Deferment A Department is the academic unit, which is responsible for teaching and examining a unit of study. It may be called a School, a Department, a Centre or a Unit within the University. A section within a faculty that relates to a specialist area. For example, the Faculty of Nursing has six departments, including Life Sciences in Nursing and Clinical Nursing. Elective A unit which you can do within a degree, usually an option within a course.
Electives allow more detailed study of a particular subject.
Faculty Consisting mainly of academic staff members and headed by a dean, is a formal part of the University's academic governance structure, responsible for all matters concerning the courses that it supervises. It is also a term used to describe a course offered only to graduates. HECS liability depends on the load being taken. Theses are all determined annually by the Government. This may involve either the completion of a separate Honours Year or additional work in the later years of the course or meritorious achievement over all years of the course.