course-related activity thereby bringing the activity under Public Liability in-service coverage.
The student, if working with children, is in possession of a suitability card; or has taken the prescribed steps toward obtaining a suitability card by completion of the relevant application for a working with children check and lodgement with the placement agency for submission to the Commission for Children and Young People.
Modes of Delivery for subjects
Block (less than six weeks duration either on-campus or off-campus)
Limited Attendance (flexible delivery requiring some on-campus delivery)
External (flexible delivery requiring no on-campus delivery)
CAMPUS LEGEND
The campus/centre of offer is shown in bold type under the subject code. A description of each campus/centre appears below
| Townsville | James Cook University, Townsville |
| Cairns | James Cook University, Cairns |
| Mackay | James Cook University, Mackay |
| Mt Isa | James Cook University, Mt Isa |
| Thursday Is | James Cook University, Thursday Island |
| Sydney | James Cook University @ Holmes (Sydney) |
| Melbourne | James Cook University @ Holmes (Melbourne) |
| Kuala Lumpur | James Cook University @ Systematic College (Kuala Lumpur) |
| WashingtonBS | James Cook University @ Washington Business School (Singapore) |
| External | Offered by external mode - no on-campus attendance required |
Discipline Areas
Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Postgraduate subjects are listed here in alpha-numeric order.
Discipline areas are identified by subject code prefixes as follows:
| Archaeology | (AR) |
| Cultural Heritage Studies | (AY) |
| Education | (ED) |
| Indigenous Australian Studies | (IA) |
| Psychology | (PY) |
| Welfare Studies | (WS) |
| Women's Studies | (WC) |
The Academic Units which administer the subjects listed here are as follows:
|
Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology - School of |
(AR)(AY) |
| Education - School of | (ED) |
| Indigenous Australian Studies - School of | (IA) |
| Psychology - School of | (PY) |
| Social Work and Community Welfare - School of | (WC)(WS) |
Faculty of Law, Business and THE Creative Arts
Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts Postgraduate subjects are listed here in alpha-numeric order.
Discipline areas are identified by subject code prefixes as follows:
| Accounting and Finance | (CO) |
| Business | (BU) |
| Economics | (EC) |
| Tourism | (TO) |
The Academic Units which administer the subjects listed here are as follows
| Business - School of | (BU)(CO)(EC)(TO) |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences postgraduate subjects are listed here in alpha-numeric order. Discipline areas are identified by subject code prefixes as follows:
Chemistry
(CH)
Health Science
(HS)
Medicine
(MD)
Microbiology
(MI)
Nursing Science
(NS)
Occupational Therapy
(OT)
Physiology and Pharmacology
(PP)
Public Health and Tropical Medicine
(TM)
Tropical Veterinary Science
(TV)
The Academic Units which administer the subjects listed here are as follows:
|
Biomedical Sciences - School of |
(MI)(PP)(TV) |
|
Medicine - School of |
(MD) |
|
Nursing Sciences - School of |
(NS) |
|
Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences - School of |
(CH) |
|
Public Health and Tropical Medicine - School of |
(HS)(OT)(TM) |
Faculty of Science, ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Subjects relevant to Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology postgraduate courses are listed here in alpha-numeric order. Discipline areas are identified by subject code prefixes as follows:
| Aquaculture | (AQ) |
| Botany | (BT) |
| Civil Engineering | (CE) |
| Earth Science | (EA) |
| Engineering | (EG) |
| Environmental Science | (EV) |
| Geography | (GE) |
| Information Technology | (CP) |
| Mathematics and Statistics | (MA) |
| Marine Biology | (MB) |
| Physics | (PH) |
| Zoology | (ZL) |
The Academic Units which administer the subjects listed here are as follows:
|
Earth Sciences - School of |
(EA) |
|
Engineering - School of |
(CE)(EG) |
|
Information Technology - School of |
(CP) |
|
Marine Biology and Aquaculture - School of |
(AQ)(MB) |
|
Mathematical and Physical Sciences - School of |
(MA)(PH) |
|
Tropical Biology - School of |
(BT)(ZL) |
|
Tropical Environment Studies and Geography - School of |
(EV)(GE) |