Curate your overseas experience by choosing to study what matters to you from our range of unit options.

Expand your world, expand your experience

Whether you're looking for an exchange from your home university or just want an overseas learning experience, you have the opportunity to take classes from any of our four faculties.

Study areas may include education, visual arts, exercise science, law, business, theology or philosophy. The choice is yours.

When choosing your subjects, please note that not all of them are offered on every campus.

Selecting your units

Follow the steps below to help you find units available at ACU. Please note that not all units are offered on every campus, so be sure to review the restricted units list below before starting your search.

Search the ACU Handbook

1. Visit the ACU Handbook.
2. Enter a keyword related to a unit (e.g., marketing or psychology) and select "Search."
3. Click on the unit to see the unit outline/syllabus.

Note: You can refine your search by filtering by campus or study intake

Refer to the Course Enrolment Guides (CEGs)

1. Visit the Course Enrolment guides.
2. Search for the relevant course.
3. Review the course map.
4. Click on the unit code to see the unit outline/syllabus.

Popular units for 2025

Find here the most popular units available for semester-long study from each of our four faculties during the first semester for ACU's 2025 academic year.
Remember: at ACU semester 1 runs between February and June and semester 2 runs between July to November.

Restricted units

Study Abroad and Exchange students have restrictions for various study areas including Paramedicine, Midwifery and Occupational Therapy.

Community Engagement

ACU offers community engagement placements embedded in curriculum that connects classwork to community action for an invaluable learning experience in service to the common good.

Enrolment guidelines

Credit points

Each ACU unit is worth 10 credit points (CP), this is the equivalent of 7.5 ECTS or 3-4 USA credits.

How many units can I study?

A standard full-time study load is three to four units (30CP to 40CP). Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 30CP and a maximum of 40CP. If you hold a student visa, you can only study online for one third of your total program. This means that if you are enrolled in 30CP/40CP, you can only complete one 10CP course via online study.

Prerequisites

You will need to meet any prerequisite requirements to be eligible to enrol in units. Refer to the ACU Handbook to view unit prerequisites.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Where can I submit my units I would like to study?

You will need to submit at least 6 preferred units in your online application.

Are multimode units classed as online units?

No. You can enrol in as many multimode units as you like, however you can only enrol in one online unscheduled (OU) or online scheduled (OS) unit.

When can I enrol?

ACU Global Learning will pre-enrol you in your preferred units that you have selected at the time of acceptance. Enrolment will commence at least 8 weeks prior to the commencement of semester. Further information will be provided throughout the application process.

Contact ACU Global Learning

If you have a question about ACU's study abroad or exchange program, please email globallearning.inbound@acu.edu.au. We'll get back to you within 2-3 business days.

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