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Science/Social Science - 3935
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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Social Science (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Minor)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
 
 

Program Description

This combined degree program, the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Social Science, enables students to complete a major sequence from those available in Science (see Table A) and a specialisation in Social Science within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to the faculty of Science as well as to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

This degree program is administered by Faculty of Science.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) program 3970 and the Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) program 3420.

Program Structure

Program Requirements
The program requires the successful completion of 192 units of credit (UOC) in an approved sequence of study.

The minimum requirement of the BSc component is 84 UOC from Science faculty courses, including completion of a Science major, as listed in Table A (Majors)

The minimum requirement of the BA component is 84 UOC from Arts and Social Sciences faculty courses. This includes the Social Science core program of 48 UOC, outlined below.

The remaining 24 UOC may be taken from the Science Table A (Majors) or Table B (Majors), or from the Arts and Social Sciences faculty.

Social Science Core Program (48 UOC)
or
and
and
  • An additional 36 UOC from an approved sequence in a particular Social Science discipline.
Note: Students may complete a major (42 UOC) in a Social Science discipline by completing an additional elective course as part of the remaining 24 UOC required for this combined degree program.

Selecting Science and Social Science Majors
For further information on the Science component, please refer to the 3970 Bachelor of Science handbook entry, or contact the Science Student Centre.

For information on available Social Science majors, please refer to the 3420 Bachelor of Social Science handbook entry, or contact the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty

Academic Rules

For program rules and requirements, please refer to the Program Structure section above.

Note: It may be difficult to undertake some majors as part of combined degree structures due to timetable constraints.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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