The following are subjects offered by the Academic Units
in the Faculty of Science, as well as subjects from outside
of the Faculty, that can be counted towards the 90 credit
points of Science subjects required for a Bachelor of Science
degree. The required 90 credit points must include a major
or minor study in a discipline located in the Faculty of Science.
Only 60 credit points of 100-level subjects may be counted
towards a degree.
Biological Sciences |
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
| BIOL103 |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
6 |
| BIOL104 |
Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment |
6 |
| BIOL212 |
Introductory Microbiology and Immunology * |
6 |
| BIOL213 |
Principles of Biochemistry |
6 |
| BIOL214 |
The Biochemistry of Energy and
Metabolism |
6 |
| BIOL215 |
Introductory Genetics |
6 |
| BIOL240 |
Functional Biology of Plants and Animals |
6 |
| BIOL241 |
Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling |
6 |
| BIOL251 |
Principles of Ecology and Evolution |
6 |
| MARE200 |
Introduction to Oceanography |
6 |
| BIOL292 |
Special Biology Studies |
6 |
| BIOL303 |
Biotechnology: Applied Cell & Molecular
Biology |
8 |
| BIOL320 |
Molecular Cell Biology |
8 |
| BIOL321 |
Biotechnology: from Genome to Structure |
8 |
| BIOL332 |
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology |
8 |
| BIOL351 |
Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial
Populations |
8 |
| BIOL355 |
Marine and Terrestrial Ecology |
8 |
| MARE300 |
Fisheries and Aquaculture |
8 |
| MARE357 |
Advances in Molluscan Biology |
8 |
| BIOL391 |
Advanced Biology |
8 |
| BIOL392 |
Advanced Biology Project |
8 |
| MARE393 |
Advanced Marine Science Project |
8 |
| |
Chemistry |
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
| CHEM101 |
Chemistry 1A: Intro. Physical & General
Chemistry |
6 |
| CHEM102 |
Chemistry 1B: Intro. Organic & Physical
Chemistry |
6 |
| CHEM104 |
Chemistry 1D (Introductory Chemistry) |
6 |
| CHEM105 |
Chemistry 1E (Introductory Chemistry) |
6 |
| NANO101 |
Current Perspectives in Nanotechnolgoy |
6 |
| CHEM211 |
Inorganic Chemistry II |
6 |
| CHEM212 |
Organic Chemistry II |
6 |
| CHEM213 |
Molecular Structure, Reactivity and Change |
6 |
| CHEM214 |
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry II |
6 |
| CHEM218 |
Special Chemistry Studies |
6 |
| CHEM301 |
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology |
8 |
| CHEM314 |
Instrumental Analysis |
8 |
| CHEM320 |
Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure |
8 |
| CHEM321 |
Organic Synthesis and Reactivity |
8 |
| CHEM327 |
Environmental Chemistry |
8 |
| CHEM330 |
Medicinal Chemistry |
8 |
| CHEM340 |
Chemistry Laboratory Project |
8 |
| CHEM350 |
Principles of Pharmacology |
8 |
| CHEM364 |
Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy |
8 |
| |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
| EESC101 |
Plant Earth |
6 |
| EESC102 |
Earth Environments and Resources |
6 |
| EESC103 |
Landscape change and climatology |
6 |
| EESC104 |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
6 |
| MARE200 |
Introduction to Oceanography |
6 |
| EESC201 |
Earth Surface Processes and Products |
6 |
| EESC202 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
6 |
| EESC203 |
Biogeography and Environmental change |
6 |
| EESC204 |
Introductory Spatial Science |
6 |
| EESC205 |
Population Studies |
6 |
| EESC206 |
Discovering Downunder: a geography of Australia |
6 |
| EESC208 |
Environmental Impact of societies |
6 |
| EESC210 |
Social spaces: Rural and Urban |
6 |
| EESC250 |
Field Geology 1 |
6 |
| EESC260 |
Earth & Environmental Sciences Research Project |
6 |
| EESC300 |
Directed Studies in Earth & Environmental Sciences A |
8 |
| EESC301 |
Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History |
8 |
| EESC302 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
8 |
| EESC303 |
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology |
8 |
| EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
8 |
| EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
8 |
| EESC306 |
Resources and Environments |
8 |
| EESC307 |
Spaces, Places and Identities |
8 |
| EESC308 |
Environmental & Heritage Management |
8 |
| EESC310 |
Water Resources & Management |
8 |
| EESC350 |
Directed Studies in Earth & Environmental Sciences
B |
8 |
| ENVI391 |
Environmental Science |
8 |
| |
General Science |
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
| SCIE101 |
Modern Perspectives in Science |
6 |
| SCIE292 |
Science Research Internship |
6 |
| SCIE301 |
Directed Studies in Science |
8 |
| |
Subjects offered by Academic Units external to the
Faculty of Science |
| Subject no. |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
| BMS101 |
Systemic Anatomy |
6 |
| BMS112 |
Human Physiology 1 |
6 |
| BMS202 |
Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms |
6 |
| BMS311 |
Nutrients and Metabolism |
8 |
| BMS312 |
Research in Human Nutrition |
8 |
| CIVL272 |
Surveying |
6 |
| CIVL322 |
Hydraulics & Hydrology |
6 |
| CIVL361 |
Geomechanics 1 |
6 |
| CIVL462 |
Geomechanics 2 |
6 |
| CIVL463 |
Geomechanics 3 |
6 |
| CSCI103 |
Algorithms and Problem Solving |
6 |
| CSCI114 |
Procedural Programming |
6 |
| ENGG252 |
Engineering Fluid Mechanics |
6 |
| ENVE220 |
Water Quality Engineering |
6 |
| ENVE221 |
Air & Noise Pollution |
6 |
| ENVE385 |
Environment Engineering |
6 |
| ENVE411 |
Aqueous & Atmospheric Chemistry |
6 |
| ENVE420 |
Water Engineering |
6 |
| INFO411 |
Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery |
6 |
| MATE201 |
Structure & Properties of Material |
6 |
| MATE304 |
Transport Phenomena in Materials Processes |
6 |
| MATH111 |
Applied Mathematical Modelling |
6 |
| MATH141 |
Mathematics 1C Part 1 |
6 |
| MATH142 |
Mathematics 1C Part 2 |
6 |
| MATH161 |
Mathematics 1E Part 1 |
6 |
| MATH162 |
Mathematics 1E Part 2 |
6 |
| MATH187 |
Mathematics 1A Part 1 |
6 |
| MATH188 |
Mathematics 1A Part 2 |
6 |
| MATH151 |
General Mathematics IA |
6 |
| MATH201 |
Multivariate and Vector Calculus |
6 |
| MATH202 |
Differential Equations II |
6 |
| MATH283 |
Mathematics IIB for Engineers |
6 |
| PHYS131 |
Physics for the Environmental and Life Sciences
A |
6 |
| PHYS132 |
Physics for the Environmental and Life Sciences
B |
6 |
| PHYS141 |
Fundamentals of Physics A |
6 |
| PHYS142 |
Fundamentals of Physics B |
6 |
| PHYS205 |
Modern Physics |
6 |
| PHYS206 |
Project in Physics |
6 |
| PHYS215 |
Vibrations, Waves & Optics |
6 |
| PHYS225 |
Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics |
6 |
| PHYS233 |
Introduction to Environmental Physics |
6 |
| PHYS235 |
Mechanics and Thermodynamics |
6 |
| PHYS255 |
Radiation Physics |
6 |
| PHYS295 |
Astronomy: Concepts of the Universe |
6 |
| PHYS305 |
Quantum Mechanics |
8 |
| PHYS306 |
Project in Physics |
8 |
| PHYS325 |
Electromagnetism |
8 |
| PHYS335 |
Classical Mechanics |
8 |
| PHYS365 |
Detection of Radiation:Neutrons, Electrons
and X Rays |
8 |
| PHYS375 |
Nuclear Physics |
8 |
| PHYS385 |
Statistical Mechanics |
8 |
| PHYS390 |
Astrophysics |
8 |
| PHYS396 |
Electronic Materials |
8 |
| POP204 |
Epidemology |
6 |
| STAT151 |
Introduction of the Concepts & Practice of Statistics |
6 |
| STAT252 |
Statistics for the Natural Sciences |
6 |
| STAT335 |
Sample Surveys & Experimental Design |
6 |
