Key Program - General Program
Western Sydney University
Key Program
Code:
KP3026.1
Key Program
Structure
Students completing the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) General will complete the following course structure.
Qualifying for this award requires successful completion of 240 credit points within the following rules.
Level 1
Six level 1 science core units must be completed by including the following
- at least one mathematics or statistics unit
- one academic skills unit
- at least four other science foundation units from the unit set structure below, which must come from a further two science disciplines out of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Physics
Levels 2 and 3
- at least thirteen more science units must be selected from the unit set structure below; three of these must be Advanced Science Project units
- at least one Major specialisation must be completed
- at least 60 credit points must be taken at level 3, of which at least 40 credit points must be for science units taken from the unit set structure below
- 300924 Science Research Project must be completed as the capstone unit
Students must complete at least one of the following majors:
- Hawkesbury: Marine Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Climate Change, Conservation Biology, Environmental Consulting, Forensic Science, Microbiology, General Biology, Nutrition and Physiology, Zoology. Please note: the Mathematics major cannot be completed on Hawkesbury campus.
- Parramatta: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, General Biology, Mathematics
- Campbelltown: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, General Biology, Mathematics
Hawkesbury Campus
Year 1
Autumn session
Non-mathematics majors: choose at least one appropriate mathematics or statistics unit in your first year: Students cannot do a mathematics major on the Hawkesbury campus.
Choose three of
Or
* Only one chemistry unit may be selected
External offering only
Spring session
Choose at least two of
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300818
|
Introduction to Physiology
|
And two electives
Year 2
Autumn session
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300937
|
Advanced Science Project A
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Choose at least three of
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300936
|
Functional Proteins and Genes
|
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300843
|
Forensic and Environmental Analysis
|
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300980
|
Principles of Evolution
|
Spring session
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300938
|
Advanced Science Project B
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Choose at least three of
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300959
|
Mangamai'bangawarra: Indigenous Science
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Year 3
Autumn session
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300910
|
Advanced Science Project C
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Choose at least two of
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300820
|
Genes, Genomics and Human Health
|
|
300921
|
Plant Health and Biosecurity
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300919
|
Occupational Health and Safety
|
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300857
|
Environmental Geochemistry
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300866
|
Analytical Microbiology
|
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300978
|
Marine and Aquatic Ecology
|
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300856
|
Ecosystem Carbon Accounting
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And one Level 3 elective
Spring session
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300924
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Science Research Project
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Choose at least two of
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300861
|
Vertebrate Biodiversity
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300909
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Biological Adaptation to Climate Change
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300883
|
Laboratory Quality Management
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And one Level 3 elective
Parramatta Campus
Year 1
Autumn session
Non-mathematics majors: choose at least one appropriate mathematics or statistics unit in your first year
Choose three of
Or
* Only one chemistry unit may be selected
|
300580
|
Programming Fundamentals
|
External offering only
Spring session
Choose at least two of
|
300818
|
Introduction to Physiology
|
|
300580
|
Programming Fundamentals
|
External offering only
And two electives
Year 2
Autumn session
|
300937
|
Advanced Science Project A
|
Choose at least three of
|
300936
|
Functional Proteins and Genes
|
|
300843
|
Forensic and Environmental Analysis
|
|
300980
|
Principles of Evolution
|
Spring session
|
300938
|
Advanced Science Project B
|
Choose at least three of
|
301033
|
Introduction to Data Science
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
300910
|
Advanced Science Project C
|
Choose at least two of
|
300820
|
Genes, Genomics and Human Health
|
|
300907
|
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
|
|
300926
|
Advanced Physical Chemistry
|
|
300857
|
Environmental Geochemistry
|
And one Level 3 elective
Spring session
Choose at least one Capstone unit
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300924
|
Science Research Project
|
Choose at least two of
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300925
|
Advanced Analytical Chemistry
|
|
300906
|
Advanced Organic Chemistry
|
|
301035
|
Environmental Informatics
|
And one Level 3 elective
Campbelltown Campus
Year 1
Autumn session
Non-mathematics majors: choose at least one mathematics or statistics unit in your first year
Choose three of
Or
* Only one chemistry unit may be selected
|
300580
|
Programming Fundamentals
|
Spring session
Choose at least two of
|
300818
|
Introduction to Physiology
|
|
300580
|
Programming Fundamentals
|
And two electives
Year 2
Autumn session
|
300937
|
Advanced Science Project A
|
Choose at least three of
|
300936
|
Functional Proteins and Genes
|
Spring Session
|
300938
|
Advanced Science Project B
|
Choose at least three of
|
301033
|
Introduction to Data Science
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
300910
|
Advanced Science Project C
|
Choose at least two of
|
300820
|
Genes, Genomics and Human Health
|
|
300907
|
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
|
|
300912
|
Molecular Pharmacokinetics
|
And one Level 3 elective
Spring session
Choose one Capstone unit
|
300924
|
Science Research Project
|
Choose at least two of
|
300925
|
Advanced Analytical Chemistry
|
|
300906
|
Advanced Organic Chemistry
|
|
301035
|
Environmental Informatics
|
And one Level 3 elective