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Bachelor of Science (Honours)

(BSc(Hons))

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Bachelor of Science (Hons) First Year Topics

The First Year requirements for each major, extended major and minor are listed in their individual programs of study [November, 2008].

PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UNDERTAKE THE EXTENDED VERSIONS OF FIRST YEAR TOPICS.

Students select 27 units from the following:

BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity, or	4.5
BIOL1601	Evolution of Biological Diversity (Extended)	4.5
BIOL1102	Molecular Basis of Life, or	4.5
BIOL1602	Molecular Basis of Life (Extended)	4.5
BIOL1201	Introduction to Aquaculture	4.5
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A, or	4.5
CHEM1601	Chemistry 1A (Extended)	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B,or	4.5
CHEM1602	Chemistry 1B (Extended)	4.5
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B	4.5
COMP1101	Information and Communications Technology 1A, or	4.5
COMP1001	Fundamentals of Computing, or	4.5
COMP1601	Fundamentals of Computing (Extended)	4.5
COMP1102	Computer Programming 1, or	4.5
COMP1602	Computing Programming 1 (Extended)	4.5
COMP1120	Information and Communications Technology 1B	4.5
CPES1201	Physics for the Life Sciences A	4.5
CPES1202	Physics for the Life Sciences B	4.5
EASC1101	Earth and Environment 1, or	4.5
EASC1601	Earth and Environment 1 (Extended)	4.5
EASC1102	Marine Sciences 1, or	4.5
EASC1602	Marine Sciences 1 (Extended)	4.5
ENGR1201	Digital Electronics 1	4.5
ENGR1202	Analog Electronics 1	4.5
FACH1001A	Forensic Methods 1, Part A, and	3
FACH1001B	Forensic Methods 1, Part B §	1.5
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A**, or	4.5
MATH1141	Advanced Mathematics 1A**	4.5
MATH1122	Mathematics 1B **, or	4.5
MATH1142	Advanced Mathematics 1B **	4.5
MATH1201	Introductory Mathematics 1A	4.5
MATH1202	Introductory Mathematics 1B	4.5
PHYS1101	Physics 1A, or	4.5
PHYS1601	Physics 1A (Extended)	4.5
PHYS1102	Physics 1B, or	4.5
PHYS1602	Physics 1B (Extended)	4.5
STAT1412	Data Analysis Laboratory	4.5
STAT1512	Quantitative Methods for Earth and Environmental Science	4.5

§ Students must enrol in, and complete, Part A and Part B of this topic in one calendar year as both topics are taught, and assessed, as a continuum.

** Students who have achieved a mark of at least 18 in SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics, or at least 6 in International Baccalaureate Mathematics HL, have the option of doing the corresponding topics MATH1141 Advanced Mathematics 1A (instead of MATH1121) and MATH1142 Advanced Mathematics 1B (instead of MATH1122).