Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Science and Business

(BSc&Bus)

NO NEW STUDENT INTAKE

Program of study
Honours degree

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Science and Business requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide adequate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to produce graduates who will be suited to careers in the commercialisation and management of scientific technology.

It provides students with:

• analytical skills through the choice of a major area of study represented in the Faculty of Science and Engineering;
• training in commerce/economics areas relevant to the business community;
• the provision of integrated topics in Second and Third Years which combine aspects of science theory with the ability to conceive an appropriate business strategy;
• essential team and generic skills required of all graduates.

Specifically, it aims to produce graduates with:

• a strong background in one major area of science;
• an understanding of the role of science in society;
• a sound knowledge of business / economics principles and practice;
• an understanding of the role of such business principles and practices in science;
• strongly developed interpersonal, written and oral communication skills;
• critical thinking skills;
• the ability to work independently and as part of a multi-skilled team.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science and Business, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic.

All students complete a Business Major and a Science Major in either Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Mathematics or Physics, according to the following programs. Except with permission of the Faculty Board, students may not enrol in Second Year topics until they have completed 18 units of First Year topics.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

BUSINESS MAJOR

To be taken by all students.

SCIENCE MAJORS

Students must complete one of the following:

Biology

	First Year
BIOL1102	Molecular Basis of Life	4.5
BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity	4.5
	and either
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A and	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B	4.5
	or
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A and	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B	4.5
	plus any topic pair from List 1 below	9
	Second Year
BIOL2105	Practical Skills in Cellular and Molecular Biology, or	(3)
BIOL2101	Laboratory Skills for Biologists	(3)
STAT2304	Statistics for Biology	3
and	Electives from Second Year Biology topics †	12
	Third Year
	Electives from Third Year Biology topics †	18

† For details of Biology topics, please see the Biological Sciences Extended Major entry in the Bachelor of Science.

Chemistry

	First Year
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B	4.5
	plus any topic pair from List 1 below	9
	plus another topic pair from List 2 below	9
	The following are recommended:	either
PHYS1101	Physics 1A and	4.5
PHYS1102	Physics 1B	4.5
	or
CPES1201	Physics for the Life Sciences A and
CPES1202	Physics for the Life Sciences B	9
	Second Year
CPES2001	Experimental Data Analysis 1	3
CPES2004	Quantum Phenomena	3
CPES2034	Organic Chemistry 2A	3
CPES2038	Organic Chemistry 2B	3
CPES2011	Chemical Bonding and Structure	3
	plus one of the following:
CPES2003	Thermodynamics	3
CPES2006	Electrochemistry and Kinetics	3
CPES2009	Analytical Chemistry	3
	Third Year
	18 units from:
CPES3003	Quantum Phenomena 2	3
CPES3004	Solid State and Surface Science	3
CPES3006A	Organic Chemistry 3 Part A *, and	3
CPES3006B	Organic Chemistry 3 Part B *	3
CPES3007	Spectroscopy and Analytical Techniques	3
CPES3008	Environmental Chemistry	3
CPES3009	Bioinorganic and Inorganic Chemistry	3
CPES3025	Solution Inorganic Chemistry	3

* Students must enrol in Part A and Part B of this topic in one calendar year as they are taught and assessed as a continuum.

Computer Science

	First Year
COMP1101	Information Communication Technology 1A	4.5
COMP1102	Computer Programming 1	4.5
	and another topic pair from List 2 below	9
	and one pair from List 1 below	9
	Second Year
COMP2005	Database Systems 1	3
COMP2006	Software Engineering 1	6
COMP2007	Systems Programming	3
COMP3012	Software Engineering 2	3
	and one of the Second Year Computer Science topics:
COMP2001	Computer Programming 2B	3
COMP2004	Computer Organisation	3
COMP2008	Computer Programming 2A	3
	Third Year
COMP3004	Computer Networks	3
COMP3006	Database Systems 2	3
	and other Third Year Computer Science topics	12

Earth Sciences

	First Year
EASC1101	Earth and Environment 1	4.5
EASC1102	Marine Sciences 1	4.5
	and either
MATH1201	Introductory Mathematics A and	4.5
MATH1202	Introductory Mathematics B	4.5
	or
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A and	4.5
MATH1122	Mathematics 1B	4.5
	plus another topic pair from List 2	9
	The following are recommended:
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A, and	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B
	or
CHEM1101	Chemistry A and	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry B	4.5
	Second and Third Years
	Students must complete 12 units of core topics as follows:
CPES2016	Understanding the Earth^	3
CPES2017	The Ocean	3
	and one of the following:
CPES2019	Earth Sciences Field Camp 1^^	6
CPES3023	Earth Sciences Field Camp 2 ^	6
	plus 6 units in Second Year and 18 units in Third Year from the following list:
CPES2020	Geological Processes ^	6
CPES2023	Sedimentary Processes ^^	6
CPES2014	The Shelf and Coastal Zone	3
CPES2015	Water and Environments	3
CPES2019	Earth Sciences Field Camp 1^^	6
CPES3023	Earth Sciences Field Camp 2 ^	6
CPES2025	Water Quality and Pollution	3
CPES2036	The Atmosphere	3
CPES3002	Experimental Data Analysis 2	3
CPES3008	Environmental Chemistry	3
CPES3010	Scientific Modelling	3
CPES3015	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	3
CPES3017	Groundwater Hydrology ^	3
CPES3018	Water, Soil and Microclimates ^^	3
CPES3019	Environmental Geophysics ^^	3
CPES3020	Hydrogeochemistry ^^	3
CPES3021	Physical and Dynamical Meteorology	3
CPES3022	Physical and Dynamical Oceanography	3
	plus a further 9 units of elective science topics

^   Offered odd years only | ^^Offered even years only

Mathematics

	First Year
COMP1101	Information Communication Technology 1A	4.5
COMP1102	Computer Programming 1	4.5
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A	4.5
MATH1122	Mathematics 1B	4.5
	plus any remaining topic pair from Science First Year topics, List 2 - Other Science (see below)
	Second Year
MATH2035	Groups and Codes	3
MATH2121	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3
STAT2100	Probability	3
STAT2110	Statistical Science	3
STAT2302	Statistics Computing Laboratory	6
	Third Year
MATH2111	Vector Calculus	3
MATH2034	Logic and Graphs	3
MATH3013	Complex Analysis	3
	electives from Second or Third Year topics in Mathematics or Statistics or Computer Science	9

Physics

	First Year
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A	4.5
MATH1122	Mathematics 1B	4.5
PHYS1101	Physics 1A	4.5
PHYS1102	Physics 1B	4.5
	plus any pair of remaining topics from List 2 below	9
	Second Year
CPES2004	Quantum Phenomena	3
CPES2007	Optics and Lasers	3
CPES2011	Chemical Bonding and Structure	3
CPES2012	Electromagnetism	3
MATH2111	Vector Calculus	3
MATH2121	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3
	Third Year
CPES3001	Statistical Mechanics	3
CPES3004	Solid State and Surface Science	3
MATH2023	Mathematics for the Physical Sciences	3
MATH3013	Complex Analysis	3
	plus 6 units of:
CPES2002	Instrumentation for Scientists	3
CPES3003	Quantum Phenomena 2	3
CPES3013	Optoelectronics	3
CPES3024	Medical Physics [only offered in odd years]	3
MATH3065	Lagrangian and Rigid Body Mathematics	3

SCIENCE FIRST YEAR TOPICS

In choosing First Year topics students should be guided by the requirements of their chosen Science major.

LIST 1 - MATHEMATICS

Students must complete one of the following groups:

	(1)
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A, and
MATH1122	Mathematics 1B	4.5
	(2)
MATH1121	Mathematics 1A, or
MATH1201	Introductory Mathematics 1A*	4.5
	and
MATH1202	Introductory Mathematics 1B*	4.5
	(3)
MATH1201	Introductory Mathematics 1A*, and	4.5
STAT1412	Data Analysis Laboratory*	4.5

LIST 2 - OTHER SCIENCE#

Students must complete two of the following 9 unit pairs:

BIOL1102	Molecular Basis of Life, and	4.5
BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity	4.5
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A, and	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B	4.5
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A, and	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B	4.5
COMP1101	Information Communication Technology 1A, and	4.5
COMP1102	Computer Programming 1	4.5
CPES1201	Physics for the Life Sciences A, and	4.5
CPES1202	Physics for the Life Sciences B*	4.5
EASC1101	Earth and Environment 1, and	4.5
EASC1102	Marine Sciences 1	4.5
PHYS1101	Physics 1A, and	4.5
PHYS1102	Physics 1B	4.5

# Subject to approval.

* Note: no more than two pairs of introductory topics (18 units) should
be completed from Lists 1 and 2. Introductory topics are:
MATH1201/MATH1202, Introductory Mathematics 1A/B;
CHEM1201/CHEM1202, Introduction to Chemistry A/B;
CPES1201/CPES1202, Physics for the Life Sciences A and B;
STAT1412, Data Analysis Laboratory.

HONOURS DEGREE

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Science and Business, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard* has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements of the bachelors degree. To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily a program of 36 units of study as specified below:

• Honours project and thesis (12-18 units) which shall incorporate the business related aspects of a development in science or technology;
• 6-12 units of coursework at honours or advanced level related to their science major;
• 6-12 units of business/economics/commerce related coursework.

* Sufficiently high standard could be indicated by a GPA of 5.0 or more in the final year of the undergraduate degree.