Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Science

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Computer Science

Course code: 3517 + Course abbreviation: BSc/BCompSc + Total credit points required: 192 * 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Science

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to combine the strong communication skills, critical analysis and problem-solving ability of a science degree with numeracy and complex IT skills.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

The course comprises 96 points of science units and 96 points of computer science units. At most, 60 points of level-one units can be taken overall. For the purposes of this course, computer science units are not counted as science units. For details of available science minor and major sequences, consult the section `Science areas of study and sequences' for the Clayton campus.

Course requirements

Students must satisfy the core requirement for the Bachelor of Science as part of their science studies by completing SCI2010 and MTH1030.
Overall students must complete at least three 12-point level one sequences, including the two core units from the Faculty of Information Technology and at least two sequences from the Faculty of Science (one of which must be mathematics).
Students will then go on to complete the eight additional core and six elective units in computer science plus appropriate science units to satisfy the requirements for at least one major and one minor sequence in science (one of which must be a minor sequence in mathematics) plus science elective units. Within the science component, students may not complete more than 36 points of level-one units and overall must complete at least 24 points of level-three science units.

Stage one

• CSE1301 and CSE1303
• either MTH1020* and MTH1030, or MTH1030 and MTH2010
• either MTH1112 or STA1010
• a 12-point level-one sequence in a science area of study other than mathematics
• one elective science unit

Stage two

• CSE2302, CSE2303, CSE2304 and CSE2305
• either MTH2010* (if not already completed) or SCI2010*, and MTH2032
• 12 points of science units that complete a minor sequence in an area of study other than mathematics or computer science

At the end of stage two, students should have completed two minor sequences (one in mathematics) and one in another science area not including computer science.

Stages three and four

• CSE2307, either CSE3301 or CSE3302 (if CSE3308 is taken), CSE3305, and either CSE3322 or CSE3323
• four level-three CSE elective units and two general CSE elective units
• 24 points of science units to complete a major sequence in a science area of study, in either mathematics or the area of the minor sequence completed at stage two
• two elective* science units, including SCI2010 if that was not already completed

* Students who have not completed the prerequisite requirements for MTH1030 should complete MTH1020 and MTH1030 at stage one, complete MTH2010 instead of SCI2010 at stage two, and complete SCI2010 instead of one of the science elective units at stage three.

The maximum time for completion of the course is 10 years, including intermissions.

Course progression requirements

Students who wish to graduate with a Bachelor of Science, or undertake honours in science, prior to the completion of the BSc/BCompSc course must have completed at least 144 points of studies including all of the science requirements for the course.

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