QUT Approved Award Abbreviations

QUTApproved Award AbbreviationsLearning and Teaching UnitContact:Curriculum Systems CoordinatorLast Updated: June, 2011CRICOS Institution Code 00213J

Award LevelsAward Acronyms-Approved Discipline AbbreviationsA - BC - DE - FG - IJ - MN - PQ - RST - Z | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

QUT Award LevelsAWARD LEVEL ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESCertificate Cert as in CertMechEng. QUT hasdiscontinued offering certificatelevel awards.Advanced Certificate AdvCert as in AdvCertPolicing. QUT hasdiscontinued offering advancedcertificate level awards.Associate Diploma AssocDip as in AssocDipCivEng. QUT hasdiscontinued offering associatediploma level awards.Diploma Dip as in DipTeach(Primary). QUT hasdiscontinued offering diploma levelawards.Associate Degree AssocDeg as in AssocDegAppScUniversity Certificate UnivCert as in UnivCertInfTechUniversity Diploma UnivDip as in UnivDipInfTechUniversity Advanced UnivAdvDipDiplomaUniversity Associate UnivAssocDegDegreeBachelor Degree B as in BMedia&ComnHonours DegreeB[disciplineas in BAppSc(Hons)abbreviation] (Hons)Graduate Certificate GradCert as in GradCertEdGraduate Diploma GradDip as in GradDipBiotechPost Graduate Diploma PostGradDip as in PostGradDipPsychMaster Degree M as in MMathScDoctoral Degree D see list of approved acronymsbelowHonorary Doctorate D as in DUniv | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

QUT Award AcronymsAWARDBachelor of ArtsBachelor of Creative IndustriesBachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor of LawsDoctor of Creative IndustriesDoctor of EducationDoctor of Juridical ScienceDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Project ManagementGraduate Certificate in Research CommercialisationMaster of ArtsMaster of Business AdministrationMaster of Fine ArtsMaster of LawsMaster of Laws (by Research and Thesis)Master of Public HealthMaster of Creative IndustriesACRONYMBABCIBFALLBDCIEdDSJDPhDDPMGCRCMAMBAMFALLMLLM (Research & Thesis)MPHMCI | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

C – DDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESCancer Cancer not abbreviated, as in MNursing(CancerNursing)Cardiac Cardiac not abbreviated, as in MCardiac(Ultrasound)Care Care not abbreviated, as in MNursing(CriticalCare)Career Career not abbreviated, as in MEd(CareerGuid)Cartography Cart not currentChemistry Chem as in BAppSc(Chem)Child Child not abbreviated, as in BTeach(ChildCare)Children Child as in UnivCertTESOLYngChildCity City not abbreviatedCivil Civil, Civ as in BEng(Civil), as in GradCertCivEngClassification Class as in GradCertHlthSc(ClinClass)Classroom Classroom not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(ComputersintheClassroom)Clinical Clin as in GradDipSocSc(ClinHypn)Commercial Cml as in LLM(CmlLaw)Commerce Comm as in MCommCommunication Comn as in BMedia&ComnCommunications Communications not abbreviated, as in BlnfTech(DataCommunications)Community Com as in MNursing(ComPrac)Component Component not abbreviated, as inGradCertInftech(ComponentSoftware&WebServ)Computation Comp as in BAppScInnov(ScCompVis)Computational Comp as in BGames&InteractiveEnt(Animation&CompArts)Computer Comp as in GradDipEd(CompEd)Computers Computers not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(ComputersintheClassroom)Computing Comp as in BInfoTech(CompSc)Construction Const as in BAppSc(ConstMgt)Consumer Cons as in BHlthSc(Fam&ConsSt)Controlled Cont not currentCorporate Corporate not abbreviated, as in BAppSc(CorporateMaths)Corruption Corrupt as in GradCertOrgCrime & CorruptInvestCounselling Couns as in MEd(SchoolGuid&Couns)Court Court not abbreviatedCreative Creative not abbreviated, as in BA(CreativeWrtgProd)Crime Crime not abbreviated, as in MInternatCrimeMgtCriminology Crim as in BJus (CriticalCrim)Critical Critical not abbreviated, as in MNursing(CriticalCare)Cultural Cultural not abbreviated, as in GradDipCI(Arts&CulturalMgt)Curriculum Curriculum not abbreviated, as in GradDipEd(Curriculum)Dance Dance not abbreviated, as in BFA(Dance)Data Data not abbreviated, as inBInfoTech(DataCommunications)Database Database as in BInfoTech(DatabaseSys)Dementia Dementia not abbreviated, as in MNursing(Age&DementiaSt)Design Des as in MDes(UrbDes)Designed Des as in GradCertDesEnvAgeDevelopment Devel/Dev as in GradCertProjDevel, as inGradCertBus(HumResDev)Diagnostic Diagnostic not abbreviated, as in GradDipDiagnosticTechDietetics Diet as in BHlthSc(Nutr&Diet)Digital Digital not abbreviated, as in MA(DigitalMedia)Disaster Disaster not abbreviated, as in MHM (Emergency&DisasterMgt)Drama Drama not abbreviated, as in BFA(Drama) | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

E – FDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESEarly Childhood EC as in GradDipEd(EC)Early Childhood Studies ECSt as in BECStEcology Ecol as in BAppSc(Ecol)Economics Ec, Econ as in BBus(Ec), as in BUrbDev(PropEcon)Editing Edit as in GradCertCreativeInd(Publish&Edit)Education Ed as in BEdEducational Ed as in GradDipEd(EdMgt)Electrical Elec as in BEng(Elec)ElectricityElecas in MEngSc(ElecSupplyEng)Electronic Electronic not abbreviated, as inBInfTech(ElectronicComm)Electronic Business EBus as in BBus(EBus)Electronics Electronics not abbreviated, as inBE(Electronics)/BInfoTechEmbedded Embed as in BInfTech(EmbedSys)Emergency Emergency not abbreviated, as inBHlthSc(EmergencyHlthServ)Emerging Emerging not abbreviated, as inBInfTech(EmergingTechnologies)Engineering Eng/E as in BEng(Mech), as in BE(Electronics)Engineering Management & EMISnot currentInformation SystemsEnglish English not abbreviated, not currentEnterprise Enterprise not abbreviated, as inGradCertInfTech(EnterpriseSys)Enterprise/s Ent as in GradDipCI(Creative&MediaEnt)Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship/Entrep not abbreviated, as in MBA(Entrepreneurship), or abbreviated as inGradCertBusAdmin(Entrep&Innov)Environment/s Env as in GradCertBltEnv&EngEpidemiology Epidemiology not abbreviated, as in MPH(Epidemiology&ResearchMethods)Exercise Exer, Ex as in MHlthSc(Exer&SportsNutr), as inBExMovementScFacilities Facil as in GradCertFacilMgtFamily Fam as in BHlthSc(Fam&ConsSt)Farm Farm not abbreviated, not currentFashion Fashion not abbreviated, as in BFA(Fashion)Film Film not abbreviated, as inGradCertArts(Film&TVProd)Finance Fin/Finance as in MBus(AppFin), as inBBus(Finance)Fine N/a see list of approved award acronymsFire Fire not abbreviated, as inGradCertBldgFireSafetyFood Food not abbreviatedForensic Forensic not abbreviated, as inBAppSc(ForensicSc)French French not abbreviatedFutures Futures not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(LearningFutures) | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

G - IDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESGames Games not abbreviated, as inGradCertInfTech(WirelessGamesTech)General General not abbreviated, as in GradCertLaw(GeneralPrac)Generic Generic not abbreviated, as in GradCertInfTech(Generic)Geographic Information GISas in GradDipGISSystemsGeology Geol as in GradDipAppSc(Geol)Geomatics Geom as in GradDipGeomGeoscience Geosc as in BAppSc(Geosc)German German not abbreviatedGerontology Geront as in GradDipNursing(Geront)Governance Gov as in GradCertMgt (CorporateGov)Growth Growth not abbreviated, as inMEd(ProfGrowth&CurriculumLeadership)Guidance Guid as in MEd(CareerGuid)Health Hlth as in GradDipHlthScHealthy Hlthy as in GradCertBltEnvir(HlthyBlds)Higher Higher not abbreviated, as in GradCertEd(HigherEd)Home Economics HomeEc as in BAppSc(HomeEc)Horticulture Hort not currentHospitality Hosp not currentHuman Hum as in MSocSc(HumServ)Humanities Hum not currentHuman Movement Studies HMS as in BAppSc(HMS)Human ResourceHRMas in BBus(HRM)ManagementHypnosis Hypn as in GradDipSocSc(ClinHypn)Imaging Imaging not abbreviated, as inGradCertAppSc(MedImaging)Inclusive Incl as in MEd(LearningSupport&InclEd)Industrial Ind as in BDes(IndDes)Infomechatronics Infomechatronics not abbreviated, as in BEng(Infomechatronics)Information Info/Inf as in BInfoTech, as in MInfTechInnovation Innov as in BBiotechInnovInfrastructure Infr as in MInfrMgtInservice Inservice not abbreviated, not currentInspection Inspect not currentInstruction Instr as in GradDipDanceInstrInstrumentation Inst not currentIntegrated Marketing IMCas in MBus(IMC)CommunicationIntelligent Intelligent not abbreviated, as in BInfTech(IntelligentSys)Intelligence Intelligence not abbreviated, as in MLaws(Intelligence)Intensive Int as in GradCertNursing(IntCareNursing)Interactive Interactive not abbreviated, as inBInfTech(InteractiveMedia)Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary as in BCI(Hons)(Interdisciplinary)Interior Int as in BDes(IntDes)International Internat/Int as in BBus(InternatBus), as in MBus(IntBus)Investigation/s Invest as in BJus(Invest&Policing)Islander Is not current | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

J - MDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESJournalism Journ as in BJournJustice Jus as in BJusJustice Studies JusSt not currentKnowledge Knowledge not abbreviated, as inMInfMgt(Inf&KnowledgeMgt)Laboratory Lab not currentLand Land not abbreviatedLandscape L'scape as in BDes(L'scapeArch)Language/s Lang as in MEd(Lang&LitEd)Law Law not abbreviated, as in GradCertLawLaws N/a see list of approved award acronymsLeadership Leadership not abbreviated, as inMEd(Leadership&Mgt)Learning Learning not abbreviated, as inGradDipEd(LearningSupport)Legal Legal not abbreviated, as in GradCertLegalStLibrarianship Lib as in GradDipEd(TeachLib)Library Lib as in GradDipLib&InfStLife Life not abbreviated, as in MAppSc(LifeSc)Lighting Lighting not abbreviated, as in MLightingLiteracy Lit as in MEd(Lang&LitEd)Litigation Litigation not abbreviated, as inGradCertLaw(Litigation)Management Mgt as in BBus(Mgt)Manufacturing Mfg not currentMarine Marine not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(MarineSt)Marketing Marketing not abbreviated, as in BBus(Marketing)Mass Communications MassComn as in BMassComnMaterials Materials as in GradCertEng(MaterialsTech)Mathematical Math as in MMathScMathematics Maths as in BMathsMechanical Mech as in BEng(Mech)Media Media as in BMedia&ComnMedical Med as in BAppSc(MedSc)Mental Mental not abbreviated, as inMNursing(MentalHlth)Methods Methods not abbreviated, as inMPH(Epidemiology&ResearchMethods)Microbiology Microbiol as in BAppSc(Microbiol)Middle Middle not abbreviated, as in GradDipEd(MiddleYears)Midwifery Midwifery not abbreviated, as in BMidwiferyMovement Movement not abbreviated, as in BExMovementScMultimedia Multimedia as in GradCertInfTech(Multimedia)Multistrand Multistrand not abbreviated, not currentMunicipal Mun not currentMusic Music/Mus as in BCI(Music), as in BMus | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

N - PDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESNetwork Net as in BInfTech(NetSys)New New not abbreviated, as in MBA(NewVentureMgt)Nonprofit Np as in GradCert (Philanthropy&NpSt)Numeracy Num as in GradCertEd(Lit&Num)Nursing Nursing not abbreviated, as in MNursing. NB Nsg isan alternate but not current abbreviationfor NursingNutrition Nutr as in BHlthSc(Nutr & Diet)Ocular Oc as in GradDipOcTherOccupational Occ as in MPH(Eng&OccHlthServ)Occupational Health & OHSas in BHlthSc(OHS)SafetyOptometry Optom as in MOptomOrganisational Org as in GradCertEd(Adult&OrgLearning)Organised Crime OrgCrime as in GradCertOrgCrime&CorruptInvestOutdoor Outdoor not abbreviatedPackaging Pkg not currentPaediatric Paed as in GradCertPaedChild&YthHlthNursingParamedic Paramedic not abbreviated, as in BHlthSc(Paramedic)Parliamentary Parl not currentPathology Pathology not abbreviated, as inGradDipMedSc(AnatomicalPathology)Performing Perf not currentPersonnel Pers not currentPhilanthropy Philanthropy not abbreviated, as inGradCert(Philanthropy&NpSt)Physical Phys as in MEd(PhysEd)Physics Phys as in BAppSc(Phys)Planning Plan as in MUrbDev(Urb&RegPlan)Podiatry Pod as in BHlthSc(Pod)Policing Policing not abbreviated, as in BJus(InternatPolicing)Policy Policy not abbreviated, as in MPubPolicyPower Generation PwrGen as in MEng(PwrGen)Practice Prac as in GradCertSocSc (ClinHypnPrac)Pre-school Education - PE-Las in UnivDPE-LLeadershipPreservice Preservice not abbreviated, as inGradDipEd(Preservice)Primary Prim as in BEd(Prim)Processing Proc not currentProduction Prod as in BFA(Film&ScreenProd)Professional Prof as in MInfTech(Prof)Project Proj as in GradDipProjMgtPromotion Prom as in GradDipHlthPromProperty Prop as in BUrbDev(PropEc)Psychology Psych as in BSocSc(Psych)Public Pub as in MEd(PubEd)Public Relations PublicRelations not abbreviated, as inMBus(PublicRelations)Publishing Publish not current | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

Q - RDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESQuality Qual as in GradDipQualQuantity Quant as in BUrbDev(QuantSurv)Queensland Qld as in GradCertHlthMgt(QldHlth)Radiation Rad as in BAppSc(MedRadTech)Radiography Radiog not currentRailway Rail as in MEng(RailInfr)Reading Reading not abbreviatedReal Real not abbreviatedRecords Records not abbreviated, as inMInfMgt(RecordsMgt)Recreation Rec not currentRegional Reg as in MUrbDev(Urb&RegPlan)Relations Rel as in GradDipBus(IndRel)Relationships R'ships not currentReporting Rpt not currentResearch Research not abbreviated, as inLLM(Research&Thesis)ResidentialResResource/s Res as in LLM(Env&ResLaw)Risk Risk not abbreviated, as inMHlthSc(RiskMgt)Road Rd as in GradDipRdSafetyRugby Rugby not abbreviated, as inGradCertRugbyStRural Rur not current | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

SDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESSafety Safety not abbreviated, as inGradCertBldgFireSafetySchool School not abbreviated, as inMEd(SchoolGuid&Couns)Schooling Schooling not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(MiddleYearsofSchooling)ScienceScas in BSocScScientificScScientific Computation & ScCompVisas in BAppScInnov(ScCompVis)VisualisationSecond Second not abbreviatedSecondary Sec as in BEd(Sec)SecretarialSecSector Sector not abbreviated, as inGradCertMgt(PubSectorMarketing)Security Security not abbreviated, as inGradCertInfTech(InfSecurity)Services Serv as in BHlthSc(EmergHlthServ)Skills Skills not abbreviated, as inGradCertEd(AdvSkillsTeach)Social Soc as in MSocWkSociology Sociol not currentSoftware Software not abbreviated, as inBEng(SoftwareEng)Sound Sound not abbreviated, as inBCI(SoundDesign)Spatial Spatial not abbreviated, as inBUrbDev(SpatialSc)Special Spec not currentSports Sports not abbreviatedStrategic Strat/Strategic as in GradCertStratIntelligence, asin MBus(StrategicAdvtg)Strategy Strategy not abbreviated, as inGradCertMgt(Strategy)Structural Struct not currentStudiesStas in GradDipLib&InfStStudy Study not abbreviated, as inUniStudyAbroadDipSugar Sugar not currentSupply Supply not abbreviated, as inMEngSc(ElecSupplyEng)Support Support not abbreviated, as inGradDipEd(LearningSupport)Surgical Surg as inGradDipNursing(Med/SurgNursing)Surveying Surv as in BUrbDev(QuantSurv)Systems Sys as in MEng(Sys) | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J

T - ZDISCIPLINE ABBREVIATION EXEMPLAR & NOTESTaxation Tax as in GradCertLaw(Tax)Teacher Teach as in GradDipEd(TeachLib)Teaching Teach as in MTeachTeaching English as a TEFLas in BEdSt(PrimTEFL)Foreign LanguageTeaching English toTESOLas in GradCertEd(TESOL)Speakers of OtherLanguagesTechnical Tech as in BFA(TechProd)Technician Tech TechTechniques Tech as in GradCertL'scapeTechTechnology Tech as in BInfTech(Hons)Technologies Technologies not abbreviated, as inBInfTech(EmergingTechnologies)Telecommunications Telecomms as in BEng(Telecomms)Television TV as in BFA(TVProducing)Tertiary Tert not currentTextiles Text not currentTheatre Theatre not abbreviatedTherapeutic/s Ther not currentTherapy Therapy not abbreviatedThesis Thesis not abbreviated, as inLLM(Research&Thesis)Timber Timber not abbreviatedTourism Tourism not abbreviatedTraining Train as in Med(VocEd&Train)Transactions Transactions not abbreviated, as inGradCertLaw(CmlTransactions)Ultrasound Ultrasound not abbreviated, as inGradCertAppSc(MedUltrasound)University Uni as in UniStudyAbroadDipUrban Urb as in GradDipUrb&RegPlanValuation Val not currentVenture Venture as in MBA(NewVentureMgt)Visual Vis as in BA(VisArts)Visualisation Vis as in BAppSc(ScCompVis)Web Web not abbreviated, as in MInfMgt(WebMgt)Welfare Welf not currentWide Wide not abbreviated, as inGradCertInfTech(EnterpriseWideSoftware)Wireless Wireless not abbreviated, not currentWomen's Womens as in MNursing(WomensHlth)Writing Wrtg as in BCI(CreativeWrtg)Workplace W'Place as in MEd(Adult&W'placeEd)Years Years not abbreviated, as inGradDipEd(EarlyYears)Young Yng as in UnivCertTESOLYngChildYouth Yth as in MNursing(Paed,Child &YthHlthNursing) | | | | | | | | | LEARNING AND TEACHING UNITCRICOS INSTITUTION CODE 00213J