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The Degree of Bachelor of Science – BSc

The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Duration and Total Points Value

1 A student enrolled for this degree must follow a programme of the equivalent of six full-time semesters and pass courses with a total value of 360 points, unless credit is granted under the Admission Regulations and/or the Credit Regulations.

Structure and Content

2 Of the 360 points required for this degree, a student must pass:

a at least 300 points from courses listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule, including

(i) at least 180 points above Stage I, including at least 75 points above Stage II

(ii) courses in a minimum of three subjects listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule

and either

(iii) a major listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule, including at least 60 points above Stage II

or

(iv) two or more majors listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule, of which at least one major must include at least 60 points above Stage II and any further majors must each include at least 45 points above Stage II.

b 30 points from courses offered in either the General Education Open Schedule or the General Education Faculty Schedule approved for this degree or from a combination of these schedules.

3 Up to 30 points may be taken from courses available for other programmes offered at this University.

General Education Exemptions

4 a A student is exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules who has:

either

(i) completed an undergraduate degree at a tertiary institution

or

(ii) commenced study for this degree at a tertiary institution before 1 January 2006

or

(iii) been admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of 240 points or more.

b A student who has been exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules must substitute 30 points from courses available for this degree.

c A student admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of between 120 and 235 points inclusive must pass:

(i) 15 points from courses offered in the General Education Schedules

and

(ii) a further 15 points from courses available for this degree.

Practical Requirements

5 In any course that includes practical work as well as written work, a student must obtain passes in both the practical and written work in order to pass that course as a whole. A student who passes the practical work but who fails the written work may, at the discretion of the Head of Department, have the result for the practical work carried forward when the course is retaken.

Conjoint Degrees

6 Special arrangements apply where this degree is taken as a component degree of an approved conjoint combination. The specific requirements and a complete list of the conjoint degrees available are set out in the Conjoint Degrees section of this Calendar.

Special Cases

7 a In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may permit a suitably qualified student to enrol directly in a Stage II course(s). If the student fails the Stage II course(s) but is certified by the examiner as having reached a pass in an equivalent Stage I course(s), the student may be credited with the appropriate Stage I course(s).

b If a student who is enrolled in and fails the advanced or accelerated Stage I course but is certified by the examiner as having reached a pass in a Stage I course in the same subject having a lower entry requirement, the student may be credited with the latter course. The relevant Head(s) of Department shall certify to Senate or its representative that the failed course is an advanced or accelerated course.

Variations

8 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.

Commencement

9 These regulations came into force on 1 January 2006. The 2001 regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Science were thereby repealed.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Schedule

Courses available for the BSc:

Anthropology

Stage I courses: ANTHRO 101, 102

Stage II courses: ANTHRO 201, 205, 222

Stage III course: ANTHRO 328

For major in Anthropological Science only:

Stage II courses: ANTHRO 200, 206, 207, 221, 224, 245, 249

Stage III courses: ANTHRO 300, 303, 306, 307, 309, 311, 316-318, 324, 335, 337, 340, 348, 349, 352, 353, 363, 365, 366

Applied Mathematics

Stage I course: MATHS 162

Stage II courses: MATHS 260, 270, STATS 210

Stage III courses: MATHS 340, 361-372, 386-389, STATS 310, 325, 370, ENGSCI 391

Bioinformatics

Stage III course: BIOINF 301

Biological Sciences

Stage I courses: BIOSCI 100-107

Stage II courses: BIOSCI 200-210

Stage III courses: BIOSCI 320-396

Chemistry

Stage I courses: CHEM 100-150

Stage II courses: CHEM 210-240, 270

Stage III courses: CHEM 310-392

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stage II courses: CIVIL 220, 221

Stage III courses: CIVIL 322, ENVENG 333

Computer Science

Stage I courses: COMPSCI 101-111

Stage II courses: COMPSCI 210-280

Stage III courses: COMPSCI 313-393

Education Curriculum Secondary

Diploma level course: EDCURSEC 683

Environmental Science

Stage I course: ENVSCI 101

Stage II course: ENVSCI 201

Stage III courses: ENVSCI 301, 310, 311

Food Science

Stage II course: FOODSCI 201

Stage III courses: FOODSCI 301-305

Geography

Stage I courses: GEOG 101-105

Stage II courses: GEOG 201-263

Stage III courses: GEOG 302-362

Geology

Stage I courses: GEOLOGY 103, 104

Stage II courses: GEOLOGY 201-205

Stage III courses: GEOLOGY 301-382, GEOPHYS 330

Geophysics

Stage III courses: GEOPHYS 330-339

History

Stage II course: HISTORY 269

Information Systems

Stage II courses: INFOSYS 220-222

Stage III courses: INFOSYS 320-330, 338-344

Note that INFOSYS 330 may count towards a major in Computer Science

Law

Stage IV course: LAWENVIR 422

Linguistics

Stage I courses: LINGUIST 100, 101, 103

Stage II courses: LINGUIST 200, 201

Stage III courses: LINGUIST 300-302, 305

Logic and Computation

Stage I courses: COMPSCI 101, 105, LINGUIST 100, 103, MATHS 150, PHIL 101, 105

Stage II courses: COMPSCI 220, 225, LINGUIST 200, LOGICOMP 201, MATHS 250, 253, 255, PHIL 216, 222, 266

Stage III courses: COMPSCI 320, 350, 367, LINGUIST 300, 313, 320, LOGICOMP 301, 302, MATHS 315, 326, 328, PHIL 305, 315, 323

Marine Science

Stage II course: MARINE 202

Stage III course: MARINE 302

Mathematics

Stage I courses: MATHS 101-162, 190

Stage II courses: MATHS 202-270, COMPSCI 225, STATS 210

Stage III courses: MATHS 302-384, PHIL 305, STATS 310, 325, 370, ENGSCI 391

Medical Science

Stage I course: MEDSCI 142

Stage II courses: MEDSCI 201-206

Stage III courses: MEDSCI 301-317

Optometry and Vision Science

Part II courses: OPTOM 262, 265

Pacific Studies

Stage I course: PACIFIC 100

Philosophy

Stage I courses: PHIL 101, 102, 152

Stage II courses: PHIL 200, 210, 216, 222, 250, 260, 261, 263

Stage III courses: PHIL 305, 315

Physics

Stage I courses: PHYSICS 102-160

Stage II courses: PHYSICS 211-280

Stage III courses: PHYSICS 315-391, GEOPHYS 330-339

Psychology

Stage I courses: PSYCH 108, 109

Stage II courses: PSYCH 201-208

Stage III courses: PSYCH 303-364, SPORTSCI 304

Science Education

Stage II course: EDUC 201

Stage III course: EDUC 382

Science – General

Stage I course: SCIGEN 101

Stage II course: SCIGEN 201

Stage III course: SCIGEN 301

Sport and Exercise Science

Stage I courses: SPORTSCI 101-105

Stage II courses: SPORTSCI 201-206

Stage III courses: SPORTSCI 301-309

Statistics

Stage I courses: STATS 101-150, MATHS 162

Stage II courses: STATS 201-255

Stage III courses: STATS 301-390, ENGSCI 391

Wine Science

Stage II course: WINESCI 201

BSc Majors:

Anthropological Science

Note: Not available for conjoint degrees

Single or First Major must include

  • 30 points: ANTHRO 101, 102
  • at least 15 points from ANTHRO 200, 201
  • at least 15 points from ANTHRO 205, 206, 207, 221, 222, 245, 249
  • at least 60 points from ANTHRO 300, 303, 306, 307, 309, 311, 316-318, 324, 328, 335, 337, 340, 348, 349, 352, 353, 363
  • at least 90 points including at least 15 points at Stage III, from courses available in the following subjects: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology

Second major must include:

  • 30 points: ANTHRO 101, 102
  • at least 15 points: ANTHRO 200, 201
  • at least 15 points from ANTHRO 206, 207, 221, 222, 245, 249
  • at least 45 points from ANTHRO 300, 303, 306, 307, 309, 311, 316-318, 324, 328, 335, 337, 340, 348, 349, 352, 353
  • at least 90 points including at least 15 points at Stage III, from courses available in the following subjects: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology

Bioinformatics

All Majors must include:

  • 15 points: COMPSCI 220
  • 30 points: BIOINF 301, COMPSCI 369
  • 15 points from BIOSCI 322, 350, 351, 353, 354, 356, MEDSCI 314
  • 45 points from COMPSCI 314, 320, 335, 345, 351, 367, 373, MATHS 270, 326, 328, 340, 361, 362, 363, STATS 301, 302, 310, 320, 325, 330, 341, 351, 380

Biological Sciences

Single or First Major must include

  • 15 points: BIOSCI 101
  • at least 45 points from BIOSCI 100, 102-107
  • at least 30 points including at least 15 points from each of two of the following groups: BIOSCI 201-203; BIOSCI 204, 205, 208; BIOSCI 206, 207, 210
  • at least 60 points from BIOINF 301, BIOSCI 320-396

Second major must include

  • 15 points: BIOSCI 101
  • at least 45 points from BIOSCI 100, 102-107
  • at least 30 points including courses from each of two of the following groups: BIOSCI 201-203; 204, 205, 208; 206, 207, 210
  • at least 45 points from BIOINF 301, BIOSCI 320-396

Biomedical Science

Note: Not available for conjoint degrees

All Majors must include:

  • 90 points: BIOSCI 101, 106, 107, CHEM 110, PHYSICS 160, MEDSCI 142
  • 60 points: BIOSCI 201-203, MEDSCI 205
  • at least 45 points from MEDSCI 201, 203, 204, 206, (BIOSCI 204 or MEDSCI 202), PSYCH 202
  • at least 15 points from STATS 101, 108, BIOSCI 209
  • at least 30 points from BIOSCI 347-358
  • at least 30 points from MEDSCI 301-317
  • at least 15 points at Stage III from BIOSCI, MEDSCI, CHEM 390, 392 or PSYCH 305
  • at least a further 45 points from the Schedule for the Bachelor of Science

Chemistry

Single or First Major must include

  • 30 points: CHEM 110, 120
  • at least 45 points from CHEM 210-240
  • 30 points from CHEM 310-340
  • at least 30 further points from CHEM 310-392

Second major must include

  • 30 points: CHEM 110, 120
  • at least 45 points from CHEM 210-240
  • 30 points from CHEM 310-340
  • at least 15 further points from CHEM 310-392

Computer Science

Single or First Major must include

  • 60 points from COMPSCI 210-280
  • 60 points from COMPSCI 313-393

Second major must include

  • 45 points from COMPSCI 210-280
  • 45 points from COMPSCI 313-393

Earth Sciences

Single or First Major must include

  • 30 points: GEOG 101, GEOLOGY 103
  • at least 15 points from MATHS 108, 150, 162, STATS 101, 108
  • at least 15 points from BIOSCI 101, 102, 104, 106, CHEM 110, 120, GEOG 210, MATHS 108, 150, 162, STATS 101, 108, PHYSICS 120, 130, 150, 160
  • at least 15 points from GEOG 260, GEOLOGY 201
  • at least 45 points from GEOG 260-263, GEOLOGY 201-205
  • at least 60 points from GEOG 331, 332, 334, 351, 360, 361, 362, ENVSCI 311, GEOLOGY 301-372

Second major must include

  • 30 points from GEOG 101, GEOLOGY 103
  • at least 15 points from MATHS 108, 150, 162, STATS 101, 108
  • at least 15 points from BIOSCI 101, 102, 104, 106, CHEM 110, 120, GEOG 210, MATHS 108, 150, 162, STATS 101, 108, PHYSICS 120, 130, 150, 160
  • at least 15 points from GEOG 260, GEOLOGY 201
  • at least 45 points from GEOG 260-263, GEOLOGY 201-205
  • at least 45 points from GEOG 331, 332, 334, 351, 360, 361, 362, ENVSCI 311, GEOLOGY 301-372

Ecology

Note: Not available for conjoint degrees

All Majors must include:

Core courses

  • 105 points: BIOSCI 101, 104, 206, 209, ENVSCI 101, 201, STATS 101 or 108
  • 15 points from BIOSCI 102, 103
  • 15 points from GEOG 101, 102
  • 45 points from BIOSCI 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 210, GEOG 201, 205, 210, GEOLOGY 202, 205, MARINE 202, STATS 210, 220

and include one the following options

Conservation Ecology and Biosecurity

  • 45 points: BIOSCI 394, 396, ENVSCI 311
  • at least 30 points from BIOSCI 320, 321, 323, 330, 333, 395, ENVSCI 301, GEOG 320, 330, STATS 302, 341, 351

Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour

  • 45 points: BIOSCI 322, 337, 396
  • at least 30 points from ANTHRO 349, BIOSCI 320, 323, 330, 335, 347, 394, 395, ENVSCI 301, GEOG 334, GEOLOGY 303, STATS 302, 330, 341, 351

Marine and Coastal Ecology

  • 45 points from BIOSCI 329, 330, 333, MARINE 302
  • at least 30 points from BIOSCI 322, 328, 330, 335, 337, 347, 394, 395, ENVSCI 301, 310, 311, GEOG 331, 351, GEOLOGY 303, MARINE 302, STATS 302

Quantitative Ecology and Modelling

  • 60 points: ENVSCI 310, STATS 302, 330, 341
  • at least 15 points from GEOG 317, 319, STATS 351, 380

Electronics and Computing

The major in Electronics and Computing was suspended in 2012. Students who have a current enrolment in this major should contact their faculty student centre for advice regarding completion.

First or single Major must include

  • 45 points at Stage II in Computer Science or Mathematics
  • 30 points: PHYSICS 340, 390
  • 15 other points from PHYSICS 315-391, GEOPHYSICS 330-331
  • 15 points at Stage III in Computer Science

Second Major must include

  • 45 points at Stage II in Computer Science or Mathematics
  • 30 points: PHYSICS 340, 390
  • 15 points at Stage III in Computer Science

Environmental Science

The Environmental Science major must be taken in conjunction with another BSc major, including 60 points from Stage III courses in the other majoring subject.

All Majors must include

  • 75 points: ENVSCI 101, 201, 301, 310, GEOG 205
  • 15 points from BIOSCI 209, GEOG 250, STATS 201, or approved equivalent
  • 15 points from a Stage III Bachelor of Science course

Food Science

The major in Food Science was withdrawn in 2011. Students who have a current enrolment in this major should contact their faculty for advice regarding completion.

Food Science and Nutrition

Major must include

  • 75 points: BIOSCI 101, 106, 107, CHEM 110, STATS 101 or 108
  • 45 points from CHEM 120, ENGSCI 111, HLTHPSYC 122, MEDSCI 142, PHYSICS 160, POPLHLTH 101, 102, 111
  • 45 points: BIOSCI 203, FOODSCI 201, BIOSCI 204 or MEDSCI 202

either

  • 30 points: CHEM 230, CHEMMAT 211
  • 30 points: Elective courses

or

  • 60 points: BIOSCI 202, MEDSCI 203, 205, POPLHLTH 206

either

  • 60 points: BIOSCI 348, FOODSCI 301, 302, CHEMMAT 756

or

  • 60 points: BIOSCI 358, MEDSCI 312, 315, POPLHLTH 305
  • at least 15 points from BIOSCI 358, FOODSCI 301-304, MEDSCI 301, POPLHLTH 301
  • at least 30 points from BIOSCI 201, 358, CHEM 240, FOODSCI 301-304, MEDSCI 301, POPLHLTH 202, 301, SCIGEN 201, SPORTSCI 206

Geography

Single or First Major must include

  • at least 45 points from GEOG 101, 102, 202, either 261 or 262
  • 15 points: GEOG 250
  • 15 points from GEOG 315, 330
  • at least 45 further points from GEOG 302-362, ENVSCI 311

Second major must include

  • at least 45 points from GEOG 101, 102, 202 , either 261 or 262
  • 15 points: GEOG 250
  • 15 points from GEOG 315, 330
  • at least 30 further points from GEOG 302-362, ENVSCI 311

Geology

The major in Geology was suspended in 2012. Students who have a current enrolment in this major should contact their faculty student centre for advice regarding completion.

Single or First Major must include

  • 30 points: GEOLOGY 201, 301
  • at least 30 points from GEOLOGY 202-204
  • at least 30 points from GEOLOGY 302-305
  • a further 15 points from Stage III Geology

Second major must include

  • 30 points: GEOLOGY 201, 301
  • at least 30 points from GEOLOGY 202-204
  • at least 30 points from GEOLOGY 302-305

Geophysics

First or single Major must include

  • at least 15 points from GEOLOGY 103, 104
  • 30 points: PHYSICS 213, 231
  • 30 points from GEOLOGY 201, 204, MATHS 260, PHYSICS 240, 261
  • 30 points from GEOLOGY 361, GEOPHYS 330-339
  • 30 further points from GEOLOGY 301-372, GEOPHYS 330-339, MATHS 302-389, PHYSICS 315-391

Second Major must include

  • at least 15 points from GEOLOGY 103, 104
  • 30 points: PHYSICS 213, 231
  • 30 points from GEOLOGY 201, 204, MATHS 260, PHYSICS 240, 261
  • 30 points from GEOLOGY 361, GEOPHYS 330-339
  • 15 further points from GEOLOGY 301-372, GEOPHYS 330-339, MATHS 302-389, PHYSICS 315-391

Industrial Mathematics

The major in Industrial Mathematics was withdrawn in 2011. Students who have a current enrolment in this major should contact their faculty student centre for advice regarding completion.

Information Systems

Note: Not available for conjoint degrees

First or Single Major must include

  • 15 points: ACCTG 101
  • 60 points from COMPSCI 210-280
  • 45 points: INFOSYS 220, 222, 322
  • at least 30 points from COMPSCI 313-379
  • at least 30 points from INFOSYS 320-341, 343, 344

Second Major must include

  • 15 points: ACCTG 101
  • 45 points from COMPSCI 210-280
  • 45 points: INFOSYS 220, 222, 322
  • at least 30 points from COMPSCI 313-379
  • at least 15 points from INFOSYS 320-341, 343, 344

Logic and Computation

All Majors must include

  • 60 points: COMPSCI 101, 225, PHIL 101, 222
  • 60 points from COMPSCI 320, 350, 367, LINGUIST 300, 313, 320, LOGICOMP 301, 302, MATHS 315, 326, 328, PHIL 305, 315, 323
  • 15 further points from COMPSCI 105, 220, 320, 350, 367, LINGUIST 100, 103, 200, 300, 313, 320, LOGICOMP 201, 301, 302, MATHS 150, 250, 253, 255, 315, 326, 328, PHIL 105, 216, 222, 266, 305, 315, 323

Marine Science

All Majors must include

  • 30 points: MARINE 202, 302
  • 15 points from STATS 201, BIOSCI 209, GEOG 250
  • 45 further points from approved Stage III Bachelor of Science courses

Mathematics

(i) Applied Mathematics

Single or First Major must include

  • 45 points: MATHS 253, 260, 270
  • 45 points: MATHS 340, 361, 363
  • at least 15 points from MATHS 332, 362, 386-389, STATS 310, 325, 370, ENGSCI 343, 391 and any other courses approved by the Head of Department

Second major must include

  • at least 30 points from MATHS 253, 260, 270
  • 45 points: MATHS 340, 361, 363

(ii) Mathematics

Single or First Major must include

  • 30 points from MATHS 253, 255, 260
  • up to 30 points from MATHS 361-372, STATS 310, 325, 370, ENGSCI 391, PHIL 305
  • at least 30 points from MATHS 302-360, 373-384

Second major must include

  • 30 points from MATHS 253, 255, 260
  • up to 15 points from MATHS 361-372, STATS 310, 325, 370, ENGSCI 391, PHIL 305
  • at least 30 points from MATHS 302-360, 373-384

Medicinal Chemistry

Note: Not available for conjoint degrees

All Majors must include

Part I

  • 90 points: BIOSCI 101, 106, 107, CHEM 110, 120, MEDSCI 142
  • at least 15 points from COMPSCI 111, STATS 101, PHYSICS 120, 160

Part II

  • 90 points: BIOSCI 201, 203, CHEM 230, 240, MEDSCI 204, 205
  • at least 15 points from BIOSCI 202, 204, CHEM 210, 220, MEDSCI 202, 203, PHARMACY 202

Part III

  • 60 points: CHEM 330, 390, 392, MEDSCI 303
  • at least 30 points from CHEM 320, 340, 350, BIOSCI 349, 350, 351, 353-356, MEDSCI 206, 305, 306

Operations Research

First or Single Major must include

  • 45 points: STATS 255, 320, ENGSCI 391
  • at least 15 points from STATS 301, 310, 325, 326, 370, 380, COMPSCI 320
  • at least 15 points from STATS 301-390, MATHS 326, 328, 361, OPSMGT 370, 371

Second Major must include

  • 45 points: STATS 255, 320, ENGSCI 391
  • at least 15 points from STATS 301, 310, 325, 326, 370, 380, COMPSCI 320

Pharmacology

Single or First Major must include

  • at least 60 points from MEDSCI 303-307

Second major must include

  • at least 45 points from MEDSCI 303-307

Physics

Single or First Major must include

  • at least 45 points from PHYSICS 315-371, GEOPHYS 330-339
  • at least 15 points from PHYSICS 390, 391

Second major must include

  • at least 30 points from PHYSICS 315-371, GEOPHYS 330-339
  • at least 15 points from PHYSICS 390, 391

Physiology

Single or First Major must include

  • at least 60 points from MEDSCI 308-312, 316, 317

Second major must include

  • at least 45 points from MEDSCI 308-312, 316, 317

Psychology

Single or First Major must include

  • at least 60 points from PSYCH 303-364, SPORTSCI 304

Second major must include

  • at least 45 points from PSYCH 303-364, SPORTSCI 304

Sport and Exercise Science

Single or First Major must include

  • 60 points: SPORTSCI 101,103, BIOSCI 107, MEDSCI 142
  • 15 points from PSYCH 108, 109
  • 75 points: SPORTSCI 201-204, MEDSCI 205
  • 60 points: SPORTSCI 301, 303-305

Second major must include

  • 60 points: SPORTSCI 101, 103, BIOSCI 107, MEDSCI 142
  • 15 points from PSYCH 108, 109
  • 75 points: SPORTSCI 201-204, MEDSCI 205
  • 45 points from SPORTSCI 301, 303-305

Statistics

Single or First Major must include

  • 15 points from STATS 125, 210
  • at least 60 points from STATS 301-390, ENGSCI 391

Second major must include

  • 45 points from STATS 301-390

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