STRU-PHSPM v.1 Physical Sciences Pre-major (BSc Science)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
Students who wish to study Chemistry, Geophysics and Physics must enrol in this Pre-major. It provides students with the foundation knowledge necessary to pursue their interest in these areas of science.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
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Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
MATH1004 | v.1 | Mathematics 1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
OR | |||||
MATH1010 | v.1 | Advanced Mathematics | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
NPSC1001 | v.1 | Scientific Computing | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
OR | |||||
COMP1001 | v.1 ++ | Object Oriented Program Design | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
OR | |||||
GEOP1001 | v.1 & | Geophysical Data Analysis | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
100.0 | |||||
Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
COMS1000 | v.1 | Science Communications | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
STAT1002 | v.1 | Statistical Data Analysis | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
OR | |||||
GEOP1000 | v.1 & | Introduction to Geophysics | 6.0 | 12.5 | |
OR | |||||
PHYS1000 | v.1 && | Nanotechnology | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
100.0 | |||||
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
CHEM1003 | v.1 | Introduction to Chemistry | 4.5 | 25.0 | |
CHEM1000 | v.1 | Principles and Processes in Chemistry | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
PHYS1006 | v.1 | Foundations of Physics | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
PHYS1005 | v.1 | Physics 1 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
GEOL1006 | v.1 ^ | Fundamentals of Geology 2 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
CHEM1005 | v.1 * | Introduction to Biological Chemistry | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
CHEM1001 | v.1 * | Biological Chemistry | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
BIOL1000 | v.1 ** | Functional Biology | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
PHYS1007 | v.1 # | Physics 2 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
MATH1011 | v.1 ## | Mathematics 2 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
CHEM1002 | v.1 * | Reactivity and Function in Chemistry | 6.0 | 25.0 |
# Choose this unit if approved to enrol in Physics Major
## Choose this unit if approved to enrol in for Physics, Mathematics and Geophysics Majors
% The following Semester 1 units may be taken as electives and are essential for some specialisations:Fundamentals of Geology 1 (GEOL1005) and Cell Biology (BCCB1000). See your Course Coordinator for more information
& Required for Geophysics Major
&& Required for the Materials Science Stream
* Choose this unit depending on prerequisites for Chemistry units
** Choose this unit if approved to enrol in Environmental Science Major
+ Option units are to be chosen from the lists above whilst Electives can be any unit for which you have the prerequisites from across the university
++ Required for Astrophysics Stream
^ Choose this unit if approved to enrol in the Geophysics Major or Geochemistry Stream (Chemistry Major)
^^ OPTIONS & ELECTIVES should be chosen carefully to meet requirements for future majors, streams and prerequisites for second year units
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