CU18 Bachelor of Science

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major

Core Structure

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 42

Students must take no more than 10 Level One units.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL11099 Living Systems
CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences
SCIE11023 Scientific Research Fundamentals
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11012 Applications of Environmental Science
BIOL11100 Functional Biology
SCIE11024 Science Investigation

Applied Biology Major

Number of units: 17 Total credit points: 102

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
BOTN19001 Australian Botany
MBIO19012 Microbiology

Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics
BOTN12010 Botany of Aquatic Environments
ZOOL19002 Australian Vertebrate Fauna
MBIO19013 Environmental Microbiology

Year 2 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12050 Professional Placement or Project

Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EVST13014 Freshwater and Marine Systems
ZOOL19004 Integrated Pest Management
ZOOL13015 Environmental Physiology of Animals
BOTN13002 Plants and the Environment

Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MARN13007 Coastal Marine Resources
BIOL13031 Ecology: Theory and Application

In addition to the above, students must complete three (3) electives from the following list OR from the B Sc (Applied Chemistry) major.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
EVST19023 Water Resource Management
BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution
EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions
EVST13015 Mining, Urban & Industrial Lands Rehabilitation
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems

Applied Chemistry Major

Number of units: 17 Total credit points: 102

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11005 Foundations of Biochemistry
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMED19007 Forensic Science
CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
MBIO19012 Microbiology
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics
BIOL12109 Technology and Instrumentation
CHEM12077 Food Science & Analysis
BMSC12010 Clinical Biochemistry
Year 2 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12050 Professional Placement or Project

Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL12106 Molecular Biology
CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
BMSC13002 Advanced Clinical Biochemistry
Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM13080 Analytical Science
CHEM13081 Biomaterials: Environmental and Medical Applications

In addition to the above, students must complete three (3) electives from the following list OR from the B Sc (Applied Biology) major.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
BMSC13010 Pharmacology
EVST19023 Water Resource Management