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.
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 2020 timetable planner to find out when classes may run for your chosen unit.
Arts & education units
- AAH2002 – The World before 1770
- ACF1003 – Life Drawing
- ACF2006 – Drawing and Painting
- ACL2001 – Reading Contemporary Fiction
- ACL2002 – Studying Poetry and Poetics
- ACM1006 – Digital Sound and Video
- ACP1055 – Story: Transforming the Blank Page
- ACW2020 – Sex and Gender
- AEK1203 – Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
- ASA1023 – Community Development from the Local to the Global
- ASL1003 – Criminal Justice Systems
- ASN1001 – Online Screen Media
- ASN1002 – Introduction to Screen Media
- ASN1003 – Motion Graphics
- EEC1104 – Healthy, Active Individuals and Communities
Business units
- BAO1101 – Accounting for Decision Making
- BAO3306 – Auditing
- BCO1102 – Information Systems for Business
- BEO1106 – Business Statistics
- BHO1171 – Introduction to Marketing
- BMO1102 – Management and Organisation Behaviour
Engineering & science units
- NEF1102 – Engineering Physics 1
- NEF1103 – Engineering and the Community
- NEF1104 – Problem Solving for Engineers
- NEF1204 – Introduction to Engineering Design
- NIT1101 – Web Development and CMS
- NIT1102 – Introduction to Programming
- NIT1103 – Communication and Information Management
- NIT1104 – Computer Networks
- NIT1201 – Introduction to Database Systems
- NIT1202 – Operating Systems
- NIT1203 – Introduction to Project Management
- NIT1204 – Web Application And Server Management
- NSC1210 – Skills for the Scientist
- RBF1150 – Global environmental issues
- RBF1310 – Biology 1
- RBF1320 – Biology 2
- RCS1601 – Chemistry 1A
- RCS1602 – Chemistry 1B
Health & biomedicine units
- HBM1002 – Biological Systems
- HBM1101 – Gene and Evolutionary Biology
- HBM2103 – Digestion, Nutrition and Metabolism
- HBM2105 – Medical Microbiology and Immunity
- HHB1104 – Introduction to Public Health and Wellness
- HHB1105 – Evidence and Health 1
- HHB1204 – Australian Health and Social Care Systems and Policy
- RBM1103 – Bioscience 1: Body Structure and Function
Law & justice units
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.
Priestley undergraduate units
- BLB1102 – Contracts 1
- BLB1115 – Torts
- BLB2125 – Real Property Law
- LLW1001 – Criminal Law
- LLW1002 – Criminal Investigation, Procedure and Sentencing
- LLW2004 – Corporations Law
- LLW2005 – Constitutional Law
- LLW2008 – Commercial Law
- LLW3000 – Australian Administrative Law
- LLW3008 – Equity and Trusts
- LLW3009 – Lawyers' Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- LLW4000 – Civil Procedure
- LLW4007 – Evidence
Non-priestley undergraduate units
- BLB1101 – Australian Legal System in Context
- BLB1114 – Legal Research Methods
- BLB3129 – Intellectual Property Law
- BLB3134 – Taxation Law
- BLB3136 – Family Law in Society
- BLB4135 – Australian Employment Law
- BLB4143 – Public International Law
- BLB4145 – Human Rights Law
- BLB4146 – Wills and the Administration of Estates
- LLW1003 – Legal Writing and Drafting
- LLW1004 – Legal Interpretation
- LLW2002 – International Law Practicum
- LLW2009 – Indigenous People of Australia and the Law
- LLW2010 – Privacy and Media Law
- LLW3002 – Alternative Dispute Resolution
- LLW4009 – Interviewing and Advocacy
Criminology undergraduate units
- LCR1001 – Introduction to Criminology
- LCR1002 – Policing and Offending
- LCR2001 – Corporate Crime
- LCR2002 – History of Criminal Law and Trials
- LCR3001 – Contemporary Issues in Criminology
- LCR3002 – Crime Across Borders
- LCR3901 – Crime Research and Methods
- LCR3902 – Research Project
Migration law postgraduate units
- 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
Sport & exercise science units
- JNU0001 – Applied Sports Statistics (non-assessed)
- SFS7010 – Applied Sports Statistics (assessed)
- JNU0002 – Sports Analytics (non-assessed)
- SFS7012 – Sports Analytics (assessed)
Register your interest in sport statistics or analytics – JNU0001, SFS7010, JNU0002, SFS7012.
VU College units
Business-based units
- VBE1000 – Accounting for Decision Making
- VBE1001 – Information Systems for Business
- VBE1002 – Economic Principles
- VBE1003 – Integrated Business Challenge
- VBE1004 – Management and Organisation Behaviour
- VBE1005 – Introduction to Marketing
- VBE1006 – Business Law
- VBE1007 – Business Statistics
Information technology-based units
- VIT1101 – Web Development and CMS
- VIT1102 – Introduction to Programming
- VIT1103 – Communication and Information Management
- VIT1104 – Computer Networks
- VIT1201 – Introduction to Database Systems
- VIT1202 – Operating Systems
- VIT1203 – Introduction to Project Management
- VIT1204 – Web Application and Server Management
Assessment
Depending on the unit you choose, typical assessments may include exams, essays, portfolios and presentations.
Check the relevant unit page for more information about the assessments you'll need to submit in order to pass the unit.
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.
Eligibility
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 can not 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.
Calculate your fees
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.
Use the fee calculator to calculate fees for single units. Choose 'Full fee' from the 'My fee type is' drop down.
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].
Find out more about sponsorship.
Sponsorship may be available for professional development.
Register your interest
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.
Information marked with an asterisk "*" is required.
Deadlines for registering your interest
Block 1B3 = semester 1, block 3.
- Block 1B3 – 27 April 2020
- Block 1B4 – 25 May 2020
- Block (Winter) WB1 – 22 June 2020
- Block 2B1 – 20 July 2020
- Block 2B2 – 17 August 2020
- Block 2B3 – 14 September 2020
- Block 2B4 – 19 October 2020
- Block (Summer) SB2 – 16 November 2020
School of Business postgraduate units
TRI = trimester
- Melbourne TRI 2 – 13 July 2020
- Melbourne TRI 3 – 2 November 2020
Study dates
Check out the academic calendar for information about when you'd be studying.
