About Student Electives

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In 2003, RMIT University introduced a new type of elective known as Student Electives. These electives are open to students enrolled in a Higher Education undergraduate program at RMIT University.

  • Students in Higher Education undergraduate programs are required to undertake a minimum of 24 credit points of Student Electives for three year programs and 36 credit points for four year programs. All Student Elective courses are 12 credit points.
  • New and returning students – To determine whether you need to enrol in Student Electives for 2009 refer to your program plan (or Program Summary, or seek advice from your School.)

Student Electives in 2009

  1. Students will be able to enrol in courses with prerequisites and co requisites – it will be the student's responsibility to check course guides to ensure they have met requisites.
  2. Some courses have a restriction on the number of enrolments allowed and when full will not permit further enrolment.
  3. RMIT University reserves the right to not offer courses that fail to meet a minimum enrolment of 25 students.

Tips for those who don’t know what to choose…

Use Student Electives to add value to your degree, to pursue one of your interests or to explore an area which is new to you. Here are some examples:

  • Astrid is interested in turning her art practice into a viable business and has chosen Business Planning as a Student Elective.
  • Mei-Ling, a Life Sciences student, comes from a very religious Christian family but finds that in Melbourne she gets into a lot of arguments with friends from other faiths and friends who are atheists. She chose Religion, Society and Culture to explore issues of belief further.
  • Irina, an Engineering student, wants a broader understanding of environmental issues, both for career and personal reasons, plus the convenience of online study. This led her to Environmental Sustainability online Plus.
  • David is a Bachelor of Education student. He chose Introduction to Simulation and Virtual Environment, partly because of its applications in the classroom, but mainly for fun.
  • Annie, a Business student, selected Language, Culture and Business Practice – Japanese 1, to enhance her career prospects.
  • Arjun, an Applied Science student, is fascinated and alarmed by the international situation, so he chose International Politics.
  • Edmund, an Architecture student, wants to know more about himself and other people, so his Student Elective is Psychology 1.