At USQ, we understand the importance of keeping your knowledge and skills up-to-date, especially if you are looking to upskill or re-skill. That’s why we offer a range of professional development ‘single courses’ that provide you with access to our educational resources, lecturers, and facilities, without the commitment of a full degree.

The Global Competition and Consumer Law course offer a suite of subjects that cover every major aspect of the policy, law, economics and institutions in a field that has significant implications for governments, businesses and corporate advisors around the world. If you have a deep interest in the field or are looking to advance your expertise in the global field of competition and consumer law but are not yet ready to undertake a full course, or are simply seeking to update or broaden your skills, you should consider taking a single subject or subjects in this course. When you study at Melbourne Law School, you will gain specialist skills from the leading law school in Australia and Asia, and the 8th best law school in the world*. You’ll learn from globally recognised academics and experts from across the world in the competition and consumer law field. Single subjects may qualify as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity for the purposes of practising certificate requirements for legal practitioners. Contact the legal professional accrediting organisation in your jurisdiction for further information about CPD points. Single subjects may be taken on an ‘audit’ basis, that is, without undertaking assessment, for a lower fee. At Australia's #1 University, your online learning experience will be enriched by a panel of international experts and you will have the opportunity to interact with various members of the panel. Plus you'll receive regular feedback from lecturers and tutors and have real-time sessions where you hold discussions and share ideas... [-]

The Tertiary Education Management course offers a suite of subjects that will provide you with specialised skills and knowledge for leading and managing successfully in tertiary sector institutions.

Drawing on the latest evidence-based research in tertiary education leadership and management, these subjects are taught by leading international experts, giving you access to global expertise and perspectives.

You also have the opportunity to study according to your interest and expertise and specialise in the areas of tertiary education, quality assurance, research management, and governance.

If you choose to further your study after taking single subjects, you can still study in the Tertiary Education Management course by choosing any of the following course options:... [-]

Drawing on the latest research and insights, the Evaluation course offers a suite of subjects that will provide students with extensive knowledge and skills of evaluation theory and practice that can be applied to work settings. The subjects familiarise students with theories underlying policy and program development, ethical practice, key concepts and approaches to evaluation and the various roles of an evaluator. Undertaking single subjects allow you the opportunity to study according to your interest and expertise and specialize in the area(s) of your choice. Students taking the course from overseas are not required to have an international student visa. Find Out More

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The Ageing in Society course has been designed to produce leaders in the field of ageing who will be able to develop new approaches and policies that help shift the focus to a more positive and holistic view of ageing. The subjects aim to give students a greater understanding of the complex implications of ageing populations and workforces and access the career opportunities in this rapidly expanding sector. Undertaking single subjects allow you the opportunity to study according to your interest and expertise and specialise in the area of your choice. Students taking the course from overseas are not required to have an international student visa.

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This course is designed to introduce students to the range of skills necessary to begin a pathway into a career in programming for the Electronic Games industries. C++ Programming Foundations is an introductory level online course that is extremely flexible allowing students to study at their own pace, in their own time and in their own place while still being fully supported in their learning. The course contains detailed self-paced tutorials, numerous exercises, an assessment task for each of its modules that develops a mini computer game over the duration of the study. Course materials include a combination of text-based (Adobe Acrobat) and flash based video tutorials, plus links to websites where appropriate. Successful completion of C++ Programming Foundations enables students to enter directly into more intensive programming courses, such as the Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development - Specialising in Software Development at AIE.... [-]

webisode

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plural noun: webisodes

1. an original episode derived from a television series, made for online viewing.

Led by writer/producer/director Pauline Clague, this intensive, eight week, the online program uses online chat sessions, viewings, readings and AFTRS video tutorials to explore the art of creating a bible for a Webisode series, culminating in personalised feedback on your pitch document from an Australian TV network.

Webisodes are quickly becoming the new short films (Bondi Hipsters, The Katering Show, Funny Or Die, Diddy TV) giving new & emerging filmmakers who have yet to work in series television the opportunity to see how their film ideas might work in a longer format.... [-]

This fascinating online course provides anyone with a little musical creativity and a music software program the tools to adapt their skills to creating music for the screen.

The rapid increase in worldwide content creation including film, short film, documentary, corporate video, web series, television series and television commercials is providing an unprecedented opportunity for composers/creators of music to earn an income from their musical works.

You'll study examples by the greatest film composers of all time John Williams (Star Wars), Ennio Morricone (Django Unchained), Hans Zimmer (Inception), Thomas Newman (American Beauty) and many more, to find out how it's done by the masters and how you can apply their techniques to your own original score.... [-]

From the comfort of your keyboard, learn how to shoot quality videos with your iPhone or iPad and create stories on the go, in this five-week online course. Filmmaker and cinematographer Gareth Tillson will lead this course featuring video tutorials, weekly assignments and a weekly online chat session, where you will get real-time feedback from the tutor.

Chat sessions will take place Thursday evenings from 19:30 to 20:30 AEDT.

You will learn all the tips and tricks for professional standard framing, focus, sound, exposure, coverage, and editing -- plus get a glimpse of the myriad of new accessories that are now available to complement this emerging style of film-making. This course is ideal for anyone who wants to make high standard video content on their iPhone or iPad, and it's been designed for people looking to study outside of office hours.... [-]

This is an online, ten-week course that will introduce you to the fundamentals of creating viable and original TV drama and comedy series concepts.

Enrolments for this course close on Friday 9th October at 5 pm OR when the course is full. There is an online tutorial session every Tuesday evening 7-9pm from 13th October to 15th December.

The course comprises ten modules with a wide variety of learning activities in a lively online text chat forum and includes:

Specific areas to be explored are the creation of a dramatic world, the 'what if' conceptual question, development and creation of a dynamic protagonist, the use of secondary characters, primary and secondary storylines and assembling a series concept document.... [-]

From the comfort of your keyboard, wherever you may be. Learn with an AFTRS Open's industry expert -- online!

This immensely popular course comprises ten modules with two weekly online chat sessions, a variety of assignments and collaborative activities.

With a strong focus on...

...this lively and engaging course makes the task of screenwriting that much easier for emerging writers by imparting the skills of preparation. This is the extensive groundwork you do before you actually start writing.

Participants should begin this course with the germ of an idea for a genre based screenplay. This should not be an idea that has already been written as a screenplay.... [-]