Bachelor of Science (B-SCI) // Majors, minors and specialisations

Majors, minors & specialisations

Majors

Completion of 50 points of study at Level 3.

A number of these science majors include specialisations. Descriptions of the specialisations are located within the majors.

Name	Credit Points
Agricultural Science	50
Animal Health and Disease	50
Animal Science and Management	50
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	50
Biomedical Engineering Systems
Biotechnology	50
Cell and Developmental Biology	50
Chemical Engineering Systems
Chemistry	50
Civil Engineering Systems
Climate and Weather	50
Computational Biology	50
Computing and Software Systems	50
Data Science	50
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	50
Ecosystem Science	50
Electrical Engineering Systems
Environmental Engineering Systems	50
Environmental Science	50
Food Science	50
Genetics	50
Geography	50
Geology	50
Human Nutrition	50
Human Structure and Function	50
Immunology	50
Infection and Immunity	50
Informatics	50
Marine Biology	50
Mathematical Physics	50
Mathematics and Statistics	50
Mechanical Engineering Systems
Mechatronics Engineering Systems
Microbiology	50
Neuroscience	50
Pathology	50
Pharmacology	50
Physics	50
Physiology	50
Plant Science	50
Psychology	50
Spatial Systems	50
Veterinary Bioscience
Zoology	50

Informatics Majors

Students who commenced this course prior to 2018 and are planning to complete the Informatics majors may continue to do so. Students interested in Informatics are encouraged to explore the Computing and Software Systems or Data Science majors, as well as the concurrent Diploma in Computing.

Special Arrangements

In the case of the study area of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), students who seek to undertake further subjects in order to complete the equivalent of a major in HPS will be permitted to take up to 25 points of additional breadth study in HPS, replacing 25 points of the science requirements of the BSc. For a BSc student, the equivalent of a major in HPS is the completion of 100 points of HPS subjects (25 points at Level 1, 37.5 points at Level 2 and 37.5 points at Level 3 including HPSC30035 Knowledge in the Making. These students will be required to satisfy all other completion requirements of the BSc. This arrangement is only available to students who have not completed any other breadth subjects for credit in the BSc. In order to complete the 112.5 points required at Level 3 within this arrangement (i.e. across science and HPS studies), students should consider undertaking a Level 3 HPS subject in the second year of their course.

Students who entered the BSc prior to 2015 should refer the handbook entry of the year they commenced.

Last updated: 9 October 2024