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Employers are increasingly looking for graduates not only with excellent academic results, but also with good communication, interpersonal and analytical skills. Jobs are available in administrative, ecological and technological arenas, but as high quality scientists are in demand, many graduates proceed to further studies (such as at the Honours, Graduate Diploma, Masters and Doctoral level) in order to retain a competitive edge in their chosen field. Some graduates undertake specific graduate-level training in areas such as teaching, librarianship or communications to further equip themselves with particular and marketable skills.

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Choosing courses As the choice of first year courses may restrict later-year choices, you should decide which majors you may be interested in taking and seek advice for the chosen majors. Note prerequisites may be required for later year courses, and you will need to be guided by first year course required for later year courses that you may want to study. It is important to note that some first year courses are terminating courses, that is, they do not serve as prerequisites for later year courses in a discipline. Including more than one or two such courses in the first year of your program will significantly reduce your flexibility in choosing later year courses. To maximise options in later year courses students should take at most four courses with the same prefix. <h3>Science Majors </h3>Single major A Science major requires 42 units of courses with a common theme comprising: - a maximum of 12 units of Group A courses; - a minimum of 30 units of Group B or Group C courses, including 18 units of Group C courses. No major requires more than 18 units of Group C courses, but some majors allow more than 18 units of Group C courses to be included in the 42 units. No specific Group C course may be counted as meeting the requirements of more than one major. Double major Some majors with a common theme are available as a double major. A double major consists of a minimum of 60 units of courses with a common theme comprising: - a maximum of 12 units of Group A courses - a minimum of 48 units of Group B or Group C courses, including 36 units of Group C courses. The list of possible majors is: <a href="/majors/SCNCMASTR;overview.html">Astronomy and Astrophysics</a> <a href="/majors/ARTSMBIAN;overview.html">Biological Anthropology</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMCMBIO;overview.html">Cell and Molecular Biology</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMCHEM;overview.html">Chemistry</a> Climate Science and Policy<a href="/majors/SCNCMCOMPM;overview.html">Computational Modelling</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMCOMPS;overview.html">Computer Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMEESCI;overview.html">Earth and Environmental Science</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMECOLE;overview.html">Ecology and Evolution</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMENGEO;overview.html">Environmental Geosciences</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMEMOD;overview.html">Environmental Modelling</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMENPL;overview.html">Environmental Policy</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMFSTYS;overview.html">Forest Science </a><a href="/majors/SCNCMGENE;overview.html">Genetics</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMGEOG;overview.html">Geography </a><a href="/majors/SCNCMGEOL;overview.html">Geology</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMGEOP;overview.html">Geophysics</a><a href="/majors/SCIMGLCHSC;overview.html">Global Change Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMHECOL;overview.html">Human Ecology</a> <a href="/majors/SCIMIMMBI;overview.html">Immunology and Microbiology</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMIDSCI;overview.html">Interdisciplinary Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMMARGE;overview.html">Marine Science</a><a href="/majors/SCIMMATSCI;overview.html">Material Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMMATEC;overview.html">Mathematical Economics</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMATHF;overview.html">Mathematical Finance</a> <a href="/majors/SCIMMATPHY;overview.html">Mathematical Physics</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMMATH;overview.html">Mathematics </a><a href="/majors/SCNCMMATHS;overview.html">Mathematics and Statistics</a> Natural Resource Management<a href="/majors/SCNCMNEUR;overview.html">Neuroscience</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMPHYS;overview.html">Physics </a><a href="/majors/SCIMPHYSIO;overview.html">Physiology </a><a href="/majors/SCIMMPLSCI;overview.html">Plant Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMPSYC;overview.html">Psychology </a><a href="/majors/SCNCMQBIO;overview.html">Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMSCIC;overview.html">Science Communication</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMSTAT;overview.html">Statistics</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMSSCI;overview.html">Sustainability Science</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMTPHYS;overview.html">Theoretical Physics</a> <a href="/majors/SCNCMWSCI;overview.html">Water Science and Policy</a><a href="/majors/SCNCMZOOL;overview.html">Zoology</a> First Year It is important, particularly if you are doing a combined degree, to make sure that your first year selection of courses prepares you for majors in more than one area of the Colleges. Students often want to change their initial preferences based on the greater knowledge they obtain in first year. Because of this, you do not need to choose your major or majors until the end of the first year. Furthermore, most areas of science increasingly rely on knowledge from other areas. Specific advice is available for first year courses under each major. To choose your courses start considering which majors you are interested in and determine the courses needed for those majors. Some majors will give you fewer options (specifying four suggested first year courses) whilst others will leave you many choices. In the case of Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics, you will need to study at least five science courses including four specified courses in first year in order to study that major. In general, provided it meets the requirements of the majors in which you are interested, it is a good idea to study both semesters of a subject with one prefix. Finally, having made your choice, check that you will be able to take majors in more than one area. If in doubt consult a sub-dean or first year course advisor.

Students who attain a sufficient standard in the pass degree may be admitted to the Honours year to become candidates for the degree with Honours. Science has an Honours committee which ensures comparability of standards across different Honours programs in the Colleges. The minimum requirements for admission to an Honours program other than BSc(Forestry) (Hons) or specified honours programs are as follows: <ol><li>the successful completion of 144 units including at least 48 units of Group B or Group C courses relevant to the proposed field of honours study, of which at least 24 units must be Group C courses</li><li>the attainment of an average of 2 for the 48 units, where HD = 4, D = 3, CR = 2, P = 0 </li><li>the recommendation of the Head of Department/ School concerned, in the light of availability of resources and appropriate supervision. </li></ol>Departments may have additional entry requirements and intending Honours students should contact the relevant honours convener. The work of the Honours year will consist of advanced work in a selected field of study, details of which are given under the individual departments or schools. The Honours program has specific dates which are advertised in the <a href="http://science.anu.edu.au/Honours/index.php">Honours Handbook</a>. Students who complete the requirements for the pass degree at the end of the first semester, if admitted to Honours, may, with the approval of the department or school concerned, commence the program mid-year. Graduates of other universities may be accepted for admission to Honours candidature provided that the undergraduate program and performance in the program are of a standard comparable to that applying in the relevant Department/School.Fields of study in which a degree with Honours may be taken are: ASTR4005 or MATH4005 or PHYS4003 Astronomy and Astrophysics*BIOL4001 Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBOZO4005 Botany and ZoologyCHEM4005 ChemistryCOMP4005 Computer ScienceENVS4005 Resource and Environmental ManagementENVS4015 GeographyENVS4025 Human EcologyENVS4035 or ENVS4045 or ENVS4055 Forestry**EMSC4005 Geology EMSC4008 Physics of the EarthMATH4005 MathematicsMATH4009 Computational ScienceNEUR4005 NeurosciencePHYS4003 PhysicsPHYS4004 Theoretical PhysicsPSYC4005 PsychologySCOM4005 Science CommunicationSTAT4005 Statistics * The code depends on whether the Honours year is undertaken in the Department of Mathematics or the Department of Physics or both ** The code depends on whether the Honours year is taken as part of the BSc, BSc(Res&EnvMan) or BSc(Forestry) degrees. Concurrent Honours is also possible in the fourth year of the BSc (Forestry) degree Details of codes are given in the Course Summary section.Students commencing Honours in first semester should enrol in both first and second semester. Students commencing Honours in second semester should only enrol for that semester. Students will be advised when to enrol for the following year.The Colleges have an Honours handbook giving broad information applicable across both Colleges, including general criteria for the awarding of grades. The Honours Handbook is at <a href="http://science.anu.edu.au/Honours/index.php">http://science.anu.edu.au/Honours/index.php</a>. Both concurrent and fifth year honours are available in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science (Forestry). For concurrent Honours, students must have completed all first-year courses; maintained at least a credit average in Group B and C courses; demonstrated superior achievement (D, HD) in subjects relevant to the topic in which they propose to undertake Honours; are in the fourth year of the BSc(Forestry) degree and maintain a full-time load. For fifth year Forestry Honours, the minimum entry requirement is at least four grades of Distinction and eight grades of Credit in relevant Group B and C courses with an overall minimum average of 65 per cent.

2374 The Bachelor of Science (BSc) program will provide you with an understanding of your chosen field(s) within a number of main science disciplines, as well as training you in the skills of learning and communication. The three-year program is the first stage towards gaining a professional qualification in any area of science. Having acquired this expertise, many graduates gain further training on the job or study towards a higher degree in a specialised area. Students are required to complete at least two science majors or a double major as part of their program (see Majors entry below). Courses from other Colleges can be included in the program, thus providing a measure of flexibility in the tailoring of a program best suited to a student's needs. The attention of international students is drawn, in particular, to the courses in English skills in academic contexts that may be included in the study program.Students undertaking the EDUC plan will need to complete appropriate electives in order to meet requirement for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary Teaching) one year at the University of Canberra. Students who achieve at the required level may be eligible to undertake the BSc with Honours before proceeding to the Graduate Diploma.

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There are no formal program prerequisites and many first-year science courses assume little specific knowledge. The exceptions are:<ul><li>For many of the biology majors, chemistry is a requirement, therefore it is recommended that students have at least an ACT minor (but preferably a major) in chemistry, or successful completion of a bridging course in chemistry, or multistrand science in NSW, or equivalent. Chemistry is essential for all later-year courses in the biological streams of biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology and immunology, molecular genetics, animal and human physiology, and some parts of botany and neuroscience. A bridging course is available in February details can be obtained through <a href="/programs/science.enquiries@anu.edu.au">science.enquiries@anu.edu.au</a></li><li>CHEM1101: At least an ACT minor (but preferably a major) in Chemistry, or successful completion of a bridging course in chemistry, or multistrand science in NSW, or equivalent, is required. Chemistry is essential for all later-year courses in chemistry. A bridging course is available in February details can be obtained through <a href="/programs/science.enquiries@anu.edu.au">science.enquiries@anu.edu.au</a> </li><li>MATH1003: Assumed knowledge: ACT Mathematical Methods or NSW HSC Mathematics or equivalent</li><li>MATH1005: ACT Mathematical Methods or NSW HSC Mathematics or equivalent</li><li>MATH1013: A satisfactory pass in ACT Specialist Mathematics Major - Minor or NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent. Students with a good pass in ACT Mathematical Methods or NSW HSC Mathematics or equivalent will be considered</li><li>MATH1115: A satisfactory pass in ACT Specialist Mathematics double major or NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 2 or equivalent. Students with excellent marks in either ACT Specialist Mathematics major-minor or NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent may be permitted to enrol</li><li>PHYS1101: There is a corequisite of MATH1013/1115. See the entries above. There is no formal physics prerequisite but preparation is assumed and recommended. Recommended preparation is - NSW: a high standard in 2 unit physics or a multistrand science; ACT: a high standard in physics (major).</li></ul>

You will need to complete a total of 144 units of courses of which no fewer than 96 units must be science courses*.Your program must include: Either a double science major (cf list of science majors) Or two science majors (cf list of science majors)And may not include more than 60 units of 1000 series courses and must include a minimum of 36 units Group C courses.The maximum period for completion of the degree program is 10 years from the date of first enrolment in the program. The 10 years includes periods of leave.*Science courses are designated and grouped by level: <ul><li>Group A indicates first year, 1000 series courses</li><li>Group B indicates second year, 2000 series courses</li><li>Group C indicates third and fourth year, 3000 series or 4000 series courses. </li></ul>Group B courses may have prerequisites in Group A, and Group C courses may have prerequisites in Group B. Students are expected to obtain at least a grade of Pass in prerequisite courses. Prerequisites may be waived in special circumstances on the recommendation of the Head of Department/School concerned. Science courses are courses offered by the Schools and Departments of the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and College of Physical Science as well as some courses offered by the Department of Computer Science, Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Finance and Applied Statistics, Colleges of Business, Economics and CASS as listed in the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and College of Physical Science section under these Departments. Students should consult the University of Canberra to choose elective courses for meeting the requirement for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Education. The following courses offered by other Colleges are also classified as Science courses: ANTH2127 Genes, Memes and Cultural Difference, Group BANTH2026 Medical Anthropology, Group BARCH2108 Animals, Plants and People, Group BARCH2118 Animals, Plants and People: Further Study, Group B (3 units)BIAN2000 Series Group BBIAN3000 Series Group CECON3121 Mathematical Economics, Group CECON3100 Economics III Honours, Group CEMET3006 Applied Micro-econometrics, Group CEMET3008 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics, Group CEMET3011 Advanced Econometric Methods, Group CENGN1215 Introduction to Materials, Group AENGN2211 Electronic Circuits and Devices, Group BENGN2214 Mechanics of Materials, Group BENGN2222 Thermal Energy Systems, Group BENGN2224 Electronics, Group BENGN3224 Energy Systems Engineering, Group CENGN4507 Microelectric and Photonic Technology, Group CENGN4511 Composite Materials, Group CENGN4519 Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices, Group CENGN4524 Solar Energy Technologies, Group CENGN4601 Engineering Materials, Group CFINM3003 Continuous Time Finance, Group CFINM3007 Advanced Derivatives Pricing and Applications, Group CPHIL2057 Philosophy of Science, Group BPHIL2061 Philosophy of Psychology, Group BPHIL2080 Logic, Group BPHIL2082 Philosophy of Biology, Group B

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