Most courses at the University of Queensland comprise 2 units.

8 units ( or 4 courses, generally) make up one semester of full-time study.
16 units (or 8 courses, generally) make up a year of full-time study.

This table shows the equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) by unit of study at UQ.

Unit value	Common course equivalent	Fraction of equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) per year
1		0.0625
2	1 course	0.1250
3		0.1875
4	2 courses	0.2500
5		0.3125
6	3 courses	0.3750
7		0.4375
8	4 courses	0.5000
9		0.5625
10	5 courses	0.6250
11		0.6875
12	6 courses	0.7500
13		0.8125
14	7 courses	0.8750
15		0.9375
16	8 courses	1.000