UNSW Handbook Program - Advanced Science/Arts

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Advanced Science/Arts - 3931

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Typical Duration: 5 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC Per Semester: 3
	Max UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 240
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Science (Major)
	Bachelor of Arts (Major)
	Bachelor of Science (Honours)
	Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
	Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours)

Program Description

The five year, full-time, combined Advanced Science/Arts program enables students to complete a Study Plan in Advanced Science, in addition to a major sequence in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Students must satisfy the entry requirements to Advanced Science as well as to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

This degree program is administered by the Faculty of Science.

Note: The Arts and Social Sciences courses within the the Science Major 'Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments' may not be counted as part of the Science component in Program 3931.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

On completion of this program, students will have attained a sound knowledge base in both their Advanced Science and Arts specialisations. Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) 3972 and the Bachelor of Arts 3403.

Program Structure

The total units of credit (UoC) required for completion of this program is 240.
A student must complete at least 144 UoC in Science courses defined as course codes in the Schools of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, Physics, Optometery, Risk and Safety Sciences, the Department of Aviation and course codes from Science Communication (SCOM), the Science Faculty (SCIF), Computer Science, Medical Science and Food Science.
Students must complete a Major as specified in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) 3972.
SCIF1021 Advanced Science Seminar (6 UoC) is to be completed in your first year.
A 48 UoC Honours sequence at Stage 4 of the Program.
At least 24 UoC in level 1 Science courses.
Progression to Stages 2, 3 and 4 in Advanced Science is subject to academic performance. A student will be required to have attained a single term weighted average mark (WAM) of 70 or higher in each prior session or they may be transferred to the 3930 (Science/Arts) program.
At Least 84 UoC of courses delivered by Schools in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, incorporating a 54 UoC single Major sequence in Arts (as specified in the Handbook, under program 3403). Students should be aware that they cannot do an 'external' Arts Major in Program 3931.
Only courses offered by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences program 3403 can be counted towards the Arts component of the degree.
A student must complete at least 24 UoC and no more than 48 UoC in Level I Arts courses, except where specified in a particular program.
No student may normally commence Level II courses in the Science component until 24 Level I UoC have been successfully completed in Science, unless approved by the Program Authority.
No student may normally commence Level II courses in the Arts component until 24 level I UoC have been successfully completed in Arts, unless approved by the Program Authority.

Selecting Advanced Science Majors and Arts Majors .

For information on available Advanced Science Majors, please refer to Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) 3972 or contact the Science Student Centre on campus.

For information on available Arts Majors, please refer to 3403 or contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences office on campus.

Academic Rules

Please refer to Program Structure above.

Fees

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

Note

Students seeking to complete the Advanced Science component of this combined degree program would normally be expected to complete the full Stage 4 Honours sequence for the Major in which they are enrolled. In practice, it may be difficult to undertake some Majors as part of combined degree structures and students may be restricted in the number of Advanced Science courses that they can undertake. Where these are insufficient to allow the student to complete the recommended Major, students are advised to consult the Science Student Centre.

Area(s) of Specialisation