Transdisciplinary electives

Transdisciplinary electives allow you to differentiate yourself, which is why the university embeds eight of them in every undergraduate degree.* All you need to do is choose which one inspires you the most. In each TD elective subject, you’ll work on a real-world challenge presented by an industry partner organisation.

^{* Excludes students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation.}

What's different about a Transdisciplinary Elective subject?

In each of the eight Transdisciplinary electives you will: 

• Work on complex real-world challenges with an industry partner
• Collaborate in teams with students from all faculties across UTS, leading to breakthrough ideas
• Implement hands-on transdisciplinary methods and insights from different disciplines
• Experience transdisciplinary learning with a different approach
• Develop core skills in responding to challenges, working with others and communicating your ideas (traits highly desired by employers). 

Why is it valuable to work with industry in my degree?

Students who complete a Transdisciplinary Elective subject at UTS have a competitive advantage from: 

• Working on a real project with industry professionals that you can add to your resume, LinkedIn or professional portfolio
• A strong example of collaboration, problem solving and project delivery for stakeholders that you can use in future job interviews
• A better understanding of organisations' expectations, problems, opportunities and workplace dynamics
• Valuable insights into career pathways, sometimes outside the box of your main discipline of study
• Making lifelong connections with students and academics across the disciplines at UTS and expanding your professional networks through the industry visitors to the course. 

What do I need to know?

Transdisciplinary Electives are all about teamwork and real-world projects, so to help you get the most out of them, we’ve added a few important things to consider when you enrol, based on what past students told us worked best. 

• Online: three electives have limited online tutorials; all others are in-person
• Block mode: four electives are available in block mode as well as the standard 12-week format
• Enrolment: strictly closes on the first day of Week 3 (or Day 1 for block mode subjects). If enrolling via an e-request, make sure to attend your classes as early as possible and no later than Week 3 to ensure you don't miss any assessments
• Class frequency: electives run either weekly or fortnightly
• Attendance: each elective has an attendance requirement; please see the handbook description for each subject.

Transdisciplinary elective subjects

You can take the following transdisciplinary electives  at 6 or 8 credit points.