Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Program Code
BSC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Academic Year
2020
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
This program allows students to explore diverse areas of science and encourages them to follow their emerging interests and scientific curiosity. Students design their own degree, choosing from a wide range of science courses according to their interests and strengths. In third year, students have the opportunity to choose at least one area of science to specialise in, which involves developing an in-depth understanding of this field. The program also provides students with the opportunity to acquire extensive transferable skills, including critical thinking, analytical methods, laboratory and field techniques, teamwork, science communication and information technology.
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
There shall be a Bachelor of Science.
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 3 units
- Elective courses to the value of 69 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
- Bioinformatics
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genetics
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Palaeontology
- Physics
- Plant Biology
- Soil Science
- Theoretical Physics
- Chemistry (Double)
- Ecology & Spatial Science
- Experimental & Theoretical Physics
- Palaeontology (Evolution)
- Palaeontology (Geology)
6. Broadening experience.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 3 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 1400 Science or Fiction I 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 3001 Cancer, Stem Cells & Development III 6 -
Bioinformatics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Bioinformatics Major students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOINF 3000 Bioinformatics III 3 BIOINF 3005 Transcriptomics Applications III 3 BIOINF 3010 Genomics Applications III 3 BIOINF 3015 Epigenomics Applications 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 6 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 CHEM 3560 Molecular Structure Determination III 6 -
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 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3009 Ecophysiology of Plants III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology 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 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 ENV BIOL 3590 Evolutionary Biology 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 3211 Gene Expression & Human & Developmental Genetics III 6 -
Geology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geology 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 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 -
Geophysics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geophysics 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 GEOLOGY 3022 Geophysics IIIA: Potential Fields and Geothermics 3 GEOLOGY 3023 Geophysics IIIB: Electromagnetics and Seismology 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3500 Exploration Methods III 3 GEOLOGY 3502 Mineral and Energy Resources 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 3010 Earth Observation 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 3001 Infection and Immunity IIIB 6 -
Palaeontology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology 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 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology III 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History 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
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3006 Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III 3 PHYSICS 3532 Atmospheric and Astrophysics III 3 PHYSICS 3534 Computational Physics III 3 PHYSICS 3540 Optics and Photonics III 3 PHYSICS 3544 Quantum Mechanics III 3 -
Plant Biology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Plant 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 PLANT SC 3540WT Professional Practice in Plant Biology III 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PLANT SC 3200WT Plant Breeding III 3 PLANT SC 3510WT Plant Health III 3 PLANT SC 3515WT Plant Biotechnology III 3 PLANT SC 3530WT Food Production in a Future Climate III 3 -
Soil Science Major
To satisfy the requirements for Soil Science Major students must complete courses to the value of 9 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 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 PLANT SC 3505WT Soil and Plant Nutrition III 3 SOIL&WAT 3004WT Environmental Toxicology and Remediation III 3 -
Theoretical Physics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Theoretical 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 3006 Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III 3 PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 PHYSICS 3544 Quantum Mechanics 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 12 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 CHEM 3560 Molecular Structure Determination III 6 -
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.
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 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 6 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 -
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 3006 Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III 3 PHYSICS 3542 Physics III 6 PHYSICS 3544 Quantum Mechanics III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 3532 Atmospheric and Astrophysics III 3 PHYSICS 3534 Computational Physics III 3 PHYSICS 3540 Optics and Photonics III 3 -
Palaeontology (Evolution) Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology (Evolution) 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 ENV BIOL 3011 Evolution and Diversity of Insects III 3 ENV BIOL 3535 Research Methods in Evolutionary Biology III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 ENV BIOL 3590 Evolutionary Biology III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology III 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3 -
Palaeontology (Geology) Double Major
To satisfy the requirements for Palaeontology (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 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 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 PALAEO 3000 Field Palaeontology III 3 PALAEO 3005 Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments III 3
Electives
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Sciences Elective Courses
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1001 Fundamentals of Biology 3 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 CHEM 1312 Foundations of Chemistry IS 3 ENV BIOL 1002 Ecological Issues I 3 FOOD SC 1001WT Nutrition I 3 GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 GEOLOGY 1103 Building a Habitable Planet 3 PHYSICS 1002 Astronomy I 3 PHYSICS 1008 Physical Aspects of Nature I 3 PHYSICS 1100 Physics IA 3 PHYSICS 1101 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA 3 PHYSICS 1200 Physics IB 3 PHYSICS 1201 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IB 3 SCIENCE 1500 Introductory Data Science - Becoming Smart About Data 3 Note:
- Only one of BIOLOGY 1201 Biology I: Human Perspectives and BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms may be presented towards the Bachelor of Science.
- Neither ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA nor ANAT SC 1103 Human Biology 1B may be presented towards the Bachelor of Science.
Level II
Level III
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Elective courses in Mathematical and Computer Sciences
To satisfy the requirements for Elective courses in Mathematical and Computer Sciences students must adhere to the following:
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 and Modelling I 3 Level II
All Level II Mathematical and Computer Sciences courses, in the disciplines of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences, 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, Mathematical Sciences, Pure Mathematics and Statistics as listed in the Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences except for MATHS 3020 Advanced Mathematical Perspectives III and MATHS 3025 Professional Practice III.
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Broadening experience
The broadening experience requirement can be met by any of the following:
Study abroad or exchangeor
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 2550 International Experience II 3 SCIENCE 2700 Science Internship 3 SCIENCE 3200 Communicating Science III 3 SCIENCE 3500 Science International Study Tour 3 SCIENCE 3510 Science International Study Tour B 3 SCIENCE 3550 International Experience III 3 SCIENCE 3700 Science Internship 3 or
courses chosen from outside the major area of study.