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The Faculty of Science offers a wide range of subjects in disciplines of
interest to arts students. Students should consult the Science faculty section
for specific details and contact the faculty for further information regarding
prerequisites for the various disciplines.
Gippsland disciplines include biochemistry, microbiology, chemical sciences,
mathematics and modelling, and psychology.
The
Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers subjects to students in the
Faculty of Arts as part of the free 52 points that students may take towards
the BA degree across a broad range of areas of theoretical and applied
mathematics, including mathematical statistics, astronomy and atmospheric
science. Some subjects have no prerequisite requirement of previous studies in
mathematics at VCE level.
Students may take a major or a minor sequence in mathematics; the minor
sequence meets the minimum requirement under the state education system to
qualify as a high-school mathematics teacher. Details of subjects are provided
under the Department of Mathematics and Statistics entry in the Science faculty
section.
Applied
statistics is available as a sequence of subjects taught by the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics.
The applied statistics sequence has been developed to meet the needs of
students studying in various areas, such as psychology, sociology, geography
and environmental science and others for which skills in the quantitative
analysis of data are required. The subjects emphasise practical applications
and incorporate the use of statistical computing packages, eg SPSS, BMDP,
Minitab etc. No computing knowledge is assumed of students prior to entry into
first year.
Astronomy
offers two first-year subjects that are available to Faculty of Arts students -
ASP1010 and ASP1020.
Refer to the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science entry for details
of subject choices which may be available.
Atmospheric science deals with the structure and evolution of the atmosphere, and includes the problems of forecasting the day-to-day weather and the climate. It plays a role in almost every sector of society, including industry, agriculture, health, sport, recreation and everyday life. The atmospheric science program is supported by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology.
The Department of Biological Sciences offers several second-year subjects, with no formal prerequisites, suitable for Faculty of Arts students. These subjects do not assume any previous background in biology.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
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