Degree Structure: Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours)
Program code: YHSCA
Complete 192 units comprising:
- 12 units for Core courses, and
- 48 units for Major selectives, and
- 132 units for Electives
Study plan
A study plan sets out the courses you will need to complete and the recommended timing for each one. This will help to guide your enrolment in each study period, alongside any additional information provided below. If you have received a personalised plan or alternative advice from your Program Director, please refer to that guidance in the first instance, or seek help from your Program Director or Student Assist if you are unsure.
Enrolment information
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Courses
Listed here are all the courses that contribute to your program, including elective options that can be chosen. These courses come together to form your study plan. Courses fall into different categories, each of which have specific unit values that need to be met under the program rules.
What courses you'll study
Complete 192 units comprising:
- 12 units for Core courses, and
- 48 units for Major selectives, and
- 132 units for Electives
Complete 12 units comprising:
- 12 units from Core courses
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) I
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Course code
SCIE1006
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Units
6
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Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) II
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Course code
EART2020
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Units
6
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Electives description
A flexible course choice within your degree.
Complete 132 units comprising:
- 132 units from Closed electives
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Foundations in Plant Science 2
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Course code
AGRI2009
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Units
6
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Course name
Soil and Water Management and Conservation 3
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Course code
AGRI3011
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Soil and Plant Nutrition
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Course code
AGRI3013
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Units
6
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Course name
Soil Ecology and Nutrient Cycling 3
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Course code
AGRI3014
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Units
6
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Course name
Genes, Genomes and Molecular Evolution (Theory) III
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Course code
ANIM3014
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Biology 1A: Molecules, Genes and Cells
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Course code
BIOL1003
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Units
6
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Course name
Biology 1B: Evolution and Diversity of Organisms
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Course code
BIOL1004
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Units
6
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Course name
Biology 1C: Molecular Biology and Biomedical Science
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Course code
BIOL1031
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Units
6
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Course name
Zoology 2
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Course code
BIOL2004
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Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Genetics 2A: Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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Course code
BIOL2005
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Genetics 2B: Applications of Genetic Analysis
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Course code
BIOL2006
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Units
6
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Course name
Genetics 3B: Quantitative, Developmental and Medical Genetics
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Course code
BIOL2007
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Units
6
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Course name
Immunology and Virology 2
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Course code
BIOL2008
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Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Biochemistry 2: Metabolism
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Course code
BIOL2015
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Biochemistry 2: Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Course code
BIOL2017
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Units
6
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Course name
Microbiology 2
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Course code
BIOL2021
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Units
6
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|
Course name
Evolutionary Biology 2
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Course code
BIOL2022
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Botany 2
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Course code
BIOL2023
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Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Biochemistry 3 Molecular and Structural Biology
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Course code
BIOL3003
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Genetics 3A: Evolutionary Genetics and Epigenetics
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Course code
BIOL3006
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Units
6
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|
Course name
Infection and Immunity 3A
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Course code
BIOL3008
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Research Methods: Ecology, Marine and Wildlife 3
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Course code
BIOL3013
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Plant Breeding
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Course code
BIOL3016
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Plant Biotechnology
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Course code
BIOL3017
|
Units
6
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|
Course name
Plant Health
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Course code
BIOL3018
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Marine Ecology 3
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Course code
BIOL3032
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Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Molecular Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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Course code
BIOL3033
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Freshwater Ecology 3
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Course code
BIOL3034
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Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Evolutionary Biology 3 Theory
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Course code
BIOL3035
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Units
6
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Course name
Evolutionary Biology 3 Practical
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Course code
BIOL3036
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Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Conservation Biology 3
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Course code
BIOL3037
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Concepts in Ecology 3
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Course code
BIOL3038
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Units
6
|
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Course name
Infection & Immunity B (Theory) III
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Course code
BIOL3039
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Molecular and Structural Biology (Theory) III
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Course code
BIOL3040
|
Units
6
|
|
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Course name
Infection & Immunity A (Theory) III
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Course code
BIOL3041
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Cancer, Stem Cells and Development (Theory) III
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Course code
BIOL3042
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Foundations in Chemistry
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Course code
CHEM1000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 1A
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Course code
CHEM1002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 1B
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Course code
CHEM1003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Foundations of Chemistry IB
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Course code
CHEM1009
|
Units
6
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|
Course name
Foundations of Chemistry IS
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Course code
CHEM1017
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Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Organic Chemistry 2
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Course code
CHEM2001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry 2
|
Course code
CHEM2002
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Organic Chemistry 3
|
Course code
CHEM3001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Inorganic Chemistry 3
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Course code
CHEM3002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Physical Chemistry 3
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Course code
CHEM3003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry III
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Course code
CHEM3004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry 3
|
Course code
CHEM3005
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Fundamentals of Materials III
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Course code
CHEM3009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Synthetic Methods
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Course code
CHEM3011
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Planet Earth
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Course code
EART1000
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Earth, Climate and Life Systems
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Course code
EART1012
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Geophysics 2
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Course code
EART2003
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Sedimentary Geology 2
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Course code
EART2008
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Structural Geology 2
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Course code
EART2009
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology 2
|
Course code
EART2010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Geochemistry 2
|
Course code
EART2011
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Earth Systems History 3
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Course code
EART3000
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Geochronology, Fossils and Palaeoenvironments 3
|
Course code
EART3001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Field Palaeontology 3
|
Course code
EART3002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Field Geoscience Program 3
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Course code
EART3003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Mineral Resources 3
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Course code
EART3014
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Energy Resources 3
|
Course code
EART3015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Geophysics 3B: Electromagnetics and Seismology
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Course code
EART3016
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Geophysics 3A: Potential Fields and Geothermics
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Course code
EART3017
|
Units
6
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Course name
Igneous and Metamorphic Geology 3
|
Course code
EART3018
|
Units
6
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Course name
Tectonics 3
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Course code
EART3019
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Principles & Practice of Research (Advanced) III
|
Course code
EART3032
|
Units
6
|
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|
Course name
Earth Observation for the Environmental Sciences
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Course code
ECOL3001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
GIS for Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Course code
ENVI3008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
GIS for Environmental Management
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Course code
ENVI3011
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Food Production in a Future Climate
|
Course code
FOODX300
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Mathematics IA
|
Course code
MATH1050
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Mathematics IB
|
Course code
MATH2050
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Differential Equations
|
Course code
MATHX202
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Multivariable Calculus
|
Course code
MATHX203
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Bioinformatics: Overview
|
Course code
PHAR5002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Physics 1A
|
Course code
PHYS1001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Physics 1B
|
Course code
PHYS1002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Quantum Mechanics and Experimental Physics 2
|
Course code
PHYS2001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Electromagnetism 2
|
Course code
PHYS2002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Classical Physics 2
|
Course code
PHYS2004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Electromagnetism, Quantum and Statistical Mechanics
|
Course code
PHYS3002
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Dynamics and Relativity
|
Course code
PHYS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
|
Course code
PHYS3007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Experimental Physics
|
Course code
PHYSX301
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Practical Epidemiology in Health Sciences
|
Course code
PUBH3021
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Experiments with Humans
|
Course code
PUBH3023
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Science International Study Tour
|
Course code
SCIE3009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Science International Study Tour B
|
Course code
SCIE3010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
STEM Internship (140 hours)
|
Course code
SCIE3014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Science Professional Placement
|
Course code
SCIE3900
|
Units
6
|
Complete 48 units comprising:
- 48 units from Major selectives
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Plant, Food and Soil Sciences
|
Course code
AGRI4002
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Plant, Food and Soil Sciences Project
|
Course code
AGRI4003
|
Units
36
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Animal Studies Project
|
Course code
ANIM4001
|
Units
36
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Animal Science Pt 2 (Hons)
|
Course code
ANIM4002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Biological Sciences
|
Course code
BIOL4001
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Biological Sciences Project
|
Course code
BIOL4002
|
Units
36
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Chemistry (Hons) A
|
Course code
CHEM4000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Chemistry Project
|
Course code
CHEM4001
|
Units
36
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Environmental and Geospatial Sciences
|
Course code
EART4001
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Environmental and Geospatial Sciences Project
|
Course code
EART4002
|
Units
36
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Earth Sciences Project
|
Course code
EART4003
|
Units
30
|
|
|
Course name
Communicating Science
|
Course code
EART4004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Field Geoscience
|
Course code
EART5012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Geoscience Data Analysis and Interpretation
|
Course code
EART6002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Geoscience Communication
|
Course code
EART6003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Physics Part 1
|
Course code
PHYS4000
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Physics Part 2
|
Course code
PHYS4001
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Physics Project
|
Course code
PHYS4002
|
Units
24
|
