Science Handbook, 1998: Monash University, Australia - Contents

• Faculty information
  • Introduction
  • Structure and organisation of the faculty
  • Undergraduate courses
    • Courses to be replaced
    • Courses offered
      • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, Clayton
      • Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Science, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Science, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Arts (Social Science)/Bachelor of Science, Peninsula
      • Bachelor of Behavioural Science, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Science, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science, Clayton
      • Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Science, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science, Clayton, Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics and Computing), Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science (Behavioural), Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science (Biomedical), Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology), Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science (Chemical and Analytical Sciences), Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science (Environmental), Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Data Analysis and Modelling), Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science (Resource Management), Gippsland or distance education
      • Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program), Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education, Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering, Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws, Clayton
      • Bachelor of Science/Diploma of Applied Science (Materials Engineering), Berwick/Casey Institute of TAFE
      • Bachelor of Science/Diploma of Environmental Management, Berwick/Casey Institute of TAFE
      • Honours degree of Bachelor of Science, Clayton or Gippsland
  • Graduate courses
    • Doctor of Philosophy, Caulfield/Clayton/Gippsland
    • Doctor of Psychology, Clayton
    • Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Caulfield/Clayton/Gippsland/distance
    • Master of Applied Psychology, Caulfield
    • Master of Applied Science, Caulfield/Clayton/Gippsland
    • Master of Psychology, Clayton
    • Master of Science, Caulfield/Clayton/Gippsland
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology, Caulfield
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology, Gippsland
  • Graduate awards
    • Doctor of Science
  • Advice to students
    • General
    • Student advisers
  • Cheating
  • Code of practice teaching
    • General
    • Responsibilities of students
    • Responsibilities of staff
  • Computing resource requirements for distance education students
  • Credit policy
  • Cross-institutional study
  • Disability support
  • Discontinuation of studies
  • Enrolment in subjects over and above degree requirements
  • Examination grades
    • General
    • BSc honours and MSc part 1 assessment grades
  • Grievance procedures
    • General
    • Complaints about administrative matters
  • International students
  • Laboratory access, safety precautions and safety clothing
    • Laboratory access
    • Safety precautions
    • Safety clothing
  • Language and Learning Services Unit
    • The unit
    • Individual consultations
    • Courses
  • Leave of absence
    • General
  • Plagiarism
  • Reviewing assessment results
  • Single subject enrolments
  • Special consideration and deferred examinations
    • Clayton
    • Gippsland
  • Student progress
  • Students of outstanding merit: Deans List fellows
  • Subject information
  • Subject quotas
  • Timetables
  • Unsatisfactory progress
    • General
    • Liability for exclusion from undergraduate courses
      • General
      • Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics and Computing), Bachelor of Science (Behavioural), Bachelor of Science (Environmental)
        • First year
        • Second year
        • Third year
      • Bachelor of Science (Biomedical)
• Outline of undergraduate studies
  • Science: Clayton
    • Essential information for BSc, BSc (AdvMath&Comp), BSc(Behav), BSc(Biomed), BSc(Env), BA/BSc, BSc/BE, BSc/LLB
      • Planning your course
      • Enrolment approval and load
      • Prerequisites
      • Repeating failed subjects
      • Laboratory requirements
      • Points for the degree
  • Bachelor of Science and Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course requirements
      • Major sequence
      • Minor sequence
      • Sequences
    • Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is in 1998
    • Students whose first enrolment in the BSc is prior to 1998
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), Clayton
  • Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics and Computing)
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course requirements
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Behavioural)
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course requirements
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Biomedical)
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course requirements
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Environmental)
    • General
    • Course outline
    • Course objectives
      • Streams
      • Core subjects
    • Course requirements
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
      • Honours year
  • Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program)
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course structure
  • Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education
  • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course structure
    • Essential information
    • Course requirements
      • BSc/BE in chemical engineering
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in materials engineering
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering: Astrophysics sequence
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering: Atmospheric science sequence
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering: Computer science sequence
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering: Mathematics and physics sequence
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in electrical and computer systems engineering: Physiology sequence
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering
        • Stage 1
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Applied mathematics sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Astrophysics sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Computer science sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Mathematics sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Atmospheric science and oceanography sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in mechanical engineering: Physics sequence
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • BSc/BE in civil engineering
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
    • List of engineering subjects for Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
    • General
    • Course objectives
    • Course structure
    • Course requirements
      • Alternative 1
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
      • Alternative 2
        • Stage 1
        • Stage 2
        • Stage 3
    • List of law subjects
  • Science: Gippsland, Peninsula, Berwick
  • Bachelor of Applied Science
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science
    • General
    • Objectives
    • Course structure
    • Course requirements
    • Psychology major
      • Requirements of the major in psychology
        • Level 1
        • Level 2
        • Level 3
    • Science core studies
    • Additional sequences
  • Bachelor of Science, Gippsland
    • General
    • Course objectives
      • Aims
      • Objectives
        • A knowledge of
        • An understanding of
        • The skills to
        • The course will encourage the following attitudes in students
    • Course Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), Gippsland
    • General
    • Objectives
    • Course structure
  • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
    • General
      • Level 1
    • Medical strand
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
    • Industrial strand
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Chemical and Analytical Sciences)
    • General
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Data Analysis and Modelling)
    • General
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Science (Resource Management)
    • General
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Level 3
  • Bachelor of Arts (Communications)/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course structure
      • Level 1
      • Major studies
  • Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course structure
      • Level 1
      • Major studies
  • Bachelor of Arts (Social Science)/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course requirements
      • Major in psychology
      • Progression
    • Subject offerings
      • Faculty of Arts
      • Faculty of Science
      • Applied science subjects
      • Interdisciplinary subjects
  • Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course structure
  • Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Science
    • General
    • Course requirements
    • Computing and information technology subjects
      • System development major
        • Level 1
        • Level 2
        • Level 3
      • Business systems major
        • Level 1
        • Level 2
        • Level 3
    • Science subjects
      • Initial enrolment
      • Systems development (48 points)
      • Business systems (46 points)
  • Bachelor of Science/Diploma of Applied Science (Materials Engineering)
  • Bachelor of Science/Diploma of Environmental Management
    • General
    • Course structure
      • Basic structure of double award courses with Casey TAFE
    • Course requirements
  • Approved science subjects: Clayton
    • General
    • Subject nomenclature
    • 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)
  • Schedule of approved majors for Bachelor of Science, Gippsland, Berwick, Peninsula*
    • General
    • The schedule below of approved science discipline sequences applies to the BSc, BSc/BA(Comn), BSc/BA(Journ), BSc/BBus and BSc/BComp Gippsland campus or distance education; and the BSc/DipEnvMgt and BSc/DipAppSc(MatEng) Berwick campus.
    • Additional subjects offered by School of Applied Sciences and creditable to BSc, BSc/BA(Comn), BSc/BA(Journ), BSc/BBus, BSc/BComp Gippsland campus or distance education, BSc/DipEnvMgt and BSc/DipAppSc(MatEng) Berwick campus.
    • Schedule of additional subjects creditable to BA(SocSc)/BSc Peninsula campus
• Details of undergraduate studies
  • Anatomy
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subjects offered
  • Applied physics
  • Astronomy and astrophysics
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • First year
      • Subjects offered
    • Second year
      • Subjects offered
    • Third year
      • Field trips
      • Prerequisites
      • Subjects offered
    • Fourth year
      • Subjects offered
    • Graduate studies
    • Further information
  • Atmospheric science
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
      • Recommended texts
      • Coordinators
    • First year
    • Second year
      • Subjects offered
    • Third year
      • Subjects offered
    • Fourth year
      • Subjects offered
  • Biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subjects offered
  • Biological sciences (Genetics, ecology and evolutionary biology)
    • Ecology and evolutionary biology
      • Discipline objectives
    • Genetics
      • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • First year
    • Second year
    • Third year
    • Fourth year
      • BIO4000Ecology and evolutionary biology honoursGEN4000Genetics honours
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemical engineering science
  • Chemistry
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Specialisation in analytical chemistry
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
    • Specialisation in biological chemistry
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
    • Specialisation in materials chemistry
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
    • Specialisation in theoretical chemistry
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
    • Examiners and advisers
    • Discipline structure
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
      • Fourth year
  • Computer science
    • The discipline
    • Major sequence
      • First year (12 points)
      • Second year (16 points)
      • Third year (24 points)
    • First year
    • Second year
    • Third year
    • Honours program in computer science
      • CSC4000
        • Prerequisites
        • The program
        • Units taught in 1997
  • Earth sciences (Geology and geophysics)
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • First year
      • Subjects offered
      • ESC1011 Planet earth and its environment: the cosmic connection
      • ESC1022 Planet earth: dynamic systems, environmental change and resources
    • Second year
      • Level-two subjects offered
    • Third year
      • Contact hours
      • Assessment
    • Geology
      • Subjects offered (third year)
        • First semester
        • Second semester
    • Geophysics
      • Contact hours
      • Assessment
    • Fourth year
    • Honours in earth sciences
  • Genetics
  • Geography and environmental science
    • The discipline
    • Course structure
    • Geography subject offerings
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
      • Fourth year
  • Geophysics
  • Image processing
  • Immunology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
  • Materials science
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subjects offered
    • Inquiries
  • Mathematics and statistics
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subject information
      • Members of department
        • Head
        • Director of first-year studies
        • Director of undergraduate studies
        • Second-year coordinator
        • Third-year coordinator
        • Fourth-year coordinator
        • Director of postgraduate studies
      • Noticeboards
    • First year
      • Subjects offered
    • Second year
      • Subjects offered
    • Third year
      • Subjects offered
    • Fourth year
      • Subjects offered
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subjects offered
      • Second year
      • Third year
      • Fourth year
  • Pharmacology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
  • Physics
    • Discipline objectives
    • Departmental guidelines
    • The discipline
    • First year
    • Second year
      • Physics
      • Astronomy
      • Applied physics
      • Image processing
    • Third year
      • Physics
      • Theoretical physics
      • Applied physics
      • Advanced image processing
    • Fourth year
      • Objectives
  • Physiology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Subjects offered
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
  • Psychology
    • Discipline objectives
    • The discipline
    • Undergraduate subjects
      • First year
      • Second year
      • Third year
    • Caulfield
    • Clayton
    • Gippsland
    • Non-laboratory sequence
    • Graduate Diploma in Psychology
    • Further study in psychology
    • Further information
  • Zoology
• Details of subjects
  • General information
  • Textbooks
    • Preliminary reading
    • Prescribed texts
    • Recommended texts
    • Reference books
  • Subjects
• Details of units
  • Third-year physics units
    • General
      • Units offered in first semester
      • Units offered in second semester
      • Theoretical physics
    • Units
  • Fourth-year physics units
• Graduate studies by research
  • MSc and PhD studies
    • Admission
    • Criteria for admission to graduate studies by research
    • PhD candidature
      • Part-time PhD enrolment
    • MSc requirements
      • Supervision
      • Candidature
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
        • Major thesis
        • Minor thesis
      • Writing-up away
      • Unsatisfactory progress
      • Examination
      • Submission of theses
    • Intellectual property
    • MSc part 2 candidature
      • Part-time MSc part 2 candidature
    • MSc part 1 candidature
    • External unsupervised MSc part 2 candidature for Monash graduates
      • Supervision
      • Thesis
      • Submission procedure
      • Theses and examiners
      • Collaboration
      • Examination
  • Areas of graduate study
    • Gradulate study
    • Anatomy
    • Biochemistry
      • Areas of current research
        • Autoimmune diseases
        • Bioenergetics
        • Bioprocess technology
        • Connective tissue
        • Cyclosporins/immunophilins and apoptosis
        • Extracellular matrix/kidney
        • Hyaluronan metabolism
        • Interferons
        • Mammalian mitochondria
        • Molecular parasitology
        • Neutrophils
        • Obesity and diabetes
        • Peptide and protein structure
        • Proteases
        • Yeast
      • Details of honours and postgraduate studies
    • Biological sciences
    • Chemical engineering science
      • Areas of current research
        • Biotechnology and environmental engineering
        • Food engineering
        • Energy conservation and reaction engineering
        • Extractive metallurgy and mineral processing
        • Process modelling and control
        • Pulp and paper technology
        • Rheology and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics
        • Process industry economics/management
        • Particle technology
    • Chemistry
      • Areas of research available in 1998
        • Analytical chemistry
        • Environmental chemistry
        • Inorganic chemistry
        • Organic chemistry
        • Physical chemistry
        • Polymer chemistry
        • Spectroscopy
        • Theoretical chemistry
    • Earth sciences
    • Geography and environmental science
      • Geography
      • Graduate School of Environmental Science
    • Mathematics and Statistics
      • Applied mathematics
      • Pure mathematics
      • Mathematical statistics
      • Key Centre for Statistical Science
    • Centre for Computational and Industrial Mathematics
    • Centre for Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography
    • Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology
    • Meteorology
    • Microbiology
    • Pathology and immunology
    • Pharmacology
    • Physics
      • Theoretical and computational physics
        • Electron scattering in materials
        • Condensed matter physics
        • Foundations of quantum mechanics
        • Computational physics
        • Geometrical and topological methods in theoretical physics
      • Electric and magnetic properties of materials
        • Electron paramagnetic resonance
        • Magnetic studies
        • M[sinvcircumflex]ssbauer spectroscopy
        • Polymer physics
      • Mechanical and microstructural properties of materials
        • Materials science
        • Diffraction studies
      • Instrumentation and imaging
        • Acoustics
        • Computed tomography
        • Computer image processing
      • Optics and optical astronomy
        • Laser studies
      • Research facilities
      • Industrial collaborations
    • Physiology
    • Psychology
  • Master of Applied Science
    • Clayton campus
      • Chemistry
      • Mathematics
      • Applied physics
    • Gippsland campus
  • Doctor of Psychology
    • General information
    • Components of the degree
      • Coursework
      • Forensic psychology option
      • Health/Medical psychology option
    • Admission requirements
    • Assessment
    • Course structure
• Graduate studies by coursework
  • Doctor of Psychology
  • Graduate Diploma in Psychology
    • General
    • Objectives
    • Admission requirements
    • Single subject enrolment
    • Unsatisfactory progress
    • Course structure
      • Year-one core subjects
      • Year-two core subjects
      • Year-three core subjects
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology
    • General
    • Objectives
    • Admission requirements
    • Unsatisfactory progress
    • Course structure
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology
    • General
    • Single subject enrolment
    • Attendance requirements
    • Admission requirements
    • Unsatisfactory progress
    • Course structure
      • Year one
      • Year two
  • Master of Applied Psychology (Occupational)
    • General
    • Core components
    • Specialist topics in occupational psychology
    • Unsatisfactory progress
  • Master of Psychology
  • Master of Psychology (Forensic)
  • Master of Psychology (Counselling) and Master of Psychology (Child and Educational)
  • Master of Science by coursework and minor thesis
    • Earth sciences
      • MSc part 1/MSc part 2
        • Geophysics and imaging
        • Tectonicsstructuremetamorphism
        • Ore deposits
        • Geochemistrypetrology
        • Basin studies
        • Environmental geoscience
    • Mathematics and statistics
• Prizes
  • Department of Anatomy
    • Prize in Anatomy sponsored by Churchill Livingstone Publishers
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    • Linbrook Medal
    • AMRAD Pharmacia Biotech Medal
    • Beckman Medal
  • Department of Biological Sciences
    • A R Wallace Prize
    • Genetics Prize
  • Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
    • Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria Prize
  • Department of Chemistry
    • Dulux Australia Prize in Chemistry
    • ICI Australia Prize in Chemistry
    • Dow Scholarship
    • Kemcor Australia Scholarship
  • Department of Computer Science
    • ACS Prize
    • Aspect Computing Scholarship
    • Open Software Associates Prizes
  • Department of Geography and Environmental Science
    • J S Duncan Prize
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics
    • Leo Gleeson Prize
    • Carl Moppert Prize in Mathematics
    • Pure Mathematics Prize
    • Mathematical Statistics Prize
  • Department of Microbiology
    • Ed Westaway Prize
    • Australian Society for Microbiology Prize
    • Yakult Prize for General Excellence in Microbiology
  • Department of Pathology and Immunology
    • Nairn Medal
  • Department of Pharmacology
    • Geoff Bentley Prize
    • Alan Boura Wellcome Australia Prize
  • Department of Physics
    • J J McNeill Prize for Physics
      • The following prizes are available only to Victorian materials science students and are provided by the Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia Limited
    • IMMA Ltd Victorian Branch Student Award
    • IMMA Ltd Victorian Branch I J Polmear Award
    • IMMA Ltd Victorian Branch IMMA Prize
    • IMMA Ltd Victorian Branch Engineering Prize
  • Department of Physiology
    • G D Thorburn Prize
    • Physiology Prize
    • Maclab Prize
  • Department of Psychology
    • Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology
  • School of Applied Science Gippsland Campus
    • Clarence Claude Fisher Award
    • RACI Gippsland Chemistry Awards
    • APM Maryvale Mill Scholarships
    • Coal Corporation of Victoria
    • AusIMM Student Prize
    • ASOR Scholarship