Single units of study
Register your interest in studying a single unit at Victoria University.
We'll be in touch within a week with details on how to apply and enrol.
Find out about VU's single units of study – a quick and convenient way to learn new skills.
- Update your professional knowledge to advance your career.
- Dive deeper into an area of personal fascination.
- Take a step towards further study, with credits towards a degree.
Choose your unit
Choose from our units in the arts, business, engineering and IT, health, sport or recreation.
We deliver units across several campuses, so you can attend classes at a location and time that suits.
Check our Timetable Planner to find out when classes may run for your chosen unit.
- AAH2002 – The World before 1770
- AAH2003 – European Revolution and War
- AAH2004 – Divided Europe
- AAH3002 – Irish History
- AAH3003 – Making the Modern Middle East
- ACF1003 – Life Drawing
- ACF2006 – Drawing and Painting
- ACL2001 – Reading Contemporary Fiction
- ACL2002 – Studying Poetry and Poetics
- ACM1006 – Digital Sound and Video
- ACM2004 – Digital Service Design and Analytics
- ACM3014 – Digital User Experience
- ACP1055 – Story: Transforming the Blank Page
- ACP2081 – Writing from the Edge: Narrative Non-Fiction
- ACP2082 – Script and Screen
- ACP2086 – Impossible Worlds: Fiction and Genre
- ACW2020 – Sex and Gender
- ACW2024 – Gender in Public Life
- ACW2026 – Gender in Popular Culture
- ACW3028 – Gender, Community and Social Change
- ADL6002 – Design and Development across Learning Environments
- AED5023 – E-Learning
- AEK1006 – Investigating Australian Humanities
- AEK1105 – Aboriginal Traditions and Policy
- AEK1203 – Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
- AEK1204 – Aboriginal History and Political Movements
- AEK7001 – Indigenous Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
- AET6002 – Curriculum Design and Assessment for Learning
- AET6004 – Design and Development across Learning Environments
- AET6005 – Digital Learning Platforms
- AHE1112 – Resistance Training
- AHE2129 – Advanced Resistance Training
- ASA1023 – Community Development from the Local to the Global
- ASA1024 – Applied Human Rights
- ASL1003 – Criminal Justice Systems
- ASN1001 – Online Screen Media
- ASN1002 – Introduction to Screen Media
- ASN1003 – Motion Graphics
- ASN1006 – Media Production Practices
- ASN2008 – Narrative Worlds
- ASN2009 – The Art of the Edit
- BAO1000 – Financial Literacy and Decision Making
- BAO1101 – Accounting for Decision Making
- BAO3001 – Auditing and Assurance
- BAO3306 – Auditing
- BBC3005 – China in the World Economy
- BCO1102 – Information Systems for Business
- BCO2003 – Information Systems Management and Security
- BEO1000 – Business Data Analytics and Visualisation
- BEO1106 – Business Statistics
- BEO6001 – Strategic Business Relationships
- BEO6002 – Competition and Differentiation
- BEO7000 – Business and Economic Forecasting
- BEO7001 – Supply and Demand Strategy for Pricing
- BHO1000 – Marketing Theory and Practice
- BHO1171 – Introduction to Marketing
- BLB4145 – Human Rights Law
- BLO1105 – Business Law
- BMO1000 – People and Organisations
- BMO6000 – Agile Project and Change Management
- NIT1101 – Web Development and CMS
- NIT1102 – Introduction to Programming
- NIT1103 – Communication and Information Management
- NIT1104 – Computer Networks
- NIT1201 – Introduction to Database Systems
- NIT1203 – Introduction to Project Management
- NIT1202 – Operating Systems
- NIT1204 – Web Application and Server Management
- EBL6001 – Introduction to Block Teaching
- EBL6002 – High Engagement Teaching for the Block
- EBL6003 – Block Assessment and Feedback
- EBL6004 – Block Design Principles
- EBL6007 – The Block International
- EBL6008 – Institutional Change on the Block
- ECE1001 – Playing with Play
- ECE1002 – Professional Understandings of Quality frameworks in Early Childhood
- ECE1003 – Educational Programs and Practice
- ECE1004 – Safe, Secure and Supportive Relationships and Environments
- ECE2003 – History, Philosophy and Early Childhood Education
- ECE4001 – Understanding Play: Pedagogy and Possibilities
- ECE4002 – Early Childhood in a Global Context
- ECE4003 – The Image of the Child
- ECE4004 – Research Methods in Early Childhood
- ECE4005 – Ethical and Responsive Leadership
- ECE4006 – Politics, Policy and Impact
- ECE4007 – Inquiry Project 1
- ECE4008 – Inquiry Project 2
- ECE6011 – Languages of Children
- EEC1104 – Healthy, Active Individuals and Communities
- EEC1111 – Personal and Professional Learning for Teaching
- EED5102 – Curriculum and Multi-modal Learning
- EED6106 – TESOL Methodology and Curricula
- EED6107 – Grammar and Vocabulary for TESOL
- EED6108 – Testing and Assessment for TESOL
- EED7103 – Experiential and Applied Learning
- EPM5500 – Fundamentals of Project Management
- EPM5530 – Project Management Practice
- ETP5002 – Language and Literacy in the Primary Years 2
- NBC2002 – Building Regulations
- NBC2003 – Building Systems and Services
- NBC2005 – Building Materials
- NBC2109 – Performance Based Solutions for Building
- NBC3003 – Building Services Management
- NBC3004 – Construction Economics
- NBC3005 – Construction Law
- NBC3006 – Construction Site Operations
- NBC3101 – Project Management Practice
- NBD2001 – Architectural History and Analysis
- NBD3001 – Risk and Safety Management
- NEA2102 – Architectural Design and Theory
- NEA2201 – Building Development and Compliance
- NEC2103 – Engineering Materials & Construction
- NEF1102 – Engineering Physics 1
- NEF1103 – Engineering and the Community
- NEF1104 – Problem Solving for Engineers
- NEF1204 – Introduction to Engineering Design
- NEF2201 – Building HVAC Systems
- HBM1002 – Biological Systems
- HBM1101 – Gene and Evolutionary Biology
- HBM2103 – Digestion, Nutrition and Metabolism
- HBM2105 – Medical Microbiology and Immunity
- HBM2106 – Human Genetics
- HBM3106 – Reproductive and Developmental Biology
- HFS2001 – Properties of Food
- HHB1104 – Introduction to Public Health and Wellness
- HHB1105 – Evidence and Health 1
- HHB1106 – Professional Pathways in Health Sciences
- HHB1204 – Australian Health and Social Care Systems and Policy
- HHN2001 – Family Health and Nutrition Through the Lifespan
- HHN2402 – Diet & Disease
- HHN3002 – Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- HMG7004 – Sustainability in Healthcare
- NSC1210 – Skills for the Scientist
- RBF1150 – Global Environmental Issues
- RBF1310 – Biology 1
- RBF1320 – Biology 2
- RBM2530 – Pathophysiology 1
- RBM2540 – Pathophysiology 2
- RBM2560 – Medical Biochemistry
- RBM3265 – Exercise Biochemistry and Integrated Metabolism
- RBM3800 – Pharmacology
- RCS1601 – Chemistry 1A
- RCS1602 – Chemistry 1B
Some units have prerequisites, such as prior completion of other units. Prospective students should check the unit pages to see details of any required prerequisites.
- LCR1003 – Crime and Inequality
- LCR2003 – Criminological Theory
- LCR3004 – Victims, Justice and the Law
- LCR6001 – Advanced Criminological Theory
- LCR6007 – Borders and Crimmigration
- LLW2008 – Commercial Law
- LLW3007 – Australian Migration Law
- LLW3010 – Australia's Visa System
- LML6001 – Practitioner Legal Skills for Australian Migration Law
- LML6002 – Australian Migration Law
- LML6003 – Australia's Visa System 1
- LML6004 – Australia's Visa System 2
- LML6005 – Visa Compliance and Cancellation
- LML6006 – Migration Review Mechanisms
- LML6007 – Applied Migration Law
- LML6008 – Managing a Migration Agent business
Email us (via AskVU), speak to us via live chat or call us on +61 3 9919 6100 for more information.
- AHE1112 – Resistance Training
- AHE2129 – Advanced Resistance Training
- SCL3001 – Exercise, Health and Disease
- SCL6000 – Exercise Assessments and Interventions for Cardiorespiratory Conditions
- SCL6001 – Exercise Assessments and Interventions for Metabolic Conditions and Cancer
- SCL6002 – Exercise and Mental Health
- SCL7001 – Minor Thesis
- SES6000 – Monitoring Performance and Recovery in Athletes
- SES6001 – Introduction to Sports Analytics
- SES6002 – Improving Speed Agility and Endurance
- SES6003 – Programming for Sports Performance
- SES6004 – Current Issues and Trends in Sport
- SES6005 – Research Methods and Applied Statistics
- SES7000 – Return to Play
- SES7001 – Developing Muscular Strength and Power
- SES7003 – Data Management in Sport
- SES7004 – High Performance Coaching
- SES7005 – Spatiotemporal Data Analysis in Sport
- SES7006 – Analytics for Decision Making in Sports Performance
- SFS6002 – Sport Integrity and Ethics
- SFS7011 – Enhancing Muscular Performance
- SFS7014 – Developing Talented Players
- SFS7015 – Learning to Lead People in High Performance Teams
- SFS7016 – Performance Analysis in Football
- SOL1005 – Interpretation of Natural Environments for Outdoor Leaders
- SOL1006 – Operational Safety in Natural Environments
- SSI6005 – Managing Investigations in the Sporting Industry
- SSI7002 – Sport Facility and Event Management
- SSI7003 – Global Sport Business
- SSM1101 – Introduction to Sport and Active Recreation
- SSM1102 – Foundations of Sport and Active Recreation
- SSM1104 – Community Building for Sport and Active Recreation
- SSM1202 – Financial Management for Sport and Active Recreation
- SSM1203 – Human Resources for Sport and Active Recreation
Costs & eligibility
- All single unit studies are charged at full-fee rates.
- Government funding (e.g. HECS-HELP) is not available for these units.
- Eligibility for single units depends on your residency and visa status. Cross-institutional study is available in Australia.
Australian residents
All Australian residents can register interest to study single units.
Check the unit details to see if there are prerequisite studies or pre-reading.
International students
Whether you can enrol in a single unit depends on your visa:
- student visa – you cannot enrol in single units of study
- tourist visa – you can enrol in a single unit of study of up to three months.
If you are interested in studying at VU as part of another course we encourage you to apply through our study abroad or exchange program.
Students at other Australian universities
If you are enrolled in a course at another institution in Australia, you can apply to study a unit at VU that will be counted towards completion of your course at your home institution.
You are considered an ‘inbound’ student, and should apply using the cross-institutional inbound application form.
An invoice will be created at the time of enrolment and then made available via MyVU, which is the gateway to student systems.
You will need to pay your fees by the date indicated on your invoice.
Domestic students
In 2023, fees for domestic students will be charged at the full fee unit rate in the 2023 unit fees schedule for domestic students.
Students on a tourist visa
Students on a tourist visa, please get in touch to discuss your eligibility and unit fees. International students on a student visa are not eligible for single units of study.
Sponsorship for single units
Your employer or other sponsor (such as a job agency) may agree to cover the cost of your study.
If so:
- complete the External Sponsor Agreement Form
- have it signed by your employer/sponsor
- email it to: [email protected] .
VU Alumni may be eligible for a 10% discount on tuition fees for eligible full fee courses and units.
