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

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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 50
Biotechnology 50
Cell and Developmental Biology 50
Chemical Engineering Systems 50
Chemistry 50
Civil Engineering Systems 50
Climate and Weather 50
Computational Biology 50
Computing and Software Systems 50
Data Science 50
Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems 50
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 50
Ecosystem Science 50
Electrical Engineering Systems 50
Environmental Engineering Systems 50
Environmental Science 50
Food Science 50
Genetics 50
Geography 50
Geology 50
Geoscience 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 50
Mechatronics Engineering Systems 50
Microbiology 50
Neuroscience 50
Pathology 50
Pharmacology 50
Physics 50
Physiology 50
Plant Science 50
Psychology 50
Spatial Systems 50
Veterinary Bioscience 50
Zoology 50

Informatics major

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.

Computational Biology major

Please note that this major is no longer being offered to students from 2022 onwards. Students who commenced this major prior to 2022 and are planning to complete the Computational Biology major may continue to do so.

Spatial System major

Please note that this major is no longer being offered to students from 2023 onwards. Students who commenced this major prior to 2023 and are planning to complete the Spatial Systems major may continue to do so. Students interested in spatial engineering systems can explore the Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems major.

Geology major

Please note that this major is no longer being offered to students from 2024 onwards. Students who commenced this major prior to 2024 and are planning to complete the Geology major may continue to do so. Students interested in geology are encouraged to explore the Geoscience major.

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 The Dynamics of Scientific Change. 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