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Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (BH-SCIADV) // Entry and participation requirements
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
- Further study
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Deborah King
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Entry requirements
In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at Year 12 (standard level India) and be selected for entry into the BSc (Blended)
In order to progress to UoM, applicants must have completed:
- First 200 points of BSc (Blended) with an equivalent WAM of at least 70.
- The undergraduate English language requirements.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and degree policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the degree.
The Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) requires all students to enrol in subjects where they will require:
- the ability to comprehend complex science, technology and/or engineering systems related information;
- the ability to clearly and independently communicate a knowledge and application of science, technology and engineering systems principles and practices during assessment tasks; and in some areas of study
- the ability to actively and safely contribute in clinical, laboratory, and fieldwork/excursion activities.
Students must possess behavioural and social attributes that enable them to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students. There are additional inherent academic requirements for some major studies and subjects, and these requirements are listed within the description of the requirements for each of these majors and subjects.
Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting this requirement are encouraged to discuss this matter with the relevant Subject Coordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Major‐specific core participation requirements
Agricultural Science Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Fieldwork and Practicals. The sites essential to this fieldwork are not wheelchair accessible and require students to traverse broken ground. Visual observation and interpretation of the sites is also an essential component, as is specimen and microscope work.
Veterinary Bioscience Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Practical classes. This major requires all students to actively, independently and safely participate in all practical classes, utilising a range of observational, communication, motor, intellectual, and behavioural and social skills. Visual acuity, muscle coordination, balance, and sensory tactile perception are essential for participation. Details of the participation requirements can be found at https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/MC-DVETMED
Animal Health and Disease Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Practical classes. This major requires all students to actively, independently and safely participate in all practical classes, utilising a range of observational, communication, motor, intellectual, and behavioural and social skills. Visual acuity, muscle coordination and balance are essential for participation.
Animal Science and Management Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Fieldwork, practicals and laboratory experiments. The sites essential to this fieldwork are not wheel chair accessible and may require students to traverse broken ground. Students are also required to undertake experiments including specimen and microscope work with assessment reliant on careful observation and visual interpretation of results. Practicals may also involve handling and working with animals.
Chemical Systems Specific Core Participation requirements: Laboratory experiments. This major requires students to undertake experiments using specialist software with assessment reliant on careful observation and visual interpretation of results.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Fieldwork. The sites essential to this fieldwork are not wheelchair accessible and require students to traverse broken ground. Visual observation and interpretation of the sites is also an essential component.
Food Science Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Laboratory experiments. This major requires students to undertake experiments using specialist software with assessment reliant on careful observation and visual interpretation of results.
Geology Major Specific Core Participation requirements: Fieldwork. The sites essential to this fieldwork are not wheelchair accessible and require students to traverse broken ground. Visual observation and interpretation of the sites is also an essential component, as is specimen and microscope work.
Last updated: 9 May 2024