Pre-approved units

These pre-approved units are designed to help you get the most out of your time at Monash as an exchange or study abroad student, especially if this will the first time you have lived in a foreign country.

Most have no pre-requisites, but some have quotas, so make sure you include them in your study plan when you first apply to come to Monash.

You can click on the unit codes below to read a detailed description.

Pre-approved units you can take in Australia

Arts First year level - Semester one and two

• ATS1001 Chinese introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1040 Religions and the modern world (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1041 World religions (1^st Sem)
• ATS1044 Performance 1 (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS1061 French introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1089 Fundamentals of journalism (1^st Sem)
• ATS1090 Practice of journalism (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS1091 German introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1111 Indonesian 1: Biographies (1^st Sem)
• ATS1141 Japanese introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1171 Korean introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1189 Acting 1: Theory and practice (1^st Sem)
• ATS1191 Spanish introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1208 Digital Humanities: Concepts, tools and debates (1^st Sem)
• ATS1211 Ukrainian introductory 1  (1^st Sem)
• ATS1221 Italian introductory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1247 Introducing archaeology 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1248 Introducing archaeology 2 (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1250 Social justice and Indigenous Australians (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference (1^st Sem)
• ATS1255 Encountering cultures: Introduction to anthropology 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1261 Understanding human behaviour (1^st Sem)
• ATS1262 Understanding social behaviour  (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1263 Bioethics: Current controversies (1^st Sem)
• ATS1264 Bioethics, justice and the law (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1267 Latin language 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1279 Media and culture (1^st Sem)
• ATS1280 Understanding the media (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1281 Understanding crime: An introduction (1^st Sem)
• ATS1282 Criminal justice: An introduction (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1287 Performance in context 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1291 Communication in international languages (1^st Sem)
• ATS1292 Englishes for global communication (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1297 Academic writing (1^st Sem)
• ATS1298 Professional writing (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1304 Introduction to television studies (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1305 Introduction to film studies (1^st Sem)
• ATS1309 The global challenge (2^nd Sem) Note this unit has a domestic field trip that may incur an additional cost.
• ATS1310 Extreme earth! Natural hazards and human vulnerability (1^st Sem)
• ATS1314 Human rights theory 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1315 Human rights theory 2 (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1316 Medieval worlds: From Vikings to the Silk Road (1^st Sem)
• ATS1317 Renaissance worlds: Conflict, art, invention (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1319 Global Asia (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1320 Nations at war: Revolution and empire (1^st Sem)
• ATS1321 Nations at war: The twentieth century (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1 (1^st Sem)
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2 (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1336 Yiddish language, culture and literature 1A (1^st Sem)
• ATS1338 Sounds and words (1^st Sem)
• ATS1339 Putting words together (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1343 Popular music in global perspective (1^st Sem)
• ATS1345 Music and history (1^st Sem)
• ATS1346 Music and culture (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1347 Music ensemble 1 (1^st Sem) Note: maybe subject to an audition
• ATS1353 Foundations of modern politics (1^st Sem)
• ATS1365 Introduction to sociology (1^st Sem)
• ATS1366 The individual and society (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1371 Life, death and morality (Introduction to philosophy A) (1^st Sem)
• ATS1396 Drug cultures (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1515 Reading across cultures (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1701 Terrorism and political violence: An introduction (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1835 Time, self and mind (Introduction to philosophy B) (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1873 Introduction to international relations (1^st Sem)
• ATS1903 Introducing literature: Ways of reading (1^st Sem)
• ATS1904 Reading the city: Literary genres (2^nd Sem)
• ATS1945 Australian government and politics (2^nd Sem)

Arts Second year level - Semester one and two

• ATS2269 Exploring contemporary Australia: People, events, ideas (2^nd Sem)
  Note: The unit has a domestic field trip component and may incur an additional cost.
• ATS2185 Biblical texts and contexts  (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2256 Political psychology (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2490 Advanced professional writing (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences (1^st Sem)
• ATS2648 Contemporary Japan (1^st Sem)
• ATS2671 Managing intercultural communication (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2672 Exploring texts with computers (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2840 Philosophy of mind (1^st Sem)
• ATS2861 God, freedom and evil (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2867 Thinking about science (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS2872 Topics in Indian philosophy (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS2907 Islamic responses to the post-colonial age (2^nd Sem)
• ATS2924 Introduction to Ancient Egyptian language (1^st Sem)
• ATS2946 Critical thinking: How to analyse arguments & improve your reasoning skills (1^st & 2^nd Sem)

Arts Third year level - Semester one and two

• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3157 Sources of religious violence: Texts and contexts (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3237 Italy on film (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3399 The politics of identity (1^st Sem)
• ATS3407 Psychoanalytic readings - Freud, Jung, Lacan (1^st Sem)
• ATS3580 The modern Middle East (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3616 Making America modern: Race, power and belonging in the twentieth-century (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3671 Managing intercultural communication (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3779 Cultural linguistics (1^st Sem)
• ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3870 Philosophy of religion (1^st & 2^nd Sem)
• ATS3888 Race and class in American literature (2^nd Sem)
• ATS3956 Trauma and memory in the modern world (2^nd Sem)

Medicine - Semester one

• HSC1100 - Introduction to research and evidence
• HSC1200 Introduction to public health
• PBH1102 Introduction to communicating health
• NUR1110 Communication and scholarship in nursing and midwifery
• NUR1111 Global health and cultural competence in nursing and midwifery practice
• NUR2223 Safety in healthcare contexts
• NUR3001 Evidence based health care
• PMH1011 Mental health in the community
• PSY1011 Psychology 1A
• SWK2110 Social welfare and the law

Medicine - Semester two

• HSC3001 Health, law and ethics
• PBH1104 Global health: Opportunities and challenges
• MID1000 Introduction to Midwifery
• NUR1113 Law, ethics and leadership in nursing and midwifery
• NUR2227 Primary health care and health promotion in nursing and midwifery contexts
• NUT1011 Human nutrition: An introduction to nutrients
• PSY1022 Psychology 1B
• SWK2001 Introduction to the Australian welfare state
• SWK3410 Critical social work 2: Community work, context and practice

Pre-approved units you can take in Malaysia

Monash University Malaysia doesn't offer any pre-approved units, but they have created pre-assessed
study plans for each faculty. If you'd like more information please speak to your faculty exchange advisor/coordinator.