Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (BSc(Adv))
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (BSc(Adv))
Program Code
BSC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Academic Year
2018
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Science (Advanced) is designed for high-achieving students who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of science, with a strong emphasis on research skill development. Students design their own degree from a broad range of study options and have flexibility to select areas of specific interest. In first year, students enrol in a combination of courses that prepare them to follow pathways through to major study areas. In third year, students choose at least one area of science in which to specialise and undertake a research placement. This program provides students with the early opportunity to participate in the academic and research culture of the scientific areas they are most interested in, while still providing the choice and flexibility of a Bachelor of Science. Bachelor of Science (Advanced) students participate in program specific courses that will introduce topics on processes, communication and methods used in science research. Students will also participate in structured research activities and research seminars, normally only available to Honours and postgraduate students. In addition, a semester long research placement and lab attachments will provide breadth of experience. These activities will allow associations with academic staff in major research areas, providing early access to research laboratories/projects that can be further developed for an Honours year and postgraduate study (Masters or PhD).
Students enrolled in this program must maintain a minimum semester GPA of 5.0 throughout their enrolment or will be required to transfer to the Bachelor of Science. Students who have maintained this GPA will automatically be eligible for a place in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) program upon completion of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced).
The Bachelor of Science is an AQF Level 7 program with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
There shall be a Bachelor of Science (Advanced).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units:
- Core course to the value of 9 units
- Elective courses to the value of 63 units, which may include other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are not offered by the Faculty of Sciences up to the value of 9 units in total at levels I and/or II with no more than 6 units at Level I.
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
- Level III Science courses to the value of at least 24 units
- One major chosen from the following:
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Geology
- Geophysics & Applied Geology
- Genetics
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Palaeontology
- Physics
- Theoretical Physics
- Soil Science
- Chemistry (Double)
- Ecology & Spatial Science
- Geology, Geophysics & Applied Geology
- Experimental & Theoretical Physics
- Palaeontology (Evolution)
- Palaeontology (Geology)
6. Broadening electives to the value of 9 units.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 1300 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 2300 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3
Major
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Biochemistry Major
To satisfy the requirements for Biochemistry Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOCHEM 3000 Molecular and Structural Biology III 6 BIOCHEM 3520 Cancer, Stem Cells and Development (Theory) III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Chemistry Major
To satisfy the requirements for Chemistry Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3111 Chemistry III 6 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3211 Synthesis of Materials III 3 CHEM 3212 Fundamentals of Materials III 3 CHEM 3213 Advanced Synthetic Methods III 3 CHEM 3214 Medicinal and Biological Chemistry III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Ecology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Ecology Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3121 Concepts in Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3510 Research Methods in Ecology III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Evolutionary Biology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Evolutionary Biology Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3011 Evolution and Diversity of Insects III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 ENV BIOL 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Geology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geology Major students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3013 Tectonics III 3 GEOLOGY 3016 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III 3 GEOLOGY 3019 Field Geoscience Program III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Geophysics & Applied Geology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geophysics & Applied Geology Major students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3008 Geophysics III 3 GEOLOGY 3500 Exploration Methods III 3 GEOLOGY 3502 Mineral and Energy Resources III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPATIAL 3007WT GIS for Environmental Management III 3 SPATIAL 3010 Earth Observation III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Genetics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Genetics Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GENETICS 3111 Genes, Genomes and Molecular Evolution III 6 GENETICS 3520 Gene Expression & Human & Developmental Genetics (Theory) III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Microbiology & Immunology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Microbiology & Immunology Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MICRO 3000 Infection and Immunity IIIA 6 MICRO 3520 Infection & Immunity B (Theory) III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Palaeontology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology Major students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 ENV BIOL 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Physics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Physics Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3002 Experimental Physics III 3 PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Theoretical Physics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Theoretical Physics Major students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 PHYSICS 3006 Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III 3 PHYSICS 3544 Quantum Mechanics III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Soil Science Major
To satisfy the requirements for Soil Science Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOIL&WAT 3016WT Soil Ecology and Nutrient Cycling III 3 SOIL&WAT 3017WT Soil & Water: Management & Conservation III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOIL&WAT 3004WT Environmental Toxicology and Remediation III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 PLANT SC 3505WT Soil and Plant Nutrition III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3
Double Major
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Chemistry (Double) Major
To satisfy the requirements for Chemistry (Double) Major students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3111 Chemistry III 6 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 3213 Advanced Synthetic Methods III 3 CHEM 3211 Synthesis of Materials III 3 CHEM 3212 Fundamentals of Materials III 3 CHEM 3214 Medicinal and Biological Chemistry III 3 CHEM 3560 Molecular Structure Determination III 6 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Ecology & Spatial Science Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Ecology & Spatial Science Double Major students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3121 Concepts in Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3510 Research Methods in Ecology III 3 SPATIAL 3010 Earth Observation III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPATIAL 3007WT GIS for Environmental Management III 3 or
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPATIAL 3020WT GIS for Agriculture & Natural Resource III 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Geology, Geophysics & Applied Geology Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geology, Geophysics & Applied Geology Double Major students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3013 Tectonics III 3 GEOLOGY 3016 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III 3 GEOLOGY 3019 Field Geoscience Program III 3 GEOLOGY 3008 Geophysics III 3 GEOLOGY 3500 Exploration Methods III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3502 Mineral and Energy Resources III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Experimental & Theoretical Physics Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Experimental & Theoretical Physics Double Major students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3002 Experimental Physics III 3 PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 PHYSICS 3006 Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III 3 PHYSICS 3544 Quantum Mechanics III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Palaeontology (Evolution) Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology (Evolution) Double Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 ENV BIOL 3011 Evolution and Diversity of Insects III 3 ENV BIOL 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 ENV BIOL 3590 Evolutionary Biology III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3 -
Palaeontology (Geology) Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology (Geology) Double Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 GEOLOGY 3013 Tectonics III 3 GEOLOGY 3016 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III 3 GEOLOGY 3019 Field Geoscience Program III 3 and
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 3100 Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III 3
Electives
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Science Elective Courses
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3 BIOLOGY 1201 Biology I: Human Perspectives 3 BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms 3 BIOLOGY 1401 Concepts in Biology 3 CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB 3 CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3 CHEM 1310 Chemistry IA(S) 3 CHEM 1311 Chemistry IB(S) 3 GEOLOGY 1100 Earth's Interior I 3 GEOLOGY 1103 Earth Systems I 3 PHYSICS 1100 Physics IA 3 PHYSICS 1200 Physics IB 3 SCIENCE 1500 Introductory Data Science - Becoming Smart About Data 3 and
additional elective courses offered by the University that are available to the student
Note:- Only one of BIOLOGY 1201 Biology I: Human Perspectives and BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms may be presented towards the Bachelor of Science (Advanced).
- Neither ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA nor ANAT SC 1103 Human Biology 1B may be presented towards the Bachelor of Science (Advanced).
Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOCHEM 2500 Biochemistry II: Molecular and Cell Biology 3 BIOCHEM 2501 Biochemistry II: Metabolism 3 CHEM 2510 Chemistry IIA 3 CHEM 2520 Chemistry IIB 3 ENV BIOL 2500 Botany II 3 ENV BIOL 2503 Zoology II 3 ENV BIOL 2501 Evolutionary Biology II 3 ENV BIOL 2502 Ecology II 3 ENV BIOL 2510 Plant Identification II 3 GENETICS 2510 Genetics IIA: Foundation of Genetics 3 GENETICS 2520 Genetics IIB: Function and Diversity of Genomes 3 GEOLOGY 2500 Sedimentary Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2501 Structural Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2502 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2505 Geochemistry II 3 MICRO 2500 Microbiology II 3 MICRO 2501 Immunology & Virology II 3 PHYSICS 2510 Physics IIA 3 PHYSICS 2520 Physics IIB 3 PHYSICS 2530 Astrophysics II 3 PHYSICS 2532 Classical Physics II 3 PHYSICS 2534 Electromagnetism II 3 SOIL&WAT 2500 Soil and Water Resources II 3 SPATIAL 2501 Spatial Information and Land Evaluation II 3 Level III
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Elective courses in Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 1101 Introduction to Programming 3 COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3 MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 STATS 1000 Statistical Practice I 3 STATS 1004 Statistical Practice I (Life Sciences) 3 STATS 1005 Statistical Analysis & Modelling 1 3 Note: COMP SCI 1003 Internet Computing cannot be presented towards the Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
Level II
All Level II Mathematical and Computer Sciences courses, in the disciplines of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics as listed in the Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences.
Level III
All Level III Mathematical and Computer Sciences courses, in the disciplines of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics as listed in the Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences except for MATHS 3015 Communication Skills III and MATHS 3020 Advanced Mathematical Perspectives III
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Broadening electives
To satisfy the requirements for Broadening electives students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Broadening electives to be chosen from outside the major area of study.