313542 v.2 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/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 10926 | v.5 | Mathematics 103 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 7062 | v.6 | Mathematics 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307725 | v.2 ++ | Geophysical Data Analysis 102 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 1920 | v.8 # | Object Oriented Program Design 110 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 310984 | v.2 | Scientific Computing 101 | 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 | |||||
| 307554 | v.1 | Science Communications 101 | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| 305411 | v.3 % | Nanotechnology 101 | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| OR | |||||
| 307590 | v.2 | Statistical Data Analysis 101 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| OR | |||||
| 12297 | v.2 ++ | Geophysics 101 | 6.0 | 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 | |||
| 302804 | v.3 * | Physics 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 304741 | v.2 * | Physics 115 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314448 | v.1 ^ | Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314451 | v.1 ^ | Introduction to Chemistry 180 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 305415 | v.3 ## | Physics 102 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313537 | v.1 ** | Biology 100 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314449 | v.1 ^ | Biological Chemistry 110 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314450 | v.1 ^ | Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314453 | v.1 ^ | Introduction to Biological Chemistry 190 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7032 | v.5 && | Geology 102 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7492 | v.5 %% | Mathematics 104 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
# & Required for Astrophysics Stream
## * Required for Physics Major
% ^ Required for the materials science stream
%% ~ Required for Physics, Mathematics and Geophysics Majors
& The following Semester 1 units may be taken as electives and are essential for some specialisations: 7031 Geology 101 and 312357 Cell Biology 101 See your Course Coordinator for more information
&& Y Required for Geophysics Major and Geochemistry Stream (Chemistry Major)
* $ Choose one of these units depending on prerequisites for Physics and Geophysics units
** % Required for 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 Geophysics
^ @ Choose one of these units depending on prerequisites for Chemistry units
^^ OPTIONS & ELECTIVES should be chosen carefully to meet requirements for future majors, streams and prerequisites for second year units
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