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Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours)

Undergraduate

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Mode
On campus
CRICOS code icon
CRICOS code
117951C
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Campus
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Duration
4 year(s) full-time
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Program code
YHSCA

What courses you'll study

Complete 192 units comprising:

  • 12 units for Core courses, and
  • 48 units for Major selectives, and
  • 132 units for Electives

Complete 12 units comprising:

  • 12 units from Core courses

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I
Course code
SCIE1006
Units
6
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Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6

Notes

  • Students can either select Majors currently available in the BSCIE - Bachelor of Science or seek enrolment advice from the Science Program Director.

Course name Course code Units
Year 1
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I
Course code
SCIE1006
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 2
Semester 1
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 3
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Year 4
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24

Complete 132 units comprising:

  • 132 units from Closed electives

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Foundations in Plant Science 2
Course code
AGRI2009
Units
6
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Course name
Soil and Water Management and Conservation 3
Course code
AGRI3011
Units
6
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Course name
Soil and Plant Nutrition
Course code
AGRI3013
Units
6
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Course name
Soil Ecology and Nutrient Cycling 3
Course code
AGRI3014
Units
6
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Course name
Genes, Genomes and Molecular Evolution (Theory) III
Course code
ANIM3014
Units
6
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Course name
Biology 1A: Molecules, Genes and Cells
Course code
BIOL1003
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Synthetic Methods
Course code
CHEM3011
Units
6
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Course name
Planet Earth
Course code
EART1000
Units
6
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Course name
Earth, Climate and Life Systems
Course code
EART1012
Units
6
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Course name
Geophysics 2
Course code
EART2003
Units
6
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Course name
Sedimentary Geology 2
Course code
EART2008
Units
6
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Course name
Structural Geology 2
Course code
EART2009
Units
6
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Course name
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology 2
Course code
EART2010
Units
6
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Course name
Geochemistry 2
Course code
EART2011
Units
6
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Course name
Earth Systems History 3
Course code
EART3000
Units
6
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Course name
Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments 3
Course code
EART3001
Units
6
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Course name
Field Palaeontology 3
Course code
EART3002
Units
6
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Course name
Field Geoscience Program 3
Course code
EART3003
Units
6
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Course name
Mineral Resources 3
Course code
EART3014
Units
6
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Energy Resources 3
Course code
EART3015
Units
6
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Course name
Geophysics 3B: Electromagnetics and Seismology
Course code
EART3016
Units
6
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Course name
Geophysics 3A: Potential Fields and Geothermics
Course code
EART3017
Units
6
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Course name
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology 3
Course code
EART3018
Units
6
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Course name
Tectonics 3
Course code
EART3019
Units
6
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Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III
Course code
EART3032
Units
6
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Course name
Earth Observation for the Environmental Sciences
Course code
ECOL3001
Units
6
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Course name
GIS for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Course code
ENVI3008
Units
6
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Course name
GIS for Environmental Management
Course code
ENVI3011
Units
6
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Course name
Food Production in a Future Climate
Course code
FOODX300
Units
6
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Course name
Mathematics IA
Course code
MATH1050
Units
6
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Mathematics IB
Course code
MATH2050
Units
6
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Course name
Differential Equations
Course code
MATHX202
Units
6
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Course name
Multivariable Calculus
Course code
MATHX203
Units
6
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Course name
Bioinformatics: Overview
Course code
PHAR5002
Units
6
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Course name
Physics 1A
Course code
PHYS1001
Units
6
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Course name
Physics 1B
Course code
PHYS1002
Units
6
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Course name
Quantum Mechanics and Experimental Physics 2
Course code
PHYS2001
Units
6
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Course name
Electromagnetism 2
Course code
PHYS2002
Units
6
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Course name
Classical Physics 2
Course code
PHYS2004
Units
6
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Course name
Electromagnetism, Quantum and Statistical Mechanics
Course code
PHYS3002
Units
12
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Course name
Advanced Dynamics and Relativity
Course code
PHYS3005
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Course code
PHYS3007
Units
6
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Course name
Experimental Physics
Course code
PHYSX301
Units
6
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Course name
Practical Epidemiology in Health Sciences
Course code
PUBH3021
Units
6
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Course name
Experiments with Humans
Course code
PUBH3023
Units
6
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Course name
Science International Study Tour
Course code
SCIE3009
Units
6
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Course name
Science International Study Tour B
Course code
SCIE3010
Units
6
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Course name
STEM Internship (140 hours)
Course code
SCIE3014
Units
6
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Course name
Science Professional Placement
Course code
SCIE3900
Units
6
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Course name
Biology 1B: Evolution and Diversity of Organisms
Course code
BIOL1004
Units
6
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Course name
Biology 1C: Molecular Biology and Biomedical Science
Course code
BIOL1031
Units
6
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Course name
Zoology 2
Course code
BIOL2004
Units
6
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Course name
Genetics 2A: Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Course code
BIOL2005
Units
6
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Course name
Genetics 2B: Applications of Genetic Analysis
Course code
BIOL2006
Units
6
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Course name
Genetics 3B: Quantitative, Developmental and Medical Genetics
Course code
BIOL2007
Units
6
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Course name
Immunology and Virology 2
Course code
BIOL2008
Units
6
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Course name
Biochemistry 2: Metabolism
Course code
BIOL2015
Units
6
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Course name
Biochemistry 2: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Course code
BIOL2017
Units
6
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Course name
Microbiology 2
Course code
BIOL2021
Units
6
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Course name
Evolutionary Biology 2
Course code
BIOL2022
Units
6
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Course name
Botany 2
Course code
BIOL2023
Units
6
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Course name
Biochemistry 3 Molecular and Structural Biology
Course code
BIOL3003
Units
6
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Course name
Genetics 3A: Evolutionary Genetics and Epigenetics
Course code
BIOL3006
Units
6
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Course name
Infection and Immunity 3A
Course code
BIOL3008
Units
6
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Course name
Research Methods: Ecology, Marine and Wildlife 3
Course code
BIOL3013
Units
6
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Course name
Plant Breeding
Course code
BIOL3016
Units
6
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Course name
Plant Biotechnology
Course code
BIOL3017
Units
6
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Course name
Plant Health
Course code
BIOL3018
Units
6
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Course name
Marine Ecology 3
Course code
BIOL3032
Units
6
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Course name
Molecular Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Course code
BIOL3033
Units
6
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Course name
Freshwater Ecology 3
Course code
BIOL3034
Units
6
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Course name
Evolutionary Biology 3 Theory
Course code
BIOL3035
Units
6
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Course name
Evolutionary Biology 3 Practical
Course code
BIOL3036
Units
6
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Course name
Conservation Biology 3
Course code
BIOL3037
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Concepts in Ecology 3
Course code
BIOL3038
Units
6
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Course name
Infection & Immunity B (Theory) III
Course code
BIOL3039
Units
6
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Course name
Molecular and Structural Biology (Theory) III
Course code
BIOL3040
Units
6
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Course name
Infection & Immunity A (Theory) III
Course code
BIOL3041
Units
6
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Course name
Cancer, Stem Cells and Development (Theory) III
Course code
BIOL3042
Units
6
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Course name
Foundations in Chemistry
Course code
CHEM1000
Units
6
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Course name
Chemistry 1A
Course code
CHEM1002
Units
6
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Course name
Chemistry 1B
Course code
CHEM1003
Units
6
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Course name
Foundations of Chemistry IB
Course code
CHEM1009
Units
6
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Course name
Foundations of Chemistry IS
Course code
CHEM1017
Units
6
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Course name
Organic Chemistry 2
Course code
CHEM2001
Units
6
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Course name
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry 2
Course code
CHEM2002
Units
6
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Course name
Organic Chemistry 3
Course code
CHEM3001
Units
6
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Course name
Inorganic Chemistry 3
Course code
CHEM3002
Units
6
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Course name
Physical Chemistry 3
Course code
CHEM3003
Units
6
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Course name
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry III
Course code
CHEM3004
Units
6
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Course name
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry 3
Course code
CHEM3005
Units
6
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Course name
Fundamentals of Materials III
Course code
CHEM3009
Units
6

Notes

  • Students can either select Majors currently available in the BSCIE - Bachelor of Science or seek enrolment advice from the Science Program Director.

Course name Course code Units
Year 1
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I
Course code
SCIE1006
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 2
Semester 1
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 3
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Year 4
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24

Complete 48 units comprising:

  • 48 units from Major selectives

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Advanced Plant, Food and Soil Sciences
Course code
AGRI4002
Units
12
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Honours Plant, Food and Soil Sciences Project
Course code
AGRI4003
Units
36
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Course name
Honours Animal Studies Project
Course code
ANIM4001
Units
36
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Course name
Advanced Animal Science Pt 2 (Hons)
Course code
ANIM4002
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Biological Sciences
Course code
BIOL4001
Units
12
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Course name
Honours Biological Sciences Project
Course code
BIOL4002
Units
36
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Course name
Advanced Chemistry (Hons) A
Course code
CHEM4000
Units
6
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Honours Chemistry Project
Course code
CHEM4001
Units
36
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Advanced Environmental and Geospatial Sciences
Course code
EART4001
Units
12
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Honours Environmental and Geospatial Sciences Project
Course code
EART4002
Units
36
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Course name
Honours Earth Sciences Project
Course code
EART4003
Units
30
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Course name
Communicating Science
Course code
EART4004
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Field Geoscience
Course code
EART5012
Units
6
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Course name
Geoscience Data Analysis and Interpretation
Course code
EART6002
Units
6
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Course name
Geoscience Communication
Course code
EART6003
Units
6
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Course name
Advanced Physics Part 1
Course code
PHYS4000
Units
12
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Course name
Advanced Physics Part 2
Course code
PHYS4001
Units
12
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Course name
Honours Physics Project
Course code
PHYS4002
Units
24

Notes

  • Students can either select Majors currently available in the BSCIE - Bachelor of Science or seek enrolment advice from the Science Program Director.

Course name Course code Units
Year 1
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I
Course code
SCIE1006
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 2
Semester 1
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Semester 2
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
Course code
EART2020
Units
6
Course name
Course code
-
Units
18
Year 3
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Year 4
Semester 1
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24
Semester 2
Course name
Course code
-
Units
24