Australia - Macquarie University Course Equivalencies
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PRE-APPROVED COURSE EQUIVALENCIES
IMPORTANT: Other GVSU students have studied abroad at this partner institution. The chart below reflects GVSU equivalencies they have received. If you are planning on taking a course listed below, it does not require a departmental evaluation. Courses listed on this chart are not guaranteed to be offered during your semester abroad. This is not a complete list of course options offered at this partner institution. For a full list of course options, see the link above.
ACCOUNTING
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
ACCG3040 Auditing and Assurance Services |
ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting |
3 Credits |
|
ACCG2000 Fund Management Accounting |
ACC 213 Principles of Managerial Accounting |
3 Credits |
|
ACCG3001 Organizational Planning and Control |
ACC 321 Cost Strategy and Decision Making |
3 Credits |
ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC2030 Media and Advertising |
CAP 220 Fundamentals of Public Relations |
3 Credits |
|
MMCC2100 Public Relations and Social Media: Foundations and Cases |
CAP 220 Fundamentals of Public Relations |
3 Credits |
ANTHROPOLOGY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
LING3382 Culture and Language |
ANT 207 Language and Culture |
3 Credits |
|
ANTH1006 Drugs Across Cultures |
ANT 380 Special Topics in Anthropology |
3 Credits |
|
ANTH 2003 Food Across Cultures |
ANT 380 Special Topics in Anthropology |
3 Credits |
|
ANTH2002 Illness and Healing |
ANT 320 Culture and Disease |
3 Credits |
|
ABST1000 Introducing to Australian Indigenous Societies |
ANT 330 Ethnology of Selected World Areas Also Available: HST 101 |
3 Credits |
|
ANTH1007 - Saints, Shamans, Cults and Demons: The Anthropology of Contemporary Religions |
ANT 315 Comparative Religion |
3 Credits |
BIOLOGY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
BIOL3320 Animal Behaviour |
BIO 352 Animal Behavior |
3 Credits |
|
BIOL2410 Ecology |
BIO 215 General Ecology |
3 Credits |
|
ENV 200 Environment and Sustainability |
BIO 105 Environmental Science |
3 Credits |
|
BIOL1110 Genes to Organisms |
BIO 120 General Biology |
4 Credits |
|
BIOL2110 Genetics |
BIO 375 Genetics (3 Credits) AND BIO 376 Genetics Laboratory (1 Credit) |
3 Credits |
|
BIOL2210 Life Processes |
BIO 403 Plant Structure and Function |
3 Credits |
|
BIOL3410 Plant Biology |
BIO 380 Special Topics in Biology |
3 Credits |
|
BIOL3510 Vertebrate Evolution |
BIO 380 Special Topics in Biology |
3 Credits |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
HLTH 108 Intro to Anatomy |
BMS 208 Human Anatomy |
3 Credits |
|
CBMS 215 Microbiology |
BMS 212/213 Introductory Microbiology |
4 Credits |
|
BMOL2401 Microbiology and Molecular Biology |
BMS 212/BMS 213 |
4 Credits |
|
BIOL2230 Neurophysiology |
BMS 428 Neurosciences |
3 Credits |
BUSINESS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
ACCG2051 Business and Corporations Law |
BUS 201 Legal Environment for Business |
3 Credits |
CHEMISTRY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
CHEM3601 Advanced Synthesis |
CHM 242 Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II |
4 Credits |
|
BMOL2201 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
CHM 232 Biological Chemistry |
4 Credits |
|
CHEX1001 Foundations in Chemistry |
CHM 109 Introductory Chemistry |
4 Credits |
COMMUNICATIONS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
SOCI1000 Australian and Global Societies |
COM 380 Special Topics in Communications |
3 Credits |
|
MMCC1010 International Communications: Smart, Global, Resilient |
COM 378 Intercultural Communication |
3 Credits |
|
WMMC1040 Introduction to Media and Mass Communications |
COM 220 Media Literacy |
3 Credits |
|
MMCC1011 Introduction to Video Games |
COM 380 Special Topics in Communications |
3 Credits |
|
Language and Communications: Cultural Contexts |
COM 378 Intercultural Communications |
3 Credits |
|
MMCC2023 Visual Countercultures: Graffiti, Kitsch and Conceptual Art |
COM 320 Vision and Culture |
3 Credits |
COMPUTER SCIENCE
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
COMP1010 Fundamentals of Computer Science |
CIS 101 Thriving in Our Digital World |
3 Credits |
|
COMP3000 Programming Languages |
CS 343 Structure of Programming Languages |
3 Credits |
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Cyber Security in Practice |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
GEOP 3000 Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene |
CJ 370-Environmental Crime and Justice |
3 Credits |
|
PICT1030 Introduction to Criminology |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminal Justice |
3 Credits |
|
Intro to Security Sciences |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
Forensic Media |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
Media, Law, and Culture |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
Modern Warfare |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
Simulation in Criminology |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
|
Policing and Crime |
CJ 380 Special Topics in Criminology |
3 Credits |
DANCE
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC1014 Movement & Dance in the 21st Century |
DAN 200 Introduction to Dance |
3 Credits |
ECONOMICS
|
Host Univeristy Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
ECON3036 Economic Development |
ECO 349 Emerging Markets Issues |
3 Credits |
|
ECON2035 The Economics of Financial Institutions |
ECO 414 Money and Banking |
3 Credits |
|
ECON3033 Econometric Methods |
ECO 480 Econometrics and Forecasting |
3 Credits |
|
ECON3059 Environmental Economics |
ECO 345 Environmental and Resource Economics |
3 Credits |
|
ECON3009 Industrial Organisation |
ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics |
3 Credits |
|
ECON2050 Money and Finance |
ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics |
3 Credits |
|
ECON1020 Principles of Economics 1 |
ECO 210 Principles of Macroeconomics / ECO 211 Principles of Microeconomics
|
3 Credits |
ENGINEERING
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MECH2001 Engineering Dynamics |
EGR 312 Dynamics |
3 Credits |
ENGLISH
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
ENGL3050 Critical Approaches to Literature |
ENG 324 British Literature: Victorian-Present |
3 Credits |
|
JPNS2022 Exploring Japanese Literature |
ENG 303 Studies in World Literature |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL2040 Historical Fiction and a Passion for the Past |
ENG 321 British Literature: Medieval |
3 Credits |
|
LING1111 Language: Its Structure and Use |
ENG 261 Foundations of Language Study |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL2030 Literature and the Visual |
ENG 328 Contemporary American Literature |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL1001 Literature: Medieval to Modern |
ENG 215 Foundations of Literary Structure: Genre |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL3030 Popular Literature |
ENG 330 Studies in Fiction |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL3060 Pursuing Research in Literary Studies |
ENG 380 Special Topics in English |
3 Credits |
|
ENGL2020 Revolution, Evolution, Humanity: Literature and Change in the Long Nineteenth Century |
ENG 340 Studies in Drama |
3 Credits |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MGMT1020 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management |
ENT 150 Entrepreneurial Quest |
3 Credits |
FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC2015 Media Theory in Practice |
CFV 125 Media Production I |
3 Credits |
|
MMCC1025 Screenwriting |
CFV 261 Scriptwriting I |
3 Credits |
FINANCE
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
AFIN2053 Financial Management |
FIN 320 Managerial Finance |
3 Credits |
|
AFIN3028 Financial Risk Management |
FIN 331 Risk and Insurance |
3 Credits |
|
AFIN2050 Investments |
FIN 321 Investments |
3 Credits |
|
ECON3060 International Finance |
FIN 429 International Financial Management |
3 Credits |
|
AFIN3010 Issues in Applied Finance |
FIN 380 Special Topics in Finance |
3 Credits |
GEOGRAPHY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
GEOP3040 Asia-Pacific Development |
GPY 354 Geography of Asia |
3 Credits |
|
GEOS1120 Dynamic Earth |
GPY 100 Physical Geography |
3 Credits |
|
GEOP2040 Geographies of Development |
GPY 335 Geographic Patterns of Global Development |
3 Credits |
|
GEOP1020 Introducing Environmental Humanities |
GPY 380 Special Topics in Geography |
3 Credits |
|
ENVS2364 Introduction to Geographic Information Science |
GPY 307 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
3 Credits |
GEOLOGY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
BIOL2420 Marine Environmental Issues |
GEO 103 Oceans |
3 Credits |
HISTORY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MHIS1015 A Big History of the Universe to the Present |
HST 101 Introduction to World Civilizations |
3 Credits |
|
AHIS 3202 A History of Magic: From Magi to Merlin |
HST 380 Special Topics in History |
3 Credits |
|
AHIS1250 Ancient Egyptian Archaeology |
HST 380: Special Topics in History |
3 Credits |
|
ABST1020 – Dharug Country: Presences, Places and People |
HST 101 Introduction to World Civilizations OR HST 380 Special Topics in History |
3 Credits |
|
MHIS2017 Empire of Liberty? Britain and the Globalization of the World |
HST 380 Special Topics in History |
3 Credits |
|
INTS1040 European Cultures and Identities |
HST 102 European Civilizations |
3 Credits |
|
MHIS 2007 From Charlemagne to Game of Thrones |
HST 355 Medieval Europe |
3 Credits |
|
ABST 2060 Indigenous Histories and Knowledges |
HST 310 Cultural and Social Topics in Nonwestern History |
3 Credits |
|
ABST1000 Introducing Indigenous Australia |
HST 101 Introduction to World Civilizations Also Available: ANT 330 |
3 Credits |
|
Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century |
HST 380 Special Topics in History |
3 Credits |
|
MHIS2020 Twentieth-Century Europe |
HST 386: Europe in the Age of Change and Global Integration |
3 Credits |
HUMAN RIGHTS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
LAWS 2060 The Politics of Human Rights Law |
HRT 389 Study Abroad in Human Rights |
3 Credits |
JOURNALISM
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC2130 News Media: Facts and Fiction |
CMJ 325 Issues in Journalism |
3 Credits |
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES (formerly Liberal Studies)
|
Host Univeristy Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
3 Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
AHIS3242 Early Christian Literature and Thought |
LIB 335 Scriptures as Literature |
3 Credits |
MANAGEMENT
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MGMT2080 Application of Business Models |
MGT 380 Special Topics in Management |
3 Credits |
|
PHIL2010 Business and Professional Ethics |
MGT 340 Business, Social Change and Ethics |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT2030 Cross Cultural Management |
MGT 355 The Diversified Workplace OR MGT 466 International Management and Multinational Corporations |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT2002 International Business Operations |
MGT 303 Introduction to International Business OR BUS 380 Special Topics in Business |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT1005 Introduction to Global Business |
MGT 303 Introduction to International Business |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT3007 International Human Resource Management |
MGT 433 International Human Resource Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT1007 Introduction to Human Resource Management |
MGT 333 Human Resource Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT1011 Organisational Behaviour |
MGT 331 Concepts of Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT1002 Principles of Management |
MGT 331 Concepts of Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT3028 Strategic Human Resource Management |
MGT 431 Advanced Human Resource Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT3050 Strategic Management |
MGT 380 Special Topics in Management |
3 Credits |
|
COMP3780 Technology Management |
MGT 380 Special Topics in Management |
3 Credits |
|
MGMT2040 Workplace Relations |
MGT 380 Special Topics |
3 Credits |
MARKETING
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MKTG3011 Brand Management |
MKT 380 Special Topics in Marketing |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG1003 Consumer Behavior |
MKT 351 Consumer Behavior |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG2016 Consumer Demographics |
MKT 351 Consumer Behavior |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG3015 Global Marketing |
MKT 359 Multinational Marketing |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG2004 Integrated Marketing Communications |
MKT 358 Advertising and Marketing Communications |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG1001 Marketing Fundamentals |
MKT 350 Marketing Management |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG2008 Marketing Management |
MKT 350 Marketing Management |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG2002 Marketing Research |
MKT 352 Marketing Research |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG3003 Marketing Strategy |
MKT 451 Marketing Strategy |
3 Credits |
|
MKTG3002 Services Marketing |
MKT 380 Special Topics in Marketing |
3 Credits |
MATHEMATICS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MATH 1007 Discrete Mathematics I |
MTH 225 Discrete Structures: Computer Science |
3 Credits |
|
MATH1010 Mathematical Modelling IA |
MTH 125 Survey of Calculus |
3 Credits |
|
MATH1020 Mathematical Modelling IB |
MTH 227 Linear Algebra I |
3 Credits |
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC1110 Media Technologies |
CMJ 380 Special Topics in CMJ |
3 Credits |
MUSIC
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MMCC2075 Guitar Studies |
MUS 380 Special Topics in Music |
3 Credits |
PHILOSOPHY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
PHL2038 Existential Questions |
PHI 250 Existentialism |
3 Credits |
|
PHIL2034 Formal Logic |
PHI 103 Logic |
3 Credits |
|
PHIL1031 The Philosophy of Human Nature |
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy |
3 Credits |
POLITICAL SCIENCE
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
POIR1010 Australian Politics in Global Context |
PLS 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
|
INTS2002 Citizenship: Past, Present, Global |
PLS 338 Citizenship |
3 Credits |
|
POIR2010 Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics: Race, Nation, Class and Gender |
PLS 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
|
POIR3040 Creating New States |
PLS 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
|
POL1080 Introduction to Global Politics |
PLS 102 American Government and Politics |
3 Credits |
|
POIR2070 Governance, Power and Public Policy |
PLS 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
|
POIR 2060 Modern Political Thought |
PLS 232 Moderns Political Thought Does not count for SWS |
3 Credit |
|
POIR2770 Revolutions |
POL 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
|
WPOL1070 Thinking Politically |
PLS 380 Special Topics in Political Science |
3 Credits |
PSYCHOLOGY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
ECHE2180 Child Development in the Preschool and Primary School Years |
PSY 305 Infant and Early Childhood Devel. |
3 Credits |
|
COGS2000 Cognitive Neuroscience |
PSY 370 Cognitive Neuroscience |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU2246 Cognitive Processes |
PSY 365 – Cognition |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU2235 Developmental Psychology |
PSY 364 Life Span Developmental Psychology |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU2238 Introduction to Psycholinguistics |
PSY 357 Psychology of Language |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU1104 Introduction to Psychology I |
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU2247 Perception |
PSY 361 – Perception |
3 Credits |
|
PSYU3337 Psychopathology |
PSY 303 Psychopathy |
3 Credits |
SOCIOLOGY
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
SOCI1000 Australian and Global Societies |
SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology |
3 Credits |
|
SOCI3025 Love, Sex and Friendship |
SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology |
3 Credits |
|
SOCI1010 Sociology of Everyday Life |
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology |
3 Credits |
|
SOCI2060 Sociology of Media |
SOC 366 Sociology of Media |
3 Credits |
|
Sociology of Music |
SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology |
3 Credits |
|
SOCI2050 Work, Self and Society |
SOC 355 Soc of Work & Employment |
3 Credits |
SPANISH
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
SLAS1010 Introductory Spanish |
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish I |
4 Credits |
|
SLAS1020 Introductory Spanish II |
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II |
4 Credits |
STATISTICS
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
STAT1170 Introductory Statistics |
STA 215 Introductory Applied Statistics |
3 Credits |
WOMEN GENDER STUDIES
|
Host University Courses |
GVSU Course Equivalencies |
GVSU Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
GEND1000 Freedom Dreams: Foundations in Gender Studies |
WGS 200 Intro to Gender Studies |
3 Credits |
|
GEND 1020 Gender and Power |
WGS 101 Introduction to Gender Studies OR WGS 334 – Sex, Power, and Politics |
3 Credits |
|
AHIS 3201 Women and Gender in the Ancient World |
WGS 325 Gender, Sexuality in Antiquity |
3 Credits |