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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Science

Bachelor of Science

Course code: 2005 * Course abbreviation: BSc * Total credit points required: 144 * 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland P/T only)

Course description

The course 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.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a minor and major sequence in science towards the course, along with a specified number and type of science electives, two core units in science and up to 48 points of non-science electives. The science studies must be chosen from the science units listed in the section `Science areas of study and sequences' in this handbook.

Course requirements

Students enrolled at the Gippsland campus for the BSc should refer to the course requirements listed under the `Bachelor of Science' entry for the Clayton campus.
For details of science sequences, consult the section 'Science areas of study and sequences' for the Gippsland campus. For students enrolled on the Gippsland campus, the following level-one units are available for meeting the PLE requirement:

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