Griffith University

Gold Coast, Australia

Program Facts

Program Type: Exchange

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring

GPA: 2.5

Class Eligibility: Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Program Open To:

Language of Instruction: English

Application Deadline: Academic Year: February 1, Fall: February 1, Calendar Year: September 1, Spring: September 1

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Griffith University offers a variety of coursework suitable for students in all fields of study throughout its 5 campus locations.

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Students must enroll in at least 30 units per semester.

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Expand the sections below to view Griffith University courses that are pre-approved to transfer to UArizona. This list is not exhaustive- browse the course catalog linked above for a full selection of class offerings during your term abroad. Please note that these courses are not guaranteed to be offered each Fall/Spring term; inclusion on this list indicates typical availability.

Fall Semester Courses

Art

Digital Photography

Course Description:

This introductory course is designed to develop conceptual, visual language and technical skills in digital photography. Students will attain a thorough understanding of capture, workflow, and output controls to create photographic outcomes which focus on the possibilities of image manipulation and construction, both in camera and through post-production techniques and processes.

Partner Course Code:

2651QCA

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ART Department Elective, Lower Division General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Artist

UArizona Units:

Biochemistry

Metabolism

Course Description:

This course covers carbohydrate metabolism; oxidation and synthesis of fatty acids, acylglycerides and phospholipids, nucleic acid and amino acid metabolism; and regulation and the influence of hormones on metabolism. Prerequisite: 2008MSC Structural Biochemistry Incompatible: 2005MSC Biochemistry.

Partner Course Code:

2011MSC

UArizona Equivalent Course:

BIOC 385: Metabolic Biochemistry

UArizona Units:

Business

Corporate Finance

Course Description:

As business and commerce graduates you will follow career paths that will lead to owning your own business or being part of an organisation in a management role. This course provides the theoretical framework that will allow you to understand the goal of a financial manager and help you make financial management decisions. In this course you will learn concepts and models that are essential in the process of running a business, and which are applicable to the wealth creation and management of entities that range from major corporations to small businesses and individuals. Prerequisites: 1101AFE/1181AFE Accounting Principles or 1006GBS Why Money Matters or 1102AFE/1182AFE Accounting for Decision Making Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 2281AFE Corporate Finance.

Partner Course Code:

2201AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

FIN Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Digital and Social Media Marketing

Course Description:

In just two decades, digital media and the world wide web have fundamentally altered the operations of businesses around the globe. This course gives you a strategic-level working knowledge of digital and social media marketing. The course further introduces best practices in acquiring, communicating with consumers, and retaining customers on the internet. The course examines digital technologies and their impact on, and implications for, marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, market segmentation, advertising and media planning.

Partner Course Code:

3040MKT

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MKTG Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Marketing Strategy and Analytics

Course Description:

Strategic marketing decision-making plays a vital role in the success or failure of both business and not-for-profit organisations. This course introduces important strategic marketing concepts and techniques for achieving success, and explains how to develop and manage them in a competitive fast-changing environment. Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatible: 3028MKT Strategic Marketing and Metrics /2033MKT OR 3088MKT Marketing Decision Making OR Strategic Marketing Simulation.

Partner Course Code:

3028MKT

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MKTG Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Strategic Management Accounting

Course Description:

This course builds on 2104AFE Management Accounting, bringing student's understanding of management accounting to an advanced level. Whereas 2104AFE has a focus on traditional management accounting techniques, this course's main focus is on contemporary tools and techniques that have evolved over the last few decades. In contrast to the traditional management accounting topics covered in 2104AFE, Strategic Management Accounting looks beyond the boundaries of the firm and includes more of a focus on customers, suppliers and competitors. Prerequisites: 2104AFE/2184AFE Management Accounting Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 3184AFE Strategic Management Accounting.

Partner Course Code:

3104AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ACCT Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Chemistry

Chemistry II

Course Description:

The course will discuss chemical properties and the mechanisms of chemical change, with everyday examples from environmental science and medicine. The principles of chemical thermodynamics, organic chemistry, biological chemistry and chemical reactions and properties in solution will be reinforced by a laboratory program. Tutorial assignments will be used to develop problem solving skills. Assessment is by laboratory reports, mid-trimester examination and end of trimester examination. Assumed prior knowledge: 1023SCG Chemistry I OR 1001ENV Chemistry I OR 1001EAS Chemistry 1 OR Year 12 Chemistry AND Year 12 Mathematics B OR 1503ENG Physics and Chemistry. Incompatible: 1015MSC Chemistry for Biological Systems II, 1022SCG Chemistry 1B, 1502ENV Chemistry II, 1502EAS Chemistry 2.

Partner Course Code:

1024SCG

UArizona Equivalent Course:

CHEM Department Elective, Lower Division, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Natural Scientist

UArizona Units:

Communication

Crisis and Disaster Communication

Course Description:

This course considers the role of risk and crisis communication within a business and public relations context. The course explores international case studies, theory and practice. It aims to equip the students with the skills necessary to identify and manage issues facing an organisation, build a crisis response plan and team, and effectively manage communication during a crisis event. Effective risk and crisis communication skills are an important element of public relations, business management and corporate governance. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 3517LHS Risk and Crisis Communication.

Partner Course Code:

3517LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

COMM Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Digital Audio Media Production

Course Description:

This course is designed to enable an intensive application of research, writing, and production skills associated with producing journalism for radio. Prerequisites: 2513LHS Media Law, 2511LHS News Writing and Ethics or 2505LHS Ethical Communication Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 2523LHS / 2523HUM Radio Journalism.

Partner Course Code:

2523LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

COMM Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Intercultural Communication

Course Description:

This course presents a general overview of the key issues and theories in the area of intercultural communication. Using a wide variety of authentic materials, tasks and media, this course adopts a thematic approach to explore how people communicate both within and across various cultural settings. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 3222LAL Intercultural Communication Enhanced.

Partner Course Code:

3202LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

COMM Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Language and Communication for Business and Commerce

Course Description:

Language and Communication for Business and Commerce is offered to students from a non-English speaking background. Students whose first language is English are NOT PERMITTED to undertake this course. The aim of this course is to introduce you to the language, knowledge and communication skills required for study and practice in your discipline. A further aim is to develop and practice English language skills relevant to the academic culture of Australian universities. This course therefore involves intensive English language practice and language immersion activities, in the context of your own discipline. This course is part of the overall English Language Enhancement Strategy which Griffith University has implemented to enable students from non-English speaking backgrounds to develop academic English skills in their discipline. Prerequisites: NIL; Incompatible: 5902LHS/5902LAL, 5903LHS/5903LAL, 5904LHS/5904LAL and 5901LAL.

Partner Course Code:

5901LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Criminal Justice Studies

Mental Health, Psychology and the Criminal Justice System

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of the various areas within the criminal justice system in which front-line workers come across people with mental disorders. It examines the way in which the criminal justice system (including police, court, and correctional staff) deals with individuals with mental disorders. In particular, the course focuses on the identification and treatment of individuals with mental disorders; relevant processes and decision-making in different elements of the criminal justice system; examining contemporary approaches to definitions, diagnostic tools, notions of criminal responsibility and fitness to stand trial; and the use of psychological knowledge, theory, and research to guide reflective practice and build personal, professional resilience. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: CCJ10 Introduction to Forensic Psychology 1010CCJ Introduction to Forensic Psychology.

Partner Course Code:

1010CCJ

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Psychology of Crime

Course Description:

This course is designed to complement Sociology of Crime. The course focuses on individual-level explanations of criminal behaviour. The contributions of biological theories, psychodynamic theory, learning theory, personality theory and moral development theory are examined. Prior Assumed: NIL Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: CCJ20 Psychology of Crime.

Partner Course Code:

2000CCJ

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PA Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Engineering

Soil Mechanics

Course Description:

Soil Mechanics is an important part of geotechnical engineering that deals with the engineering properties of various soils. This course provides students with valuable opportunities to develop their understanding of the fundamentals of soil behavior, and skills that will allow them to apply their knowledge to solve real-life problems. Students will also have the opportunity to become familiar with various testing procedures and learn how to perform laboratory tests to determine the geotechnical properties of soil such as grain-size distribution, plasticity, compaction characteristics, and permeability. After completing this course, students will acquire sufficient knowledge and develop critical skills that will enable them to solve practical problems related to soil mechanics.

Partner Course Code:

2102ENG

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENGR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

English

Editing for Publication

Course Description:

This course develops to an advanced degree student knowledge of editorial practice and its application, in particular the developmental intervention required to bring a variety of texts to publication standard in either print or digital formats . Prerequisites: Minimum of 20CP of Writing or Literature courses Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 3706ART Editing Theory and Practice; CWR320 Publishing in the Marketplace.

Partner Course Code:

3706LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

COMM Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Environmental Science

Environmental Management

Course Description:

This course covers frameworks and approaches used for managing society's impacts on the environment. Topics include: environmental protection, environmental health, quality assurance and regulation, impact assessment and environmental auditing, catchment management and water resources, waste management, contaminated land; and environmental management in practice. Field work focused on environmental relevant activities will demonstrate how environmental management programs are implemented in industry settings.

Partner Course Code:

3306ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Marine Biodiscovery

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the newly emerging fields of marine chemical ecology and biotechnology. The course is all about tastes and smells and has a specific focus on the interface between biology and chemistry to study marine invertebrates such as sponges, corals, ascidians and nudibranchs and marine plants. Marine chemical ecologists investigate the role of chemicals produced by marine organisms to help them survive and includes studies of defensive, offensive and communication strategies. Marine biotechnology involves the use of cutting edge molecular and chemical techniques to develop commercial products and monitoring tools used in medicine, aquaculture, food production, conservation and environmental monitoring. Lectures and field/laboratory activities will cover topics such as defence, venoms, biofouling, communication, food safety, bioluminescence, molecular biology, drug discovery. This course is unrestricted, but students should have at least studied some 1st year chemistry and biology.

Partner Course Code:

2803ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Urban Environmental Systems

Course Description:

This course introduces urban areas as an environment, and explores aspects such as heat islands and urban hydrology, urban environmental pollution and waste and the impact of climate change on urban areas.

Partner Course Code:

2414ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Family Studies & Human Development

Lifespan Development

Course Description:

This course provides students with an understanding of the lifespan development and learning of the person from psychological, sociological and biological perspectives, and the inter-relationship of these perspectives with cultural, social, legal, economic and political frameworks. Incompatible: 1804NRS Psychosocial Development Across the Lifespan, 3011PSY Lifespan Development and 2015PSY Developmental Psychology Restriction: Students must have this course listed in their program to enrol in the Online offering. Students outside HSV will not be permitted to complete the online offering.

Partner Course Code:

1010HSV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Film & Television

Australian Screen

Course Description:

Australian Screen' addresses the wide-ranging output of screen production in Australia with particular emphasis on the varied approaches to studying Australian film as a national cinema. The course situates the history of the Australian screen industry within local as well as transnational and international contexts and it does this through a blended learning program of lecture-workshops, screenings, readings and discussions. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 3012ART Australian Film; HH13F04 Australian Film; 3012FMC Australian Film; 3012AMC Australian Film.

Partner Course Code:

3312LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division

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Introduction to Screen Analysis

Course Description:

This course teaches skills of close textual analysis with an emphasis on narrative film texts. Introducing essential vocabulary and concepts, it is foundational to the advanced historical and theoretical study of both film and television media. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to gain a new appreciation of some classic film texts; but it does not offer a chronological history of cinema. Instead, the featured films have been chosen for study because they exemplify key aspects of film form and style, offering the opportunity to explore the way that screen texts make meaning and to engage with some of the underlying principles of audio-visual storytelling. By engaging closely and critically with these films, students will gain a better understanding of screen aesthetics. They will also get acquainted with some fundamental historical and theoretical frameworks as the basis for future study. By undertaking this course, students will develop skills and knowledges crucial to advanced study of film and television, while also improving their general appreciation and understanding of screen media as a whole. This course is foundational to the Screen Studies Minor in the Bachelor of Arts and is the prior assumed for Television Studies, Hollywood Cinema, and Australian Screen. Its OUA Course Code: CMM17; Prerequisites: NIL ; Co-requisites: NIL ; Incompatible: NIL.

Partner Course Code:

1009LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Artist

UArizona Units:

Humanities

War, Peace and Security: Humanity and History

Course Description:

For millennia humans have come to understand themselves and others through the experience of war. Drawing on world history, on histories of violence, and of medicine and the body, this course explores the different ways in which the waging of war - as conquest, as a sacred duty, as a right of nations, as a necessary evil, or even as the means to end all wars - have shaped our understanding of peace, security and humanity across a broad sweep of time. Students will work with primary documents and images, and will be able to develop their skills as history researchers and writers in their own relevant research projects. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: NIL.

Partner Course Code:

3145LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

HUMS Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Law

Counter-Terrorism Law

Course Description:

This course explains the laws introduced by the Australian government in response to terrorism, from those enacted in response to the 9/11 attacks to those recently passed in response to Islamic State. It focuses on theories of prevention, the impact of these laws on Australia's criminal justice system, and questions of accountability and human rights. The course also considers policy strategies for countering radicalisation and violent extremism. Proir Assumed: 1003CCJ Law, Government & Justice and 1012CCJ Police, Courts & Criminal Law Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: CCJ220 Counter-Terrorism Law.

Partner Course Code:

2020CCJ

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PA Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Introduction to Business Law

Course Description:

This course provides students with an overview of the Australian legal system as it pertains to commerce and management. It also provides detailed knowledge in the area of contract law and a knowledge of the law as it applies to torts, particularly professional negligence and to partnership. Prerequisites: Successful completion of a minimum of 40 credit points of first year courses in the Program. Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 2185AFE Introduction to Business Law, 2007GIR/2087GIR Legal Issues for Managers, 2010EHR Legal Issues for Managers. Students undertaking a Law Degree should make note that 2105AFE is incompatible with the LAW courses and they should seek further advice from the Law School if choosing an elective. NOTE: Students who are undertaking a Double Law degree are restricted from enrolling in either 2007GIR/2087GIR Legal Issues for Managers, 2010EHR Legal Issues for Managers or 2105AFE / 2185AFE Intro to Business Law as a GBS elective course.

Partner Course Code:

2105AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

LAW Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Political Science

Media, Politics and Public Opinion

Course Description:

This course examines how political decisions and policy outcomes are influenced by public opinion and the news media. A key purpose of this course is to equip communications graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify Australia's levers of powers and to systematically advocate for policy change on behalf of clients. In so doing, this course examines the Australian people through six sociological cleavages, and evaluates theories around power, communication and rhetoric. The course also identifies the levers of power residing in our political institutions, including prime ministers, cabinet, parliament, political parties, pressure groups and electoral systems. Students will also develop other knowledge and skills transferable to other fields of communication. Prerequisites: NIL; Co-requisites: NIL; Incompatible: NIL.

Partner Course Code:

2509LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

POL Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Psychology

Psychological Assessment of Individual Differences

Course Description:

You will be introduced to the theory and practice of psychological testing and assessment of individual differences with particular focus on personality and intelligence assessment. You will learn about the history of psychological testing; definition, advantages, and limitations of psychological tests; ethics in testing; and basic psychometric concepts (test scores and norms, reliability and validity, test construction). You will apply this knowledge to understanding testing and assessment of individual differences in personality and intelligence. Prerequisites: 1001PSY Introduction to Psychology 1 AND 1002PSY Introduction to Psychology 2 AND 1003PSY Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Co-requisites: Nil Incompatible: Nil.

Partner Course Code:

3006PSY

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PSY Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Social and Cultural Psychology

Course Description:

This course provides a set of frameworks for examining and understanding human behaviour in a social and cultural context. It integrates the social and the cultural, with the overriding aim to develop an understanding of how the individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours can be shaped by the people around them, and the culture of which they are a part. Prerequisites: 1002PSY Introduction to Psychology 2 Co-requisites: Nil Incompatible: Nil.

Partner Course Code:

2008PSY

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PSY Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Public Administration

Approaches to Human Security

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to 'human security', and how this multidimensional concept challenges traditional ideas about security. We use the insights of the 'human security' paradigm to explore different strategies to reduce harm and vulnerability around the world, in the fields of development, human rights and democracy, food and agriculture, public health, gender relations, indigenous and minority rights, forced migration, environmental protection, and peacekeeping and military intervention. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: NIL.

Partner Course Code:

1213LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PA Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Spanish

Spanish 1B

Course Description:

Building on 1080LHS, 1081LHS continues a broadly communicative approach to language learning. Its 4 weekly contact hours progress you towards the A2 Waystage level of proficiency of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, thereby preparing you for intermediate Spanish language study (2080LHS or 2082LHS). Prerequisites: 1080LHS or admission via a placement test administered by our Spanish teaching staff. Corequisites: nil. Incompatible: nil.

Partner Course Code:

1081LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

SPAN Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Spring Semester Courses

Biochemistry

Course Description:

This course covers the structure and function of three major classes of biological macromolecules (carbohydrates, fats and proteins) and the metabolic pathways used for the biosynthesis and degradation of these macromolecules, including the mechanisms used for integration and regulation of these pathways. Enzymes are also covered. Incompatible: 2011MSC Metabolism and 2008MSC Structural Biochemistry Prerequisite: 1015MSC Chemistry of Biological Systems II.

Partner Course Code:

2005MSC

UArizona Equivalent Course:

BIOC Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Biology

Histology

Course Description:

Histology is the study of tissue biology: the study of structure and function of each tissue type and how those tissues form the organs and systems of the body. This course will cover the defining features of epithelium, connective tissues, muscle and nerve tissues. Students will understand the processes of preparing and viewing tissues by light microscopy. They will also understand the physical bases for the appearance of tissues in the light microscope. Pre-requisite: 2012AHS Integrated Systems Physiology.

Partner Course Code:

3007MSC

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MCB Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Immunology

Course Description:

This course examines the molecular and cellular basis of the immune system which protects animals and humans from infection by pathogens such as viruses, other microbes and parasites. The importance of the immune system in health and disease is emphasised and topics covered include vaccination, auto-immune diseases and cancer immunology. Prerequisite: 1005MSC Genes and Disease AND 2007MSC Microbiology (or MHD Stream of 2003MSC Fundamentals of Microbiology).

Partner Course Code:

3004MSC

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MIC Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Business

Accounting Theory and Practice

Course Description:

Accounting students, having been exposed to the methodology and practice of accounting, need to understand the broader implications of financial accounting to the fair and efficient working of capital markets and of the economy. In this course we overturn perceptions students may have of accounting as a purely technical subject. Instead, we teach the reality of accounting as an evolving process in which vested interests must be understood, different points of view accommodated, and uncertainty dealt with. Using theories of accounting and academic research, we critically evaluate contemporary media debate on accounting issues and the profession. In later weeks, we teach accounting methods and rationale for several more complex areas of accounting. Prerequisites: 2102AFE/2108AFE/2182AFE Financial Accounting Co-requisites: 2103AFE/2183AFE Company Accounting Incompatible: 3181AFE Accounting Theory and Practice.

Partner Course Code:

3101AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ACCT Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications

Course Description:

Marketing success is highly dependent on the effectiveness of marketing communication between your organisation and the target customer, and these communications are achieved through various product, advertising and promotional strategies. This course will introduce you to the fascinating world of advertising and the strategic use of advertising to raise customer awareness and appreciation of your organisation's products and services. Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatible: 2089MKT Marketing Communications OR Advertising & Creative Strategies/2029MKT Advertising & Creative Strategies.

Partner Course Code:

2029MKT

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MKTG Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Corporate Finance

Course Description:

Partner Course Code:

2201AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

FIN Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Firm Behaviours and Business Strategy

Course Description:

This course develops a framework of business strategy by drawing on the following areas of microeconomics: theory of consumer behaviour,industry environment and its impact on firm-level strategies and the economics of organisational behaviour. Analytical issues are illustrated by using evidence from Australian and international experiences. Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatible: 2305AFE Advanced Microeconomics OR 2002IBA Microeconomics of Business Strategy/Market Structure and Business Strategy.

Partner Course Code:

2002IBA

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Strategic Human Resource Management

Course Description:

The primary emphasis of this course is about Human Resource Management (HRM) in organisations. A central theme throughout this course is the contribution of HRM to the efficiency and productivity of organisations. The course delivery will balance theoretical developments in HRM with practical and strategic considerations of the management of diverse people in the work place and its surrounding environment. Prerequisites: 1001EHR Work and Employability/ 1001EHR Employment Relations/ 1081EHR Employment Relations or an equivalent course/ 1007GBS - Future of Work Co-requisites: NIL. Incompatible: 2002EHR Human Resource Management Principles/ 2002EHR Human Resource Principles/ 2082EHR Human Resource Management Principles/ EHR202 Human Resource Management Principles.

Partner Course Code:

2002EHR

UArizona Equivalent Course:

MGMT Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Strategic Management Accounting

Course Description:

Partner Course Code:

3104AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ACCT Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Chemistry

Chemistry I

Course Description:

The course will introduce the student to the fundamental theoretical and practical principles of the Chemical sciences. Students will be encouraged to develop problem solving skills and apply these to the solution of real chemical problems. Assessment is by laboratory reports, quizzes and a final examination. Incompatible: 1001SCE Chemistry 1A, 1009ENV General Chemistry, 1001ENV Chemistry 1, 1021SCG Chemistry 1A, 1001MSC Chemistry of Biological Systems.

Partner Course Code:

1023SCG

UArizona Equivalent Course:

CHEM 151: Chemical Thinking I

UArizona Units:

Organic Chemistry

Course Description:

This course covers the chemistry of the principal functional groups: organic sterochemistry and mechanisms; synthetic organic chemistry; some molecules of biological interest. Prerequisites: 1015MSC Chemistry in Biological Systems II or 1024SCG Chemistry II or 1022SCG Chemistry 1B Incompatible: 2103NSC Organic Chemistry.

Partner Course Code:

2014MSC

UArizona Equivalent Course:

CHEM 241A and CHEM 241B: Lectures in Organic Chemistry

UArizona Units:

Communication

Language and Communication for Business and Commerce

Course Description:

Partner Course Code:

5901LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Ecology

Zoology

Course Description:

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the animals, organised in a phylogenetic manner. The course examines the diversity of the animals, their classification and evolutionary relationships, form, structure, function and interrelationships. Some emphasis is placed on groups that are terrestrial, the arthropods, and vertebrates. Incompatible: 2705ENV Entomology, 2251ENV Animal Diversity.

Partner Course Code:

2303ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

WFSC Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

English

Dangerous Pleasures: An Introduction to Literary Studies

Course Description:

This course introduces the discipline of literary studies through case studies of a wide and diverse selection of shorter fiction. It will combine detailed attention to the formal design of the fiction with a consideration of geographical and social location, and historical context. The literature will be drawn from Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, United States of America, and Australia. The course examines literary form and language and develops methods of close reading and is designed to increase your confidence when responding to literature. It also looks at the study of literature as a discipline with its own history, topics, methods, and debates. It considers how the study of literature can be an important practical, vocational, cultural, and social component of a university education. INCOMPATIBLE: 1112HUM Great Books A; 1013HUM Great Books B; 1016HUM/1016LHS Texts and Traditions.

Partner Course Code:

1016LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Humanist

UArizona Units:

Environmental Science

Coastal Environments

Course Description:

This course gives students a thorough grounding in the physical and biological processes occurring on the coastline and in near shore marine habitats, especially sandy beaches and rocky headlands, the habitats that dominate the south-eastern Australian coastline. Anthropogenic threats to these habitats will also be discussed. Assessment involves a literature review, laboratory written reports, short presentation, and an end-of-trimester written examination. The course is aimed primarily at Bachelor of Marine Science and Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology major) students, but is also suitable for students from other biological or environmental science disciplines." Assumed background: 1041SCG, 1007ENV or equivalent.

Partner Course Code:

2804ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Conservation Biology

Course Description:

This course introduces students to specialist topics in biology that are relevant to conservation of biodiversity. It includes study of extinction and its causes including habitat loss, disease and alien species, addresses the nature and cause of natural rarity, examines processes of restoration ecology and reintroductions. The course also includes an appraisal of international initiatives in conservation and international agreements with implications for conservation. Assessment is by written and oral reports, and examinations. Prerequisites: 1041SCG Biological Systems or 1042SCG Genetics and Evolutionary Biology AND 2603ENV/2051ENV Ecology or 2315ENV Urban Ecology and Biodiversity.

Partner Course Code:

3606ENV

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Introduction to Environmental Sustainability

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the concept of environmental sustainability and how it can be used to solve real-world problems. It explores the relationships between the natural, rural, industrial, and urban environments, and includes the study of the impact humans have upon nature. The course also considers the way environmental sustainability can be used to address environmental, economic, and social issues in an integrated way. Assessment consists of weekly online tests and a written assignment. Incompatible: 1301ENV The Global Environment, 1181ENV Sustainable Development, 1161ENV Environmental Economics and Policy.

Partner Course Code:

1043SCG

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ENVS Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Humanities

Australia and the World

Course Description:

This course will introduce students to the key political, social and cultural events, people, and issues that helped shape Australian history. The changes and continuities in Australian history will be explored, allowing students to develop an ability to understand and critique different perspectives on the history of Australia. This course will help students to conceptualise as well as analyse the origins, narrative and impact of events in Australian history. Prerequisites: NIL; Co-requisites: NIL; Incompatible: 2063EDN Australian Studies; 2101ART / 2101HUM Australia and the World; AUS21 Australia and the World (OUA Course Equivalent).

Partner Course Code:

2101LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

First Peoples

Course Description:

This course examines what it means to be indigenous today. It explores shifts in the position of indigenous peoples and the historical antecedents to current issues, and examines the structures of disadvantage and sources of indigenous empowerment in a transnational context.

Partner Course Code:

1088LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Humanist

UArizona Units:

Popular Genres

Course Description:

This course examines the relationship between popular genres and popular culture since the late 19th century. By focusing on three of the most popular genres in the world crime, romance and speculative fiction genres the course examines how the style and focus of popular texts reflects shifting attitudes and tastes in society and culture. These popular genres are examined in a range of modes including fiction, television, film, fan fiction and a variety of screen based cultures. The course develops a range of skills and knowledge with application to a variety of platforms in popular genres publishing. INCOMPATIBLE: 3109HUM Popular Fiction and Mass Culture.

Partner Course Code:

3723LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

HUMS Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Understanding the Social World

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the social sciences in a fresh local context, exploring key theories social scientists use to explain Australian and global societies, and considering the ways that our understanding of the social world has an impact on social life. Incompatible: 1008CCJ Understanding Social Problems; 1014HSV Introduction to Social Theory; SGY14 Understanding the Social World. OUA Equivalent Course Code: SGY14 Understanding the Social World. Prerequisites: NIL; Co-requisites: NIL.

Partner Course Code:

1007LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Humanist/Social Scientist

UArizona Units:

Information Science

Data Management

Course Description:

Information derived from data is important to the management, productivity and competitive advantage of an organisation. Data must be efficiently collected, organized, retrieved and managed to make it meaningful to the organisation. It is the role of the IT professional to develop, deploy, manage and integrate data and information systems to support the organisation. This course includes the organisation, modeling, transformation and presentation of data. Incompatible with 1804ICT.

Partner Course Code:

2814ICT

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Interactive App Development

Course Description:

User interactivity is at core of digital technology experiences. This course focuses on the implementation of highly interactive application development. The course introduces essential concepts, techniques, software tools and modern frameworks required for designing, creating and testing of interactive web and mobile applications. Prerequisites:1701ICT or 1811ICT/2807ICT.

Partner Course Code:

2701ICT

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ISTA Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Journalism

Rethinking Journalism and Media

Course Description:

This course is designed to equip students with knowledges of ways in which journalism is theorised and applied across different media cultures in the Asia-Pacific region. The course looks more broadly at the different roles of journalism as a cultural resource. The course will focus on case studies drawn from Australia, the Pacific, and Canada, along with others selected by students, according to their needs. INCOMPATIBLE: 3025HUM / 3025AMC Journalism Cultures. INCOMPATIBLE: OUA Course Code: CJR300.

Partner Course Code:

3025LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

JOUR Department Elective, Upper Division

UArizona Units:

Law

Introduction to Business Law

Course Description:

Partner Course Code:

2105AFE

UArizona Equivalent Course:

LAW Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Nutritional Sciences

Nutrition

Course Description:

This course presents a comprehensive introduction to human nutrition; describing the requirements for macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat, protein, alcohol) and micronutrients (iron, calcium, zinc, thiamine, Vitamin C, folate), their food sources, digestion, absorption, storage, and metabolism. Students will explore energy balance and fad diets, and implications for human health.Students will be introduced to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, Nutrient Reference Values and dietary collection methods. Students will gain skills in analysis and interpretation of dietary records, and be able to develop recommendations to meet nutrient requirements. At the completion of this course, students will have knowledge of basic human nutrition, nutrient requirements, nutrient content of foods and the broad role of nutrition in maintaining optimal health.

Partner Course Code:

2210AHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

NSC Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Nutrition Through the Lifecycle

Course Description:

This is an advanced nutrition course designed as a pre-requisite for professional applications of knowledge to various age groups and normal physical states. Students will study the role and function of food and nutrients in the various physiological states during the lifecycle, and address lifecycle nutrition issues to a comprehensive understanding of human nutrition Advised Prerequisite: SECOND YEAR LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY Incompatible: 7054AHS Public Health Nutrition.

Partner Course Code:

3134MED

UArizona Equivalent Course:

NSC 301: Nutrition and the Lifecycle

UArizona Units:

Political Science

The Government Business Nexus: Intervening, Lobbying and Responding

Course Description:

Governments in many ways create the world within which business operates, for example through regulation, taxes, policies, specialized programs. This course explores the business-government nexus, giving students comprehensive and practical insights on ways in which governments and businesses influence, respond to and engage with one another. It includes exercises and engagement designed to give students a deeper understanding of the roles that various political and business actors play in real-life business and government settings. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatibles: 1004GIR Government-Business Relations, 1004PPP/1184PPP Government-Business Relations, 2004PPP Government-Business Relations.

Partner Course Code:

2004GIR

UArizona Equivalent Course:

ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Psychology

Introduction to Psychology 1

Course Description:

This course provides a foundation for understanding the cognitive and biological bases of human behaviour, including the role of the brain and neural processes in behaviour, perception (how the senses allow you to see, hear, taste, touch and smell the world around you), conditioning and learning (how humans and other animals learn about their environment), cognition and memory (how people think, solve problems and remember). Drawing on various research traditions in experimental psychology, this course demonstrates how cognitive and biological psychology contributes to our knowledge of human well-being and performance. Students apply this knowledge through a series of practical in-class exercises. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatible: 1004HLS_Y2 and 1015HSV Human Behaviour.

Partner Course Code:

1001PSY

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PSY 101: Intro to Psychology, General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Social Scientist

UArizona Units:

Personality Psychology

Course Description:

Personality psychology is the study of the whole person in their social and cultural context. Personality psychologists seek to explain the origin of human universals and to understand how and why people differ from each other. The primary aim of this course is to offer an introduction to the study of personality by surveying the major theoretical approaches to personality in addition to the latest findings from contemporary research. Prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in this course. It is the students' responsibility to ensure these requirements have been fulfilled. INCOMPATIBLE: 2004APY AND 2005PSY PREREQUISITES: (1001PSY OR 1005APY) AND (1002PSY OR 1006APY).

Partner Course Code:

2016PSY

UArizona Equivalent Course:

PSY Department Elective, Lower Division

UArizona Units:

Religious Studies

Islam in the Modern World

Course Description:

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Islam across time and space in relation to how it originated, developed and is understood and manifested in the modern world. Students will learn about the Islamic way of life, message of the Quran, life of the Prophet Muhammad, contributions of Islamic civilisation, Islamic law and theology, Muslim politics and sectarianism, challenges of the modern Muslim nation states, jihad and militancy, prospects for peace and coexistence, and Islam in Australia. Incompatible with: 1603ART Islam in the Modern World.

Partner Course Code:

1603LHS

UArizona Equivalent Course:

RELI Department Elective, Lower Division General Education: Exploring Perspectives - Humanist

UArizona Units:

Location & Housing

Location: Brisbane and Gold Coast, Australia

Located in the state of Queensland in Australia, Griffith University has five campus locations in and around Brisbane city and on the Gold Coast: South Bank campus, Mt Gravatt campus, Nathan campus, Logan campus, and the Gold Coast campus.

Queensland’s subtropical climate is perfect, featuring typically mild winters and warm summers.

Home to 1.6 million people, Brisbane offers all the social, cultural and recreational facilities you would expect of a capital city, in a beautiful riverside setting. The Gold Coast, on the other hand, is Australia’s holiday capital, with amazing theme parks, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, and some of the best beaches on earth.

Housing:

Griffith Accommodation facilitates on and off-campus accommodation opportunities including residence halls, student hostels, private rentals, and homestays. The Nathan and Gold Coast campuses offer on-campus accommodation options with many amenities and services.

Regardless of where students decide to live, they are more than welcome to take advantage of Griffith's fantastic student support services.

Links of Interest

Griffith

Griffith University Study Abroad & Exchange page
Griffith Exchange application process - your Coordinator will walk you through this!
Griffith University YouTube Channel

Australia

Subclass 500 student visa application information
- Visa application tips and information from Griffith
OSHC information for Griffith
Australian Government- Department of Home Affairs: COVID-19 and the border page

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Semester Cost

$50 Study Abroad Application Fee
Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
You pay Main Campus UArizona Tuition & Fees to do an exchange and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus.
- To learn more about how financial aid is applied to studying abroad, please see the official OSFA website.
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