Bachelor of Applied Science

Important information
Course objectives
Course requirements

Important information

Gippsland campus or distance education

Course code: ABSCDG

The Bachelor of Applied Science normally requires three years full-time study or the equivalent in part-time on-campus or distance education study (usually about six years). The course has been designed to provide a flexible but sound entry into a professional life in industry, business or education. To achieve this a strong interdisciplinary approach, in keeping with the demands of a technological society, is a feature of the course. Major studies may be chosen from the biological, chemical, physical or mathematical sciences, psychology or computing and information technology. The course provides considerable flexibility to allow students to include some studies from such fields as languages, business, economics, computing, journalism and other humanities and social sciences. However, in every case careful course counselling and planning is essential and contact should be made with the course adviser in the first instance.

Course objectives

Students in the BAppSc course will gain:

an appreciation of the role of the physical and natural sciences;
a commitment to a chosen branch of mathematics or science;
a balanced appreciation of community needs;
an appreciation of the applications of science and technology;

and these will be achieved by:

providing core subjects appropriate to all students of applied science;
providing studies which give an overview of the students' role as future professional members of the community so that their expertise can be utilised in a proper social perspective;
providing advanced level subjects which present material and modern techniques appropriate to the chosen major study.

The course training in skills, knowledge and attitudes will assist the student in becoming a useful, mature graduate. These will be achieved through experience in:

laboratory and independent project activity;
coherent expression, both verbally and in written work;
exercising judgement in satisfying conflicting interests;
cooperating with others in joint activities.

Students will also become skilled in information retrieval, problem solving of an applied nature, and be adaptable to changing needs in knowledge and understanding.

Course requirements

Students must complete the following requirements to be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science:

Complete at least 144 credit points over three years full-time, or the equivalent in part-time/distance education study. (Thus a normal full-time study load is twenty-four credit points per semester.) This study load must include at least seventy-eight points of second-level or third-level studies.
At least 102 points must be made up of subjects offered by the School of Applied Science and creditable to the BAppSc. (This means that up to forty-two credit points may be made up of subjects offered outside the school. As an example, an economics major of six six-point subjects could be taken from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.)
Complete subjects from the schedule of major sequences with a total credit value of at least twenty-four points at each of first, second and third levels, including at least one major sequence consisting of at least twelve points at each of the three levels. (Most students will meet this requirement by taking two major sequences.)
Complete the following subjects: GAS1062, GAS2062, GAS1030 and GCO1831 or an alternative first-level computing subject for students planning further studies in that discipline, and at least six credit points in mathematical sciences at first level.
Complete electives as necessary to satisfy the first two requirements as shown above - an elective may be any subject approved as creditable to BAppSc or a subject offered by another campus or another university and approved by the head of school as of appropriate undergraduate degree standard.

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