Bachelor of Science

• General information
• Course requirements
  • Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is in 1999 and beyond
    • Core and PLE units
  • Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is prior to 1999

General information

Course code: 0050 + Clayton campus
The degree of Bachelor of Science is a course of three-years full-time duration (or equivalent part-time). It aims to provide a broad, general science education, equipping graduates for employment in both the public and corporate sectors where the emphasis is on generic skills, which include numeracy, data analysis and presentation skills, and the capacity to work in teams. Graduates will also have specialist training in one or more science disciplines, with the potential for honours and postgraduate study, leading to employment opportunities in any of the traditional careers for scientists. The maximum time for completion is 10 years.

Course requirements

Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is in 1999 and beyond

Students are required to complete at least one major sequence in a science field of study and at least one minor sequence in a science field of study. See the section on sequences under 'Essential information for students enrolling in undergraduate science degrees' for further details.

Core and PLE units

Students are required to take two core units: SCI2010 (How science works) at level two* and one of the following: SCI1020 (The design of science), STA1010 (Statistical methods for science), MTH1030 (Techniques for modelling) or MAT1085 (Mathematics 1B) at level one.
In addition, students will also be required to take at least one level-one unit from each of the three groups (PLE):

• Physical processes: astronomy, chemistry, physics, materials science
• Life processes: biology, psychology
• Earth processes: atmospheric science, earth sciences, geography

A maximum of 60 points of units may be taken at level one (including core and PLE units). With 12 points of compulsory core units and at least 72 points of major and minor study, a student may take up to 60 points in elective units.
Units must be taken from the science units contained in this handbook as follows:

• at least 36 at level one
• at least 24 points at level three

Students may study up to 48 points from units offered by another faculty subject to meeting any entry requirements of that faculty.
OR SCI1010 AT LEVEL ONE, IF TAKEN IN 1999 OR 2000.

Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is prior to 1999

Students must include units to the value of at least 144 points, including:

• at least eight and at most 10 six-point units at level one, and
• at least three sequences of science units at level one, and
• at least one major sequence and one minor sequence.

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