Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (BAdvSc(Hons)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2015

Part A

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Course Code Units Course Title
SCIE1100 2 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science
SCIE2111 2 Introduction to Science Research
STAT1301 2 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data

Part B

Major requirements (#52)

Biology (Major)

Required for all Biology streams:

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
BIOL1030 2 Global Challenges in Biology
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
BIOL2006 2 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
[ BIOL6402 2 Advanced Reading in Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
[ or
[ BIOL6403 2 Critical Thinking and Communication in Biology
[ BIOL6501 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences
[ or
[ BIOL6502 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences
[ or
[ BIOL6503 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences
SCIE3241 2 Special Project in Biology

Plus #18 from one of the following streams.

And #8 from the BAdvSc(Hons) or BSc course list which is listed outside your specialty.

Ecology Stream

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2010 2 Ecology
BIOL2015 2 Ecology Field Studies
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL3214 2 Applied Ecology

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3000 2 Conservation
BIOL3010 2 Ecological & Evolutionary Genetics
BIOL3015 2 Rainforest Ecology Field Studies
BIOL3016 2 Outback Ecology Field Studies
BIOL3023 2 Tropical Marine Ecosystems
BIOL3200 2 Advanced Topics and Applications in Plant Science
BIOL3204 2 Plant Adaptation and Global Change
BIOL3205 2 Animal Ecophysiology
BIOL3206 2 Australian Marine Vertebrates
BIOL3207 2 Animal Behaviour
BIOL3208 2 Applied Insect Biology
BIOL3209 2 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery and Systematics
BIOL3211 2 Marine Invertebrates
BIOL3212 2 Advanced Evolutionary Biology
BIOL3215 2 Marine Ecology
BIOL3222 2 Advanced Genetics
BIOL3227 2 Plant Identification and Vegetation Classification
BIOL3228 2 Advances in Marine Biology and Biotechnology
BIOL3236 2 Biological Adaptation to Climate Change
CONS3017 2 Landscape Ecology
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology

Genetics Stream

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL2202 2 Genetics
BIOL3010 2 Ecological & Evolutionary Genetics
BIOL3222 2 Advanced Genetics

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC3003 2 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease
BIOL3004 2 Genomics & Bioinformatics
BIOC3005 2 Molecular Systems Biology
BIOL3006 2 Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL3014 2 Advanced Bioinformatics
BIOL3202 2 Plant Biology II
BIOL3203 2 Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
BIOL3212 2 Advanced Evolutionary Biology
DEVB3002 2 Molecular Mechanisms of Development
GNET3001 2 Quantitative Genetics
MICR3002 2 Virology
MICR3003 2 Molecular Microbiology
MICR3004 2 Microbial Genomics
PARA3002 2 Biomedical Parasitology

Marine Biology Stream

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2204 2 Zoology
BIOL3023 2 Tropical Marine Ecosystems
BIOL3211 2 Marine Invertebrates
MARS2014 2 Marine Science

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2010 2 Ecology
BIOL2015 2 Ecology Field Studies
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL2202 2 Genetics

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3206 2 Australian Marine Vertebrates
BIOL3215 2 Marine Ecology
BIOL3228 2 Advances in Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Plant Science Stream

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2010 2 Ecology
[ BIOL2201 2 Evolution
[ or
[ BIOL2202 2 Genetics
BIOL2203 2 Plant Biology
BIOL3200 2 Advanced Topics and Applications in Plant Science

And #10 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3000 2 Conservation
BIOL3011 2 Plant Microbe & Insect Interactions
BIOL3015 2 Rainforest Ecology Field Studies
BIOL3201 2 Fungi & Plant Diseases
BIOL3202 2 Plant Biology II
BIOL3203 2 Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
BIOL3204 2 Plant Adaptation and Global Change
BIOL3208 2 Applied Insect Biology
BIOL3214 2 Applied Ecology
BIOL3227 2 Plant Identification and Vegetation Classification

Zoology Stream

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL2204 2 Zoology
BIOL2205 2 Insect Science
BIOL3205 2 Animal Ecophysiology
BIOL3207 2 Animal Behaviour

And #8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3000 2 Conservation
BIOL3009 2 Arthropods & Human Health
BIOL3015 2 Rainforest Ecology Field Studies
BIOL3016 2 Outback Ecology Field Studies
BIOL3206 2 Australian Marine Vertebrates
BIOL3208 2 Applied Insect Biology
BIOL3209 2 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery and Systematics
BIOL3211 2 Marine Invertebrates
BIOL3212 2 Advanced Evolutionary Biology
BIOL3228 2 Advances in Marine Biology and Biotechnology
BIOL3232 2 Insect Identification and Taxonomy
BIOL3236 2 Biological Adaptation to Climate Change
BIOL3238 2 Insect Structure, Function & Physiology
BIOL3239 2 Brain to Behaviour: Invertebrate Neuroethology

Chemistry (Major)

Major requirements (#52)

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Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
CHEM1200 2 Chemistry 2
CHEM2002 2 Physical Chemistry
CHEM2050 2 Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM2054 2 Experimental Chemistry
CHEM3001 2 Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM3004 2 Determination of Molecular Structure
CHEM3010 2 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM3011 2 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM3013 2 Nanoscience: Self-assembly
CHEM3016 2 Advanced Experimental Chemistry
CHEM6107 12 Research Project in Chemistry for BAdvSc(Hons) Students
CHEM6201 2 Seminar & Research Communication Skills in Chemistry
CHEM6401 2 Special Topics in Chemistry
SCIE3260 2 Introduction to Research in Chemistry, Biochemistry & Microbiology (A)

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
MICR2000 2 Microbiology & Immunology

And #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM2052 2 Chemical Biology
CHEM3008 2 Medicinal & Biological Chemistry
CHEM3014 2 Nanoscience: Synthesis

Plus #8 from courses on the BAdvSc(Hons) or BSc course list not coded CHEM

Geographical Sciences (Major)

Major requirements (#52)

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Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
GEOM1000 2 Geographical Information and Data Analysis
GEOS1100 2 Environment & Society
GEOS3102 2 Global Change: Problems and Prospects
GEOS6001 2 Research Philosophy, Design & Implementation
[ GEOS6100 12 Honours Research Thesis
[ or
[ GEOS6101 12 Honours Research Thesis

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Course Code Units Course Title
COSC2500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
GEOG2205 2 Global Population Issues
GEOM2000 2 Introduction to Remote Sensing of Environment
GEOM2001 2 Geographical Information Systems
GEOS2100 2 Environmental Systems
GEOS2101 2 Climatology & Hydrology
GEOS2103 2 Biogeography & Geomorphology
STAT2003 2 Probability & Statistics
STAT2004 2 Statistical Modelling & Analysis

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Course Code Units Course Title
CONS3017 2 Landscape Ecology
COSC3000 2 Visualization, Computer Graphics & Data Analysis
ENVM3201 2 Catchment Processes & Management
ENVM3202 2 Coral Reef Processes & Management
GEOG3205 2 Applied Demography
GEOM3001 2 Advanced Remote Sensing of Environment
GEOM3002 2 Advanced Geographical Information Systems
GEOM3005 2 Geospatial Processing and Web Mapping
GEOS3106 2 Environmental Hazards
GEOS3107 2 Plants, People and the Environment
GEOS3108 2 Meteorology
GEOS3400 2 Research Topic
MARS3012 2 Physical-biological Oceanography
MATH3101 2 Bifurcation and Chaos
MATH3201 2 Scientific Computing: Advanced Techniques and Applications
MATH3403 2 Partial Differential Equations

Geological Sciences (Major)

Major requirements (#52)

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Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH1000 2 Planet Earth: The Big Picture
ERTH2003 2 Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironments
ERTH2004 2 Structural Geology
ERTH2005 2 Mineralogy
ERTH2020 2 Introduction to Geophysics
ERTH2050 2 Field Geology
ERTH3104 2 Tectonics and Crustal Evolution
[ ERTH6501 12 Geology Honours Thesis
[ or
[ ERTH6502 12 Geology Honours Thesis
ERTH6701 2 Geology Literature Review and Research Proposal
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations
SCIE3230 2 Introduction to Research in Geological Sciences

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Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH3001 2 Ore Deposits & Exploration Geology
ERTH3021 2 Exploration & Mining Geophysics
ERTH3050 2 Field Geology: Mapping in the Outback
ERTH3060 2 Advanced Structural Geology
ERTH3103 2 Sedimentary Environments
ERTH3110 2 Marine Geology and Palaeoceanography
ERTH3203 2 Energy Resources
ERTH3205 2 Geochemistry and Geochronology
ERTH3212 2 Geology of Coral Reefs
ERTH3250 2 Hydrogeology
ERTH3301 2 Ore Body Modelling
PHYS3071 2 Computational Physics

Plus #8 from any course on the BAdvSc(Hons) or BSc course list not listed in this major

Mathematics (Major)

Major requirements (#52)

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Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH1061 2 Discrete Mathematics
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra
MATH2400 2 Mathematical Analysis
MATH3401 2 Complex Analysis
MATH6031 8 Advanced Mathematics Research Project
[ SCIE3250 2 Introduction to Research in Mathematics/Physics
[ or
[ SCIE3251 2 Introduction to Research in Mathematics/Physics

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Course Code Units Course Title
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
MATH2301 2 Linear & Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH2302 2 Discrete Mathematics II: Theory & Applications
STAT2003 2 Probability & Statistics

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Course Code Units Course Title
COSC2500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
MATH2070 2 Natural Resource Mathematics
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
MATH2301 2 Linear & Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH2302 2 Discrete Mathematics II: Theory & Applications
PHYS2100 2 Dynamics, Chaos & Special Relativity
SCIE2100 2 Introduction to Bioinformatics
STAT2003 2 Probability & Statistics
STAT2004 2 Statistical Modelling & Analysis

And #10 from (must include at least #2 not coded MATH34XX or MATH44XX) -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3090 2 Financial Mathematics
MATH3101 2 Bifurcation and Chaos
MATH3102 2 Methods & Models of Applied Mathematics
MATH3103 2 Algebraic Methods of Mathematical Physics
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
MATH3201 2 Scientific Computing: Advanced Techniques and Applications
MATH3202 2 Operations Research & Mathematical Planning
MATH3301 2 Graph Theory and Design Theory
MATH3302 2 Coding & Cryptography
MATH3303 2 Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH3306 2 Set Theory & Mathematical Logic
MATH3402 2 Functional Analysis
MATH3403 2 Partial Differential Equations
MATH3404 2 Optimisation Theory
MATH3405 2 Differential Geometry
STAT3004 2 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes

or any level 4 Mathematics course with the permission of the Executive Dean

And #8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH4090 2 Computation in Financial Mathematics
MATH4091 2 Financial Calculus
MATH4104 2 Advanced Hamiltonian Dynamics & Chaos
MATH4105 2 General Relativity
MATH4106 2 Advanced Mathematical Methods & Models A
MATH4107 2 Advanced Mathematical Methods & Models B
MATH4201 2 Applications of Scientific Computing
MATH4202 2 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH4301 2 Advanced Algebra
MATH4302 2 Combinatorial Designs
MATH4303 2 Advanced Combinatorics
MATH4304 2 Number Theory
MATH4402 2 Ordinary Differential Equations III/IVH
MATH4403 2 Partial Differential Equations III/IVH
MATH4404 2 Functional Analysis III/IVH
MATH4405 2 Measure Theory
MATH4406 2 Control Theory III/IVH
STAT4403 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I
STAT4404 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II

Plus #6 from any courses on the BAdvSc (Hons)or BSc course list in one specific discipline (eg physics, statistics or biology) not listed in this major

Physics (Major)

Major requirements (#52)

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Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra
MATH2100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
MATH4105 2 General Relativity
PHYS1001 2 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics
PHYS2020 2 Thermodynamics & Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS2041 2 Quantum Physics
PHYS2055 2 Introduction to Fields in Physics
PHYS3020 2 Statistical Mechanics
PHYS3040 2 Quantum Physics
PHYS3051 2 Fields in Physics
PHYS3900 2 Perspectives in Physics Research
PHYS4030 2 Condensed Matter Physics: Electronic properties of crystals
PHYS4040 2 Advanced Quantum Theory
[ PHYS6501 10 Advanced Physics Research Project
[ or
[ PHYS6503 10 Advanced Physics Research Project
[ SCIE3250 2 Introduction to Research in Mathematics/Physics
[ or
[ SCIE3251 2 Introduction to Research in Mathematics/Physics

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIPH2000 2 Foundations of Biophysics
COSC2500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
PHYS2082 2 Space Science & Stellar Astrophysics
PHYS2100 2 Dynamics, Chaos & Special Relativity
PHYS2810 2 Electronics & Circuit Theory
MATH2301 2 Linear & Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH2400 2 Mathematical Analysis

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Course Code Units Course Title
BIPH3000 2 Molecular & Membrane Biophysics
PHYS3071 2 Computational Physics
PHYS3080 2 Extragalactic Astrophysics & Cosmology
PHYS3825 2 Advanced Experimental Skills
MATH3101 2 Bifurcation and Chaos
MATH3102 2 Methods & Models of Applied Mathematics
MATH3201 2 Scientific Computing: Advanced Techniques and Applications
MATH3303 2 Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH3401 2 Complex Analysis
MATH4104 2 Advanced Hamiltonian Dynamics & Chaos
PHYS4055 2 Laser Physics & Quantum Optics
PHYS4070 2 Advanced Computational Physics