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12. Awards and Degrees of the University
Bachelor Degrees
12.1 These Rules apply to a candidate registered for a Bachelor degree, and is to be read in conjunction with relevant provisions of the General Course Rules.
Bachelor Degree titles and the Abbreviations
1 2.2 The following Rules apply to undergraduate courses, including approved prescribed double degree courses, leading to:
a) Three Year Pass Bachelor Degrees:
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Bachelor of Arts |
BA |
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Bachelor of Business Administration |
BBA |
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Bachelor of Commerce |
BCom |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies |
BCMS |
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Bachelor of Computer Science |
BCompSc |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts |
BCA |
| Bachelor of Health Sciences | BHlthSc |
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Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health Studies |
BHlthScInd |
| Bachelor of Information Systems | BInfoSys |
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Bachelor of Information Technology |
BIT |
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Bachelor of Internet Science and Technology |
BInternetScTech |
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Bachelor of Marine Science |
BMarSc |
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Bachelor of Mathematics |
BMath |
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Bachelor of Mathematics Advanced |
BMathAdv |
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Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics |
BMedRadPhys |
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Bachelor of Medical Science |
BMedSc |
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Bachelor of Nursing |
BNurs |
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Bachelor of Science |
BSc |
b) Four Year Bachelor Degrees, which may be awarded as Honours or Pass degrees:
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Bachelor of Biotechnology |
BBiotech |
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Bachelor of Biotechnology Advanced |
BBiotechAdv |
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education |
BEarlyChildEd |
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Bachelor of Engineering |
BE |
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Bachelor of Environmental Science |
BEnvSc |
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Bachelor of Environmental Science Advanced |
BEnvScAdv |
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Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation# |
BExScRehab |
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Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology |
BInfoTech |
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Bachelor of Journalism |
BJ |
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Bachelor of Laws* |
LLB |
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Bachelor of Marine Science Advanced |
BMarScAdv |
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Bachelor of Mathematics and Economics |
BMathEcon |
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Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance |
BMathFin |
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Bachelor of Mathematics Education |
BMathEd |
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Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics Advanced |
BMedRadPhysAdv |
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Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry |
BMedChem |
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Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry Advanced |
BMedChemAdv |
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Bachelor of Nanotechnology |
BNanotech |
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Bachelor of Nanotechnology Advanced |
BNanotechAdv |
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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics |
BNutrDiet |
| Bachelor of Physical and Health Education | BPhysHlthEd |
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Bachelor of Primary Education |
BPrimEd |
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Bachelor of Psychology |
BPsyc |
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Bachelor of Science Advanced |
BScAdv |
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Bachelor of Science Education |
BScEd |
| International Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies | IntBCMS |
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International Bachelor of Science |
IntBSc |
#Honours not avaialble. Pass degree only
*The degree title when awarded with Honours is Bachelor of Laws (Honours by Research).
c) One Year Honours Bachelor:
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Bachelor of Arts |
BA(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Commerce |
BCom(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies |
BCMS(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Computer Science |
BCompSc(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts |
BCA(Hons) |
| Bachelor of Information Systems | BInfoSys(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Information Technology |
BIT(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Internet Science and Technology |
BInternetScTech(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Marine Science |
BMarSc(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Mathematics |
BMath(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Mathematics Advanced |
BMathAdv(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Medical Science |
BMedSc(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Nursing |
BNurs(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Science |
BSc(Hons) |
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Bachelor of Arts-Bachelor of Commerce |
BA-BCom |
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Bachelor of Arts-Bachelor of Laws |
BA-LLB |
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Bachelor of Commerce-Bachelor of Laws |
BCom-LLB |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies-Bachelor of Arts |
BCM-BA |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies-Bachelor of Commerce |
BCM-BCom |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies |
BCA-BCM |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies-Bachelor of Laws |
BCM-LLB |
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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies-Bachelor of Science |
BCM-BSc |
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Bachelor of Computer Science-Bachelor of Science |
BCompSc-BSc |
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Bachelor of Computer Science-Bachelor of Laws |
BCompSc-LLB |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Arts |
BCA-BA |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Commerce |
BCA-BCom |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Computer Science |
BCA-BCompSc |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Laws |
BCA-LLB |
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Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Science |
BCA-BSc |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Arts |
BE-BA |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Commerce |
BE-BCom |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Computer Science |
BE-BCompSc |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Laws |
BE-LLB |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Mathematics |
BE-BMath |
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Bachelor of Engineering-Bachelor of Science |
BE-BSc |
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Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology-Bachelor of Laws |
BInfoTech-LLB |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Arts |
BJour-BA |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Commerce |
BJour-BCom |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies |
BJour-BCM |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Creative Arts |
BJour-BCA |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Engineering |
BJour-BE |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Science |
BJour-BSc |
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Bachelor of Journalism-Bachelor of Laws |
BJour-LLB |
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Bachelor of Mathematics-Bachelor of Computer Science |
BMath-BCompSc |
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Bachelor of Mathematics-Bachelor of Laws |
BMath-LLB |
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Bachelor of Medical Science-Bachelor of Commerce |
BMedSc-BCom |
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Bachelor of Medical Science-Bachelor of Laws |
BMedSc-LLB |
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Bachelor of Psychology-Bachelor of Commerce |
BPsyc-BCom |
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Bachelor of Science-Bachelor of Arts |
BSc-BA |
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Bachelor of Science-Bachelor of Commerce |
BSc-BCom |
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Bachelor of Science-Bachelor of Laws |
BSc-LLB |
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Bachelor of Science-Bachelor of Mathematics |
BSc-BMath |
e) Graduate Entry Bachelor Degrees:
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Bachelor of Laws |
LLB |
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
MBBS |
Course Requirements for a Bachelor Degree
12.3 To qualify for award of a Bachelor degree, a candidate shall:
- for a three year degree, accrue an aggregate of at least 144 credit points by the satisfactory completion of subjects prescribed in the undergraduate handbook
- for a four year degree, accrue an aggregate of at least 192 credit points by the satisfactory completion of subjects prescribed in the undergraduate handbook
- for a double degree, accrue an aggregate of at least 216 credit points by the satisfactory completion of subjects prescribed in the undergraduate handbook.
Course Requirements for an Honours Bachelor Degree
12.4 To qualify for award of a Bachelor degree with honours, a candidate who completes satisfactorily the subjects prescribed in the relevant course structure in the undergraduate handbook at the standard of achievement prescribed in Rule 8.35 shall receive the corresponding honours degree with the class of honours as specified in those rules.