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Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

Sample enrolment - Honours

Sample pathway - Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies with Honours

Requirements:

192 cp total
12 cp of Table A degree core (students may count the units from their majors or minors to fulfill this requirement)
12 cp of 1000-level science elective units of study (excluding units listed in Table A degree core, however students may count the units from their majors and minors to fulfill this requirement)
a major (48 cp) or program from Science Table A
a second major (48 cp) from Table A or Table S
12 cp of Open Learning Environment units from Table O or for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, 6 cp of Open Learning Environment units and 12 cp of Dalyell units as specified in Table D
36 cp and a maximum of 48 cp of additional honours units at 4000-level or above, including an honours research project of at least 24 cp and a maximum of 36 cp, and at least 12 cp and a maximum of 24 cp of honours coursework
Electives from Table A, Table S, Table O or Table D where appropriate

4000-level project/coursework credit point requirements for Honours areas are outlined in the Honours page.

General pathway - Honours

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit points	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Unit of study 5 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Science Table A Major 1XXX	Table A or S Major 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Science Elective 1XXX
	1	6	6	3	3	6	24
	2	Science Table A Major 1XXX	Table A or S Major 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Science Elective 1XXX
	2	6	6	3	3	6	24
Year 2	1	Science Table A Major 2XXX	Table A or S Major 2XXX	OLE	Elective 1XXX/2XXX
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Science Table A Major 2XXX	Table A or S Major 2XXX	OLE	Elective 1XXX/2XXX
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 3	1	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major 3XXX
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major 3XXX
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 4	1	Honours Project 4XXX	Honours Project 4XXX	Honours Project/Coursework 4XXX	Honours Coursework 4XXX
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Honours Project 4XXX	Honours Project 4XXX	Honours Project/Coursework 4XXX	Honours Coursework 4XXX	Final Honours Mark SCIE4999
	2	6	6	6	6	0	24
Total credit points:							192

Example pathway - Animal Health, Disease and Welfare and Physics major with Honours in Physics

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit point	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Unit of study 5 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major BIOL1006 Life and Evolution*	Physics Major PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular)*	Table A Degree Core MATH1021 Calculus of One Variable	Table A Degree Core MATH1002 Linear Algebra	Elective CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A
	1	6	6	3	3	6	24
	2	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems*	Physics Major PHYS1004 Physics 1 (Environmental and Life Science)*	Table A Degree Core MATH1023 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling	Table A 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
	2	6	6	3	3	6	24
Year 2	1	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major IMMU2011 Immunobiology	Physics Major PHYS2911 Physics 2A (Advanced)	OLE units OLET1652 How to Estimate Anything AND OLET1622 Numbers and Numerics AND OLET2602 Psychology of Crime	Elective MATH2021 Vector Calculus and Differential Equations
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major AVBS2001 Introductory Veterinary Pathogenesis	Physics Major PHYS2912 Physics 2B (Advanced)	Elective PSYC1002 Psychology 1002	Elective BCMB2002 Proteins in Cells
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 3	1	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major AVBS3001 Agents of Disease	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major AVBS3005 Animal Health and Disease	Physics Major PHYS3934 Quantum, Statistical and Comp Phys (Adv)	Physics Major PHYS3936 Condensed Matter and Particle Phys (Adv)
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major ANSC3106 Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science	Animal Health, Disease and Welfare Major SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project	Physics Major PHYS3935 Electrodynamics and Optics (Advanced)	Physics Major PHYS3888 Physics Interdisciplinary Project
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 4	1	Physics Honours Project PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A	Physics Honours Project PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B	Physics Honours Coursework SCIE4001 Science Communication	Physics Honours Coursework PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Physics Honours Project PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C	Physics Honours Project PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D	Physics Honours Coursework PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model	Physics Honours Coursework PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience	Final Honours Mark SCIE4999
	2	6	6	6	6	0	24
Total credit points:							192
*Unit counts toward the degree core requirements of 12 cp of 1000-level Science elective units of study.