Soil Science and Hydrology
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Unit of study table (Table S)
Soil Science and Hydrology major |
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| A major in Soil Science and Hydrology requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 1 | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 2 | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units | ||
| (v) 6 credit points of core interdisciplinary project units | ||
| (vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level major selective or interdisciplinary project selective units | ||
Soil science and hydrology minor |
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| A minor in Soil Science and Hydrology requires 36 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 1 | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 2 | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level minor core units | ||
| (v) 6 credit points of core interdisciplinary project units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Selective List 1 |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 |
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1998 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 |
Selective List 2 |
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| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | N CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, and online year-round, see https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students are assumed to have prior experience through HSC (or equivalent) chemistry studies. For more information, see the Stage 6 HSC Chemistry Curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-science/chemistry-2017) Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A Students are assumed to have prior experience through HSC (or equivalent) chemistry studies and have achieved greater than 80 for this subject. For more information, see the Stage 6 HSC Chemistry Curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-science/chemistry-2017) N CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 |
| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | N AGEN1002 |
| GEOS1001 Earth, Environment and Society |
6 | N GEOS1901 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
| GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1001 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| GEOS2116 Earth Surface Processes |
6 | P GEOS1XXX or ENVI1003 N GEOS2916 or GEOG2321 |
| GEOS2916 Earth Surface Processes (Advanced) |
6 | P Annual average mark of at least 70 N GEOS2116 or GEOG2321 |
| SOIL2005 Soil and Water: Earth's Life Support Systems |
6 | N SOIL2003 or LWSC2002 |
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| ENVX3001 Environmental GIS |
6 | P ENVI1003 or AGEN1002 or GEOS1XXX or BIOL1XXX or GEOS2X11 N GEOS3X14 |
| ENVX3003 Hydrological Monitoring and Modelling |
6 | A SOIL2005 or GEOS2116 or ENVI1003 or GEOS1001 or ENSC2001 P Completion of 72 credit points of units of study N LWSC3007 |
Core Interdisciplinary project |
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| SOIL3888 Protecting the Soil Resource |
6 | P 96 credit points including SOIL2005 or GEOS2X16 N SOIL2004 |
Major selective |
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| ENVX3002 Statistics in the Natural Sciences |
6 | P [6 credit points from (ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901)] or [3 credit points from (MATH1XX1 or MATH1906 or MATH1XX3 or MATH1907) and an additional 3 credit points from (MATH1XX5)] |
Interdisciplinary project selective |
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| SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 96 credit points C ANAT3888 or ANSC3888 or AVBS3888 or ANSC3888 or AMED3888 or BCMB3888 or BIOL3888 or CHEM3888 or COMP3888 or COMP3988 or DATA3888 or ENVI3888 or FMAT3888 or FOOD3888 or GEGE3888 or GEOG3888 or GEOL3888 or HPSC3888 or IMPA3888 or INFD3888 or MARS3888 or MATH3888 or MATH3888 or MEDS3888 or MCHM3888 or MICR3888 or MICR3988 or NUTM3888 or PCOL3888 or PHYS3888 or PHSI3888 or AGRI3888 or PLNT3888 or PSYC3888 or SOFT3888 or SOIL3888 or STAT3888 or SUST3888 or WILD3888 N HSBH3026 |
Minor core |
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| ENVX3003 Hydrological Monitoring and Modelling |
6 | A SOIL2005 or GEOS2116 or ENVI1003 or GEOS1001 or ENSC2001 P Completion of 72 credit points of units of study N LWSC3007 |
