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Bachelor of Science (Health Science and Biology)

FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, DOUBLE SPECIALISATION IN HEALTH SCIENCE & BIOLOGY THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN.

100-Level

*CHEM101 Chemistry 1A
or
CHEM104 Chemistry 1D
*CHEM102 Chemistry 1B
or
CHEM105 Chemistry 1E
SOC103 Sociology 1A: Aspects of Australian Society
GEOS142 The Human Environment: Problems and Change
PHN103 Introduction to Public Health
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms
BIOL104 Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment
CCS101 Communication, Media and Society
or
SOC104 Sociological Theory in Context

* Students who have not achieved a mark of 50% or more in HSC Chemistry should enrol in CHEM104 and CHEM105 rather than CHEM101 and CHEM102.


200-Level

STAT252 Statistics for the Natural Sciences
GEOS242 Living in Cities
PHN205 Public Health - Issues and Concepts
plus two subjects from the following:
PHN203 Current Issues in Food and Nutrition
SOC203 Central Issues in Sociological Theory
GEOS246 A Hungry World: Food, Resources and the World Economy
and three subjects from the following:
BIOL213 Principles of Biochemistry
BIOL214 The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism
BIOL215 Introductory Genetics
BIOL240 Functional Biology of Plants and animals
BIOL241 Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling
BIOL251 Principals of Ecology and Evolution
MARE200 Introduction to Oceanography


300 -Level

PHN330 Public Health Research Methods
choice of two out of three:
ECON317 Economics of Health Care
GEOS349 Population, Health and Environment
PHIL380 Bioethics
plus three subjects selected from the following:
BIOL303 Biotechnology: Applied Cell Molecular Biology
BIOL318 Bioinformatics and Diagnostic Biotechnology
BIOL320 Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL321 Cellular and Molecular Immunology
BIOL351 Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
BIOL355 Marine and Terrestrial Ecology
BIOL391 Advanced Biology
BIOL392 Advanced Biology Project
MARE300 Fisheries and Aquaculture


For a Double Major: A maximum of 72 credit points from the above list of subjects can be counted towards a double major with Health Science including PHN330 and a choice of two out of three subjects, i.e. GEOS349, PHIL380, ECON317.

Additional subjects may be selected from the Health and Behavioural Sciences, Science or General Schedules to make up the required 144 credit points.

Note: Subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points must be selected from the Science or Health and Behavioural Sciences Schedules.