Enrolling in an elective course

An elective is a course of your choice you take simply for interest. It can be taken from almost any subject area at AUT. Elective courses count towards your qualification but not towards your major, minor or specialisation. If you need help with choosing and enrolling in elective courses, you can talk to your AUT school or department.

How to choose your electives

Keep the following in mind when thinking about electives:

  • Subject(s) you’re interested in
  • The level of the course – the first number in the course code shows the level of the course (for example, HIST500 is a level 5 history course)
  • Prerequisites – level 5 courses generally don’t have prerequisites, but many level 6 and 7 courses do

View elective courses you can study

View the elective courses from different subjects you can choose from if your AUT programme has the option to include elective courses as part of your studies.

VIEW COURSE LIST

Contact your faculty for help

If you need help, contact your faculty's programme team who will be able to assist you. Refer to information from your faculty to find the right contacts.

Faculty contacts

Timetable clashes: what to do

If you have a timetable clash or you want to change class times, contact your programme administrator in your faculty for help.