Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Science

(BSc)

The program of study changed from 2008. Continuing students who began BEFORE 2008 should seek advice from the course coordinator prior to enrolment.

The course rule and programs of study for the BSc were revised in 2000, and again in 2005. Students who began before 2000 and wish to complete the degree in accordance with the previous rule and programs should refer to the BSc entry in Volume 2 of the 1999 Calendar and seek advice from program approvers at the time of enrolment. Continuing students who began before 2005 and wish to complete the degree in accordance with the previous rule and programs should refer to the BSc entry in the 2004 Course Information Handbook and seek advice from program approvers at the time of enrolment.

Introduction

Course aims | Admission requirements | Program of study [December, 2007]

BSc Honours degree | Honours program in Medicine or Health Sciences

Combined degrees programs: Science/Education, Science/Law | Globalisation

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Science requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is structured around coherent programs of study from First Year to Third Year, leading to a recognised Major and Minor, or Extended Major, in one or two areas of science.

Students may include a range of elective topics in their program, or choose to undertake Flinders' unique Globalisation program.

All programs are offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Admission to an honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

COURSE AIMS

The course provides students with a broad-based foundation in science together with the ability to acquire extensive subject knowledge in one or more science disciplines. Students also develop a range of transferable research, analytical and communication skills including the capacity to:

understand and apply relevant scientific principles;
retrieve and present scientific information;
critically analyse information and solve problems;
analyse and evaluate data;
use information technology;
appreciate the role of science in society and the ethical issues it raises;
work effectively in a team.

The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study in a science or non-science related discipline or for a career in a science related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On completion of their degree, students will have developed extensive knowledge in one or more science disciplines and a range of transferable professional skills.

SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE

Students will:

be familiar with theories, subject content, professional methodologies and research procedures in the science disciplines they have studied;
understand the processes through which current knowledge was developed;
be able to analyse and critically evaluate ideas and apply relevant scientific principles to solve problems;
appreciate that there are relationships and connections between different science disciplines and understand such relationships and connections in respect of the disciplines they have studied.

TRANSFERABLE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Within the science disciplines studied, students will have developed:

communication and presentation skills;
research skills appropriate for further study and employment;
teamwork and interpersonal skills;
an appreciation of the need for continuing professional development;
a capacity for experimental design and critical analysis of data.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.