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Bachelor of Science

Sample pathway

Requirements:

  • 144 credit points total
  • 12 credit points of mathematics degree core (students may count the units from their majors or minors to fulfill this requirement)
  • 12 credit points of 1000-level science elective units of study (excluding units listed as Mathematics degree core, however students may count the units from their majors and minors to fulfill this requirement)
  • a major (48 credit points) or program from Science Table A
  • a minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) from Table A or Table S
  • 12 credit points of Open Learning Environment units from Table O
  • electives from:
    —-Table A,
    —-Table S or
    —-Table O
General pathway

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

 

Semester

Unit of study 1 and credit points

Unit of study 2 and credit points

Unit of study 3 and credit points

Unit of study 4 and credit points

Unit of study 5 and credit points

Total

Year 1

1

Science Table A Major

1XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

1XXX

Mathematics Degree Core

1XXX

Mathematics Degree Core

1XXX

Elective – 1000-level Science

1XXX

 

6

6

3

3

6

24

2

Science Table A Major

1XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

1XXX

Mathematics Degree Core

1XXX

Mathematics Degree Core

1XXX

Elective – 1000-level Science

1XXX

 

6

6

3

3

6

24

Year 2

1

Science Table A Major

2XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

2XXX

OLE

Elective

1XXX/2XXX

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

2

Science Table A Major

2XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

2XXX

OLE

Elective

1XXX/2XXX

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

Year 3

1

Science Table A Major

3XXX

Science Table A Major

3XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

3XXX

Table A or S Major/Elective

1XXX/2XXX/3XXX

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

 

2

Science Table A Major

3XXX

Science Table A Major

3XXX

Table A or S Major/Minor

3XXX

Table A or S Major/Elective

1XXX/2XXX/3XXX

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

Total credit points:

144

 

Example pathway: Chemistry and Biology

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

Chemistry Major and Biology Major

 

Semester

Unit of study 1 and credit points

Unit of study 2
and credit points

Unit of study 3 and credit points

Unit of study 4
and credit points

Unit of study 5
and credit points

Total

Year 1

1

Chemistry Major

CHEM1111

 Chemistry 1A*

Biology Major

BIOL1006

Life and Evolution*

Mathematics Degree Core

MATH1021

Calculus of One Variable

Mathematics Degree Core

MATH1002

Linear Algebra

Elective

GEOS1001

Earth, Environment and Society

 

6

6

3

3

6

24

2

Chemistry Major

CHEM1112

Chemistry 1B*

Biology Major

 

BIOL1007

From Molecules to Ecosystems*

Mathematics Degree Core

MATH1023

Multivariable Calculus and Modelling

Mathematics Degree Core

MATH1005

Statistical Thinking with Data

OLE units

OLET1605 Communication in STEM

AND

OLET1616 The Science of Health and Wellbeing

AND

OLET1644 How we make decisions

 

6

6

3

3

6

24

Year 2

1

Chemistry Major

CHEM2521

Molecular Stability and Reactivity

Biology Major

BIOL2030

Botany

OLE units

OLET1652 How to Estimate Anything

AND

OLET1622 Numbers and Numerics

AND

OLET2628 Research Data Management

Elective

HPSC1000

Bioethics

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

2

Chemistry Major

CHEM2523

Chemistry of Biological Molecules

Biology Major

BIOL2022

Biology Experimental Design and Analysis

Biology Major

BIOL2024

Ecology and Conservation

Elective

PSYC1002

Psychology 1002

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

Year 3

1

Chemistry Major

CHEM3110

Biomolecules: Properties and Reactions

Chemistry Major

SCPU3001

Science Interdisciplinary Project

Biology Major

BIOL3005

Evolutionary Biology

Elective

CHEM2522

Sustainable Chemical Manufacture

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

 

2

Chemistry Major

CHEM3114

Metal Complexes: Medicine and Materials

Chemistry Major

CHEM3116

Membranes, Self Assembly and Surfaces

Biology Major

BIOL3007

Ecology

Biology Major

BIOL3888

Biology Interdisciplinary Project

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

 

24

Total credit points:

144

*Unit counts towards the degree core requirements of 12 credit points of 1000-level Science elective units of study.