Bachelor of Science (Extended) (B-SCIEXT) // Course structure

Course structure

The Bachelor of Science (Extended) requires the successful completion of 400 credit points.

This includes successful completion of 100 points of foundation studies followed by 300 points of study as required to complete the Bachelor of Science (B-SCI)

First Year (normally completed full time)

Foundation studies comprising the following subjects:
75 credit points from

AND

One of

AND

12.5 points of Level-1 Bachelor of Science credited subjects.

*Note - students who have successfully completed VCE Unit 3/4 Mathematical Methods may seek approval to replace MAST10014 and MAST10015 with additional level-1 BSc electives

Second Year

Foundation studies comprising the following subjects:
12.5 credit points from

AND

87.5 points toward the completion of the requirements of the Bachelor of Science

In the second year of the course students transition to the Bachelor of Science (B-SCI) completion requirements. Students refer to the BSc Handbook entry for these course completion requirements.

Progression: Students must normally complete 50 points of study at one subject year level inclusive of SCIE10005 - Today’s Science, Tomorrow’s World (Discovery Subject) before proceeding to the next subject year level. In the case of progression to level-2 subjects, normally 50 points of level-1 subjects must be completed in addition to any BSc(Ext) foundation subjects before proceeding to level-2 subjects.

For a sample study plan of the entire Bachelor of Science (Extended) please see the following link - https://students.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/4476938/CM-B-SCI-Extended_v4_Fillable.pdf

Breadth requirements: Use the Handbook Search function to find subjects that can be used as breadth studies in the Bachelor of Science (Extended). Students in the B-SCIEXT can also undertake breadth studies available in the Bachelor of Science (B-SCI).

Last updated: 12 February 2024