MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Science Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Caution Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


OUTLINE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIESPart 2

CONTENTS

  1. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
  2. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering
  3. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
  4. Students of outstanding merit: Dean's List fellows
  5. Single subject enrolments
  6. Approved science subjects

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Course objectives

On completion of this course students should:

+ have acquired a sound technological or scientific knowlege base together with the ability to communicate clearly in oral or written form

+ be able to apply developed skills in research and analysis to science, social science and humanities disciplines

+ have progressed from a broad fundamental knowledge base to focused specialist studies in specific discipline areas in science and the social sciences/humanities

+ have attained at least a reasonable level of computer literacy

+ have the capacity to synthesise and apply knowledge from separate disciplines in problem analysis and in research

+ have an appreciation of the personal and professional value of undertaking a balanced and multi-faceted course of study

+ be aware of ethical standards and responsibilities

+ be equipped with the academic preparation to continue on to postgraduate study.

Course structure

The combined course for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science will normally be four years full-time study or eight years part-time study. An honours degree in either arts or science will require one further year of full-time study. Except with the permission of both faculties, students will be required to complete the combined course within ten years.

Students must study a minimum of three first-year disciplines offered by the Faculty of Science and two first-year disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts, over the duration of the course; only four will be taken within the first year of study. Within science at least one first-year discipline must be chosen from the laboratory-based disciplines of biology, chemistry, geology, physics and psychology.

A major (three-year) and a minor (two-year) sequence will be taken from the disciplines of each faculty. One of the minors, in either Arts or Science, will normally be continued as a major sequence. Students will thus study three major sequences and a minor sequence, over the duration of the course. They may be eligible to graduate with either a BA or a BSc after three years, depending on the subjects studied.

The Faculty of Arts requires arts studies to be chosen from the list contained in schedule A, part I of the Bachelor of Arts regulations. The Faculty of Science requires science studies to be chosen from the list contained in the schedule of approved science subjects.


Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering

Course objectives

On completion of this course students should:

+ have a sound knowledge and understanding of the relevant mathematics and science, and scientific method

+ have developed particular and specific skills related to the major areas of study in both science and engineering

+ have progressed from a broad fundamental knowledge base to advanced studies in focused discipline areas of specialist engineering

+ be skilled in research techniques and the systematic organisation of ideas and material, and creative with problem-solving

+ be able to integrate knowledge from different discipline areas to synthesise a coherent and effective approach to problem-solving

+ have become proficient in oral and written communication

+ be able to use existing technology effectively and contribute towards the development of new technology

+ have a recognition of the need for continuous change and development

+ be aware of ethical standards and responsibilities

+ have developed the appropriate attitudes to relationships with the community and other members of the engineering profession.

Course structure

The faculties of Science and Engineering have established a five-year course which, after three years of study, qualifies students for the BSc degree and, after a further two years, for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering.

In the first three years of study students' progress will be subject to Science faculty policies and rules, as regards examinations, etc., except that those students seeking to qualify with a BE in electrical and computer systems engineering combined with a BSc degree majoring in mathematics or physics in their second year of study, will be under the control of the Engineering faculty and subject to the policies and rules of that faculty. In their third year these students will be subject to the regulations of the Faculty of Science.

The fourth and fifth years of the course will be pursued entirely within, and under the control of, the Engineering faculty.

Students wishing to qualify with a BSc(Hons) may take the honours year before proceeding to their final two years in the Engineering faculty.

Students embarking on this course pursue combinations of subjects from both faculties. The course is structured so that progression to the BSc qualification, ie the first three years, is governed by the BSc regulations, except that restrictions in terms of subject choices have been imposed to ensure that only those studies which equip students to undertake the subsequent engineering studies can be pursued.

Course requirements

BSc/BE in chemical engineering

First year

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022 or CSC1011 and CSC1030

+ four of the following (two in each semester): CHE1110, CIV1210, ECS1310, MEC1410, MTE1510, ECS1610

Second year

+ CHM2011 and CHM2022

+ sixteen points from another discipline listed under level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ sixteen points of mathematics, which shall include MAT2010, MAA2011 and MAA2032

Third year

+ CHE3071 and CHE3082

+ twenty-four points from another discipline listed under level 3 of the BSc schedule

BSc/BE in materials engineering

First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022 or CSC1011 and CSC1030 or PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ four of the following (two in each semester): CHE1110, CIV1210, ECS1310, MEC1410, MTE1510, ECS1610

Second year

+ MSC2011 and MSC2022

+ sixteen points from one discipline listed under level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ sixteen points which shall include MAT2010, MAA2011 and MAA2032 and either another four-point second-year mathematics subject or a further engineering subject from the first-year list which has not previously been taken

Third year

+ MSC3011 and MSC3022

+ twenty-four points from another discipline listed under level 3 of the BSc schedule

BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering

Astrophysics sequence First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022

+ CHE1110, ECS1310, MEC1410 and ECS1610

Second year

+ MAT2910, MAT2920 and MAT2930

+ PHS2051 and PHS2062

+ ECS2310, ECS2320, ECS2340, ECS2350, ECS2360, ECS2370, ECS2380, CIV1210 and MTE1510

Third year

+ twenty-four points of astrophysics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

+ either PHS3031 and PHS3042 or twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

Computer science sequence First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ CSC1011 and CSC1030

+ CHE1110, CIV1210, ECS1310 and MEC1410

Second year

+ CSC2040 and CSC2050

+ any two of CSC2010, CSC2020 and CSC2030

+ ECS2310, ECS2320, ECS2340, ECS2350, ECS2360, PHS2081, MTE1510, MAT2910, MAT2920 and MAT2930

Third year

+ forty-eight points of computer science or

+ twenty-four points of computer science with twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule with the exception of CSC3060 and MAT3910

Mathematics and physics sequence First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022

+ CHE1110, ECS1310, MEC1410 and ECS1610

Second year

+ MAT2910, MAT2920 and MAT2930

+ PHS2051 and PHS2062

+ ECS2310, ECS2320, ECS2340, ECS2350, ECS2360, ECS2370, ECS2380, CIV1210 and MTE1510

Third year

+ PHS3011 and PHS3022 or

+ PHS3031 and PHS3042 or PHS3331 and PHS3342, with twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule with the exception of MAT3910

Physiology sequence First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022

+ CHE1110, ECS1310, MEC1410 and ECS1610

Second year

+ MAT2910, MAT2920, and PHS2081

+ PHY2011 and PHY2022

+ ECS2310, ECS2320, ECS2340, ECS2360, CIV1210 and MTE1510

+ either CHE2120 or MTE2550

Third year

+ PHY3011 and PHY3022

+ MAT2930, MAT3910, ECS2350, ECS2370, ECS2380, ECS2390 and MEC2440

BSc/BE in mechanical engineering

Students are advised to take, in mathematics and physics subjects, any optional units in fluid mechanics or dynamics, thermodynamics, computing, materials science, electricity and magnetism, and mechanics or dynamics. The objective is to minimise the need to take second-year engineering subjects in fourth year and to take full fourth-year mechanical engineering in the fifth year of the double degree.

First year

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022 or CSC1030 and CSC1011

+ four of the following (two in each semester): CHE1110, CIV1210, ECS1310, MEC1410, MTE1510, ECS1610

Applied mathematics sequence Second year

+ PHS2011 and PHS2022 or PHS2311 and PHS2322

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and MAA2042

+ sixteen points from PHS2031, PHS2042, PHS2251, PHS2262, PHS2442, MSC2011 and MSC2022

Third year

+ twenty-four points of physics from PHS3031, PHS3042, PHS3331, PHS3342, PHS3431, PHS3442, PHS3450 and PHS3350

+ twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

Astrophysics sequence Second year

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032, MAA2042

+ PHS2011, PHS2022

+ MSC2011 and either MSC2022 or PHS2251 and PHS2262

Third year

+ twenty-four points of astrophysics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

+ either PHS3031 and PHS3042 or twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

Computer science sequence Second year

+ sixteen points of computer science

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and one other four-point subject from pure mathematics or mathematical statistics from level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ sixteen points from PHS2011, PHS2022, PHS2311, PHS2322, PHS2431, PHS2442, MSC2011 and MSC2022

Third year

+ twenty-four points of computer science from level 3 of the BSc schedule

+ twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

Mathematics sequence Second year

+ PHS2011 and PHS2022 or PHS2311 and PHS2322

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and one other four-point subject from pure mathematics or mathematical statistics from level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ sixteen points from PHS2031, PHS2042, PHS2251, PHS2262, PHS2431, PHS2442, MSC2011 and MSC2022

Third year

+ twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

+ twenty-four points of pure mathematics and/or mathematical statistics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

Meteorology and oceanography sequence Second year

+ PHS2011 and PHS2022 or PHS2311 and PHS2322

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and MAA2042

+ two subjects from GPS2O11, ESC2042, ESC2031

+ eight points from PHS2031, PHS2042, PHS2251, PHS2262, PHS2431, PHS2442, MSC2011 or any mathematics subject from level 2 of the BSc schedule. (Note that GPS2012 and PHS2431 are a prohibited combination)

Third year

+ twenty-four points of applied mathematics

+ twenty-four points of additional mathematics which shall include the subject MAA3111 from Level 3 of the BSc schedule

Physics sequence Second year

+ PHS2011 and PHS2022 or PHS2311 and PHS2322

+ MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and MAA2042

+ MEC2410, MEC2420, MEC2450 and CIV2221

Third year

+ twenty-four points of physics from PHS3011, PHS3022, PHS3031, PHS3042, PHS3331, PHS3342, PHS3431, PHS3442, PHS3450 and PHS3350

+ twenty-four points of applied mathematics from level 3 of the BSc schedule

BSc/BE in civil engineering

First year

+ PHS1011 and PHS1022

+ MAT1910 and MAT1920

+ CIV1210, MEC1410, MTE1510 and ECS1610

+ CHM1011 and CHM1022 or ESC1011 and ESC1022 or CSC1011 and CSC1030

Second year

+ CIV2221, CIV2270 or CIV3641

+ sixteen points in each of two disciplines from level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ eight points of mathematics from level 2 of the BSc schedule

Third year

+ twenty-four points from one discipline from level 3 of the BSc schedule

+ twenty-four points from CIV2201, CIV2220, CIV2250, CIV2260, CIV2270, MEC2430, MTE2540, CIV3202, CIV3203, CIV3229, CIV3230, CIV3227, CIV3241, CIV3243, CIV3262, CIV3263, CIV3281, MAT3290, GPS3232, GPS3221, GPS3211 and GPS3242

List of engineering subjects for Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering

For details of the subjects listed below, see the Engineering handbook.

First year

+ CHE1110.04 Introduction to chemical processing systems

+ CIV1210.04 Mechanics of structures

+ ECS1310.04 Electrical systems and computer engineering

+ ECS1610.04 Engineering computing (not available to students taking CSC1011 and CSC1030)

+ MAT1910.04 Engineering mathematics I

+ MAT1920.04 Engineering mathematics II

+ MEC1410.04 Engineering mechanics

+ MTE1510.04 Mechanical properties of materials

Second year

+ CIV2201.06 Civil engineering practice 2

+ CIV2220.04 Surveying

+ CIV2221.04 Stress and structural analysis

+ CIV2250.04 Civil engineering computing

+ CIV2260.04 Design of structures

+ CIV2270.03 Introduction to soil mechanics

+ ECS2310.04 Circuit theory I

+ ECS2320.03 Electromagnetic theory I

+ ECS2340.02 Telecommunications

+ ECS2350.04 Electrical power I

+ ECS2360.05 Electronics and control systems I

+ ECS2370.04 Computer systems engineering I

+ ECS2380.03 Computer systems engineering II

+ MAT2910.03 Engineering mathematics III

+ MAT2920.03 Engineering mathematics IV

+ MAT2930.03 Numerical methods

+ MEC2410.04 Engineering practices: drafting

+ MEC2420.04 Engineering practices: design process

+ MEC2430.04 Fluid dynamics

+ MEC2440.04 Applied mechanics

+ MEC2450.04 Engineering practices: design of machine elements

+ MTE2540.04 Materials science and engineering

+ PHS2081.03 Physics III

Third year

+ CIV3202.04 Civil engineering practice 3

+ CIV3203.03 Civil engineering project management

+ CIV3229.03 Analysis of structures

+ CIV3230.03 Inelastic structures

+ CIV3227.03 Elastic stress analysis

+ CIV3241.03 Geomechanics: seepage and settlement

+ CIV3243.03 Geomechanics: stability of soil structures

+ CIV3262.03 Public health engineering

+ CIV3263.03 Hydrology

+ CIV3281.03 Transport and traffic engineering

+ CIV3641.03 Introductory geology

+ MAT3910.04 Integral transforms and the calculus of variations

+ MAT3920.03 Statistical methods


Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws

Course objectives

See the educational objectives for the BSc and LLB degrees.

Course structure

Science studies may be combined with studies in law either as part of the combined Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws degree course, or within the BSc degree alone.

For students in the latter category, entry to the legal studies sequence is restricted by a quota in the compulsory first-year subject LAW1100 (Legal process). The administration of this quota is a matter for the Faculty of Law. Applicants wishing to pursue the combined BSc/LLB should satisfy the prerequisites for both the BSc and LLB courses.

The Faculty of Law may also approve entry into the combined course at later stages in the BSc course.

The combined course consists of a five-year study program, the first three years of which are pursued subject to the BSc regulations. Students graduate with a BSc after three years and proceed to complete the LLB degree in a further two years of study within the Faculty of Law. It is also possible to pursue the fourth-year BSc Honours course before undertaking the final two years of law studies.

Candidates for the BSc degree alone may include all or part of the sequences mentioned above in their studies only if the law subjects are credited to or acquired for the BSc degree.

For details of course content and reference books for these subjects, students should consult the Faculty of Law handbook.

Course requirements

First year

+ LAW1100

+ twelve points in each of two disciplines listed under level 1 of the BSc schedule, at least one of which must be laboratory based.

+ a further twelve points from the BSc schedule

Second year

+ LAW2100 and LAW2200

+ sixteen points in a discipline listed under level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ eight points from level 2 of the BSc schedule (or from level 1 six-point subjects become four-point subjects when taken towards second year)

For those admitted after first year:

+ LAW1100 and LAW2100

+ sixteen points in a discipline listed under level 2 of the BSc schedule

+ eight points from level 2 of the BSc schedule (or from level 1 as above)

Third year

For those admitted prior to first year:

+ LAW3400 and LAW3300 or LAW3200

+ twenty-four points in one discipline listed under Level 3 of the BSc schedule

Note: With the exception of LAW1100 which must be studied in the first year of the double degree the order of the law subjects may be varied with the approval of the Faculty of Law. Only subjects from the Faculty of Law and the `Schedule of approved science subjects' may be counted towards the degree.

List of law subjects

+ LAW1100.06 Legal process

+ LAW2100.08 Contract

+ LAW2200.08 Torts

+ LAW3200.12 Constitutional law

+ LAW3300.12 Criminal law and procedure

+ LAW3400.12 Property I


Students of outstanding merit: Dean's List fellows

The faculty operates a Dean's List Fellowship Scheme which recognises academic excellence. This scheme is separate from the Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program). Dean's list status is reviewed at the end of each year, and fellows are entitled to an annual fellowship award and academic support during the time they are enrolled in their undergraduate studies. They are also given the opportunity to pursue studies which can be tailored individually to meet their particular interests and aspirations.

The individual study program for each fellow is determined by the faculty, through its dean's list coordinators, after full discussion between the fellow and a coordinator, and any amendments to the program must be approved by a coordinator, prior to faculty approval being given. A mentor, being a senior member of academic staff, is appointed for each fellow, and the role of this mentor is to be available to provide guidance, academic support and encouragement.

The study program for an individual fellow is designed to offer a wider and/or deeper study experience than that afforded by the standard course. Fellows may take additional subjects above the normal requirement which are chosen on the basis of individual interest.


Single subject enrolments

The prime teaching responsibility of the Faculty of Science is to students seeking to complete studies towards a university degree, but the faculty will consider applications from persons to undertake single subjects additional to, or separate from, the BSc provided that (i) applicants who are under twenty-three years of age have faculty entry standards equivalent to those of normal entrants; (ii) the applicant has not in the same year been excluded from the BSc; (iii) single-subject students be enrolled in quotaed subjects only if the quota has not been filled.

The head of department concerned, if satisfied that (i) the department has the requisite resources; (ii) the applicant has the background knowledge necessary to undertake the subject; and (iii) the applicant appears to have the necessary motivation to complete the subject, shall recommend admission of the applicant through the dean. In respect of an applicant who is a candidate for a science degree, the academic adviser's concurrence will also be required.


Approved science subjects

The schedule below gives the 1996 codes for the subjects approved by faculty board as science subjects for the Bachelor of Science. In addition these subjects may be taken by consecutive degree, double degree and designated entry degree students, course requirements permitting. The subjects which are offered only to particular degrees are set out in the schedules for those courses, which follow.

  • 1. Schedule of approved science subjects: Bachelor of Science 2. Schedule of approved science subjects: Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics and Computing) 3. Schedule of approved science subjects: Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) 4. Schedule of approved science subjects : Bachelor of Science (Environmental) 5. Schedule of approved science subjects: Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar)
  • For details of the approved science subjects please refer to the Faculty of Science printed handbook
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