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Honours unit of study table

Soil Science and Hydrology

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Requirements for award

Soil Science and Hydrology Honours

Honours in Soil Science and Hydrology requires 48 credit points from this table as follows:
(i) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and
(ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and
(iii) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units, and
(iv) 12 credit points of 4000-level Science Advanced Coursework Units

Unit of study table

Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Honours Coursework Core

SOIL4000
Soil and Water in the Changing Environment
6A Understanding of Soil Science concepts
P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005

Honours Coursework Selective

ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor
P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units
LIFE4000
Data and Technology for the Life Sciences
6A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level
P 144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or 1
SCIE4002
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
6A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A
N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12

Honours Core Research Project

AFAB4103
Agriculture and Food Honours Project A
6C AFAB4104
N AFNR4101 or FOOD4103 or AGRI4103 or SOIL4103
AFAB4104
Agriculture and Food Honours Project B
6C AFAB4103
N AFNR4101 or FOOD4104 or AGRI4104 or SOIL4104
AFAB4105
Agriculture and Food Honours Project C
6C AFAB4106
N AFNR4102 or FOOD4105 or AGRI4105 or SOIL4105
AFAB4106
Agriculture and Food Honours Project D

6C AFAB4105 and SCIE4999
N AFNR4102 or FOOD4106 or AGRI4106 or SOIL4106
SCIE4999
Final Honours Mark
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Science Advanced Coursework

SCIE4001
Science Communication
6A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A
SCIE4002
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
6A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A
N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12
SCIE4003
Ethics in Science
6A Successful completion of a Science major
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A
N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107
PSYC4004
Applied Psychology in the Workplace
6A Students should have the ability to read and interpret findings from scientific research, and have a basic familiarity with the empirical process
P (144 cp of which a minimum needs to be 24 cp of 3000-level or 4000-level units of study) or (12 cp PSYC3XXX)
N PSYC4730
PSYC4005
Coaching Skills for Work and Life
6A Students should have the ability to read and interpret findings from scientific research, and have a basic familiarity with the empirical process
P (144 credit points of which a minimum needs to be 24 credit points of 3000-level or 4000-level units of study) or (12 credit points PSYC3XXX)
N PSYC4721 or PSYC4722
PSYC4006
Positive Psychology, Resilience and Happiness
6A Students should have the ability to read and interpret findings from scientific research, and have a basic familiarity with the empirical process
P (144 cp of which a minimum needs to be 24 cp of 3000-level or 4000-level units of study) or (12 cp PSYC3XXX)
N PSYC4730 or PSYC4723
AGRI4001
Advanced Plant Production Systems
6P 144 credit points of units including AGRI2001 and AGRI3888
AMSI4001
AMSI Summer School
6

A Completion of a Bachelor's degree with a major in Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Mathematics and Statistics, Data Science, Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms, Mathematical Modelling and Computation, or equivalent.

AVBS4020
ONE Health
6

A Fundamental understanding of disease epidemiology and risk
P 144 credit points of units including AVBS3001 or FOOD3000 or VIRO3X01 or MICR3X52 or BIOL3019 or BIOL3033
N AVBS4004

ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor
P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units
FOOD4002
Future Foods
6P 144 credit points of units of study including 12 credit points of FOOD3XXX
HPSC4101
Philosophy of Science
6A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science
P
12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HPSC4102
History of Science
6A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science
P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HPSC4103
Sociology of Science
6A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science
P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HPSC4104
Recent Topics in HPS
6P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HPSC4105
HPS Research Methods
6A Relevant background in history and philosophy of science
P
12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HPSC4108
Core Topics: History and Philosophy of Sci
6P 12 credit points of HPSC3XXX or PHIL3XXX or HSTY3XXX
HSBH4101
Research Design and Analysis in Health
6A 48 credit points of 3000 level units of study
LIFE4000
Data and Technology for the Life Sciences
6A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level
P 144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or 1N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107