Year 12 - ESP Courses
Semester 1, 2026
The Enhanced Studies Program (ESP) for Year 12 students is available for Semester 1, 2026. Applications for 2026 are opening soon.
Applications will close strictly at 5pm on Friday, 17 October 2025.
Students may study one University-level course at The University of Queensland from the course options listed below. If you have previously studied in Year 11 at UQ, you are not eligible to participate.
Course Profiles
Please note that Course Profiles will be uploaded shortly prior to the commencement of each course, and are subject to change up until the commencement of Semester 1, 2026. However, the previous semester Course Profile can be used as a guide up until this time (click on the course below, and then the available Course Profile).
Delivery modes & timetables
Only the delivery modes listed below are available to ESP students (even if additional course profiles are available).
The public timetable for 2026 will be published in early December, 2025.
Applications
Please follow the instructions on applying here.
Business, Economics and Engineering
Business and Economics
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT1101 | Accounting for Decision Making | In Person - St Lucia |
| BISM1201 | Transforming Business with Information Systems | In Person - St Lucia |
| ECON1011 | Economics for Business | In Person - St Lucia |
| ECON1010 | Introductory Microeconomics | In Person - St Lucia |
| ECON1020 | Introductory Macroeconomics | In Person - St Lucia |
| ECON1310 | Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences Note: Students must be studying Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics. | In Person - St Lucia |
| MGTS1301 | Introduction to Management | In Person - St Lucia |
| MKTG1501 | Foundations of Marketing | In Person - St Lucia |
| TIMS1301 | Entrepreneurial Mindset and Ideation | In Person - St Lucia |
| TOUR1000 | Principles of Tourism, Hospitality and Events | In Person - St Lucia |
| TOUR1003 | Visitor Experience and Marketing | In Person - St Lucia |
Engineering and Design
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| ADPS1001* | Digital Visual Communication | In Person - St Lucia |
| CSSE1001 | Introduction to Software Engineering | In Person - St Lucia |
| DSGN1500 | Design for a Better World | In Person - St Lucia |
| PLAN1001* | Introduction to Planning | In Person - St Lucia |
*New to ESP course offerings in 2026.
Health and Psychology
Health
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| HLTH2000 | Understanding Digital Health | External - Online |
Psychology
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| NEUR1020 | The Brain and Behavioural Sciences | In Person - St Lucia |
| PSYC1030 | Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology | In Person - St Lucia |
Languages
Languages
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN2750 | Fundamentals in English > Chinese Translation1 | In Person - St Lucia |
| FREN1010* | Note: For students with no previous French | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| FREN2112 | Note: For students with French just above the level of Senior | In Person - St Lucia |
| FREN3114* | French Language and Culture 31 Note: For students from IB Higher Level (HL) or equivalent | In Person - St Lucia |
| GRMN2010 | Continuing German Language 11 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN1011 | Foundational Japanese 11 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN1012 | Foundational Japanese 21 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN2021 | Foundational Japanese 31 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN3010 | Continuing Japanese 1A1 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN3030 | Continuing Japanese 1B1 | In Person - St Lucia |
| JAPN3101 | Continuing Japanese 31 | In Person - St Lucia |
| RSSN1110 | Introductory Russian I1 | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| RSSN2110 | Russian Language III1 | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
1 Language placement tests: For these courses, applicants must sit a language placement test to determine their suitability for the course. Entry into these courses is subject to the successful passing of a placement tests. If the applicant’s language skills are determined as being too advanced for their chosen language course (or do not meet the minimum language requirement for entry), the applicant may be given the opportunity to study an alternative UQ language course more appropriate to their language skill level. This is determined on a case-by-case basis, and is dependent on course and quota availability, and approval from the School of Languages and Cultures, the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty, and UQ Admissions. Further information regarding placement tests will be provided prior to enrolment.
Quotas: Some language courses have a limited number of places available, therefore not all suitably qualified applicants will be offered a place. If an applicant misses out on a place in a relevant language course, they may be offered an alternative ESP course. Note that the student must meet any prerequisites (if applicable) for the alternative course.
*New to ESP course offerings in 2026.
Mathematics
Mathematics
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| MATH10511 | Calculus and Linear Algebra I | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| MATH10812 | Advanced Discrete Mathematics | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
1MATH1051: Applicants must be studying Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics. To be considered for MATH1051, students must be achieving a minimum ‘B’ grade in Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics in Semester 1, Year 11. However, it is highly recommended that applicants are achieving at a ‘A’ grade level. Students achieving well in these subjects have better outcomes in MATH1051.
2MATH1081: Applicants must be studying Mathematical Methods. To be considered for MATH1081, students must be achieving a minimum ‘B’ grade in Mathematical Methods in Semester 1, Year 11. However, it is highly recommended that applicants are achieving at a ‘A’ grade level. Students achieving well in these subjects have better outcomes in MATH1081.
Music, Political Science, People & Culture
Music
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC1010 | Introduction to Music Technology | In Person - St Lucia |
| MUSC1050 | Western Art Music 1700-1900: Approaches & Concepts | In Person - St Lucia |
| MUSC1300 | Introduction to Music Psychology | In Person - St Lucia |
| MUSC1700 | Introduction to Popular Music Studies | In Person - St Lucia |
People and Culture
Political Science
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| POLS1101 | Introduction to Australian Politics | In Person - St Lucia |
| POLS1102 | Political Problems and Public Policy | In Person - St Lucia |
| POLS1201 | Introduction to International Relations | In Person - St Lucia |
| POLS1301 | Introduction to Political Ideas | In Person - St Lucia |
| POLS1501 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Analysis | In Person - St Lucia |
| POLS1701 | Introduction to International Inequality & Development | In Person - St Lucia |
*New to ESP course offerings in 2026.
External (Online)
Courses with external enrolment options
Courses not on this list are unable to be studied online (externally).
| Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Mode & Location |
|---|---|---|
| FREN1010* | Note: For students with no previous French | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| HLTH2000 | Understanding Digital Health | External - Online |
| MATH1051 | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online | |
| MATH1081 | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online | |
| RELN1000 | Religions, Spiritualities, and Non-Religion | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| RSSN1110 | Introductory Russian I | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
| RSSN2110 | Russian Language III | In Person - St Lucia or External - Online |
1 Language placement tests: For these courses, applicants must sit a language placement test to determine their suitability for the course. Entry into these courses is subject to the successful passing of a placement tests. If the applicant’s language skills are determined as being too advanced for their chosen language course (or do not meet the minimum language requirement for entry), the applicant may be given the opportunity to study an alternative UQ language course more appropriate to their language skill level. This is determined on a case-by-case basis, and is dependent on course and quota availability, and approval from the School of Languages and Cultures, the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty, and UQ Admissions. Further information regarding placement tests will be provided prior to enrolment.
Quotas: Some language courses have a limited number of places available, therefore not all suitably qualified applicants will be offered a place. If an applicant misses out on a place in a relevant language course, they may be offered an alternative ESP course. Note that the student must meet any prerequisites (if applicable) for the alternative course.
2MATH1051: Applicants must be studying Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics. To be considered for MATH1051, students must be achieving a minimum ‘B’ grade in Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics in Semester 1, Year 11. However, it is highly recommended that applicants are achieving at a ‘A’ grade level. Students achieving well in these subjects have better outcomes in MATH1051.
3MATH1081: Applicants must be studying Mathematical Methods. To be considered for MATH1081, students must be achieving a minimum ‘B’ grade in Mathematical Methods in Semester 1, Year 11. However, it is highly recommended that applicants are achieving at a ‘A’ grade level. Students achieving well in these subjects have better outcomes in MATH1081.
*New to ESP course offerings in 2026.