Handbook

Discipline Areas

Murdoch University units use a Unit Code commencing with three alpha characters. These characters reflect the discipline area of the unit. This is often but not always directly related to a particular School or Organisational Unit.

Discipline areas must be approved by Academic Council. The initial list is recorded in the minutes of the meeting of 23 July 2003.

Triple Alpha Code	Discipline Area
AIS	Australian Indigenous Studies
ANS	Animal Science
AST	Asian Studies
BIO	Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
BMS	Biomedical Science
BUS	Business School Undergraduate
CHI	Chiropractic
CHN	Chinese
COD	Community Development
COM	Communication and Culture
CUR	Curtin University
ECU	Edith Cowan University
EDU	Education
EGL	English
ENG	Engineering
ENV	Environmental Science
EQU	University Access
EXM	Extractive Metallurgy
FDN	Foundation
GAR	General Arts
HIS	History
HKU	Hong Kong University
ICT	Information Technology
IND	Indonesian
JOU	Journalism
JPN	Japanese
KAC	Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre
KDU	Kolej Damansara Utama
LAW	Law Undergraduate
LEG	Legal Studies
LLM	Law Masters
LSC	Life Science
MAS	Mathematics and Statistics
MBS	Business School Postgraduate
MCC	Media Communication and Culture
MED	Media, Radio and Screen
MSC	Mass Communication
MUL	Multimedia
NUR	Nursing
OTH	Other University
PEC	Physics, Energy Studies and Chemistry
PEP	Professional Experience
PHA	Pharmacy
PHL	Philosophy
POL	Politics and International Studies
PSY	Psychology
SAB	Study Abroad
SOC	Sociology
STP	Sustainability and Technology Policy
TAF	TAFE
THE	Theology
TLC	Teaching and Learning Centre
TOU	Tourism
UWA	University of Western Australia
VET	Veterinary Science
WFDN	HeadStart Units
WKP	Workplace Learning
WOM	Women’s Studies