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Bioinformatics/Arts - 3756

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 240
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Engineering
 
  

Program Description

ATTENTION STUDENTS TRANSFERING INTO THE NEW COMBINED PROGRAM IN 2010

THE NEW COMBINED ENGINEERING/ARTS PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MID-2010. STUDENTS WISHING TO COMPLETE THE NEW PROGRAM WILL BE TRANSFERRED IN TIME FOR SEMESTER 2. STUDENTS SHOULD CONSULT THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENT CENTRE FOR ADVICE ON COURSE SELECTIONS FOR THE ARTS COMPONENT TO ENSURE THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW PROGRAM.


Students qualify for the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Bioinformatics) and Bachelor of Arts. This cross-disciplinary program allows students to add their choice of Arts major to the standard Bioinformatics program and obtain the broader education offered by Arts and Social Sciences.

Students must meet the entry requirements for the BE (Bioinformatics) program and the Bachelor of Arts program, and must complete the courses and electives required by the Bioinformatics program (3647) as well as 60 additional units of credit in arts courses, including an approved major sequence of 42uoc at stages 2 and 3. Approved majors are given in List A of the Bachelor of Arts (3400) program. Combined programs are exempt from the General Education requirement.

It should be noted that it is possible to adapt the program by moving courses, subject to prerequisite requirements and overall program requirements.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Program Structure

YEAR 1
And ONE of:
And ONE of:
And ONE of:
And ONE of:

YEAR 2
And ONE of:
  • Arts major level 1 (6UoC)
  • Arts major level 1 (6UoC)
TWO of:

YEAR 3
  • Life Sciences Elective (6UoC)
  • Arts major level 2 or 3 (6UoC)
  • Arts major level 2 or Arts elective (6 UoC)

YEAR 4
  • Computing/Math Elective (6 UoC)
  • Arts major level 2 or 3 (12UoC)
  • Arts major level 3 or Arts electives (12UoC)
  • Free Elective (6UoC)
Overall electives in stages 3 and 4 must include at least one computer science elective and one life science elective.

YEAR 5
  • Life Sciences Elective (6UoC)
  • Computing/Maths Elective (6UoC)
  • Level 3 Arts major (12UoC)
  • Free Elective (6UoC)
Any BIOC/BIOT/MICR/BABS3xxx course for which prerequisites have been completed can be selected as a 3rd year life science elective. Recommended electives include:
Any COMP2xxx or COMP3xxx course for which prerequisites have been completed can be selected as a 3rd year Computing elective. Recommended electives include:
Alternatively one of the following MATH courses can be chosen instead of a Computing Elective:
Any Level 3/4/9 COMP course for which prerequistes have been completed can be selected as computing elective. The computing elective can also be replaced by one of the following Mathematics and Statistics course:

General Education Requirements

Students in this combined program are exempt from the University's General Education requirements.

Academic Rules

1. In addition to the BE program students must complete 60 units of credit in the BA program with no more than 24 units of credit obtained at Level 1 (i.e. courses designed for students in their first year of study). Of these 24 Level 1 units of credit, no more than 12 units of credit may be from any one sequence of study.

2. Students must complete a major sequence (42 units of credit) in one of the following areas:
  • Asian Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • Criminology
  • Development Studies
  • Environmental Studies*
  • European Studies
  • Film Studies
  • French Studies
  • Hispanic Studies (previously Spanish Studies)
  • History
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • International Relations
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Media, Culture and Technology
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Theatre and Performance Studies
*Students completing an Environmental Studies major sequence must complete, in addition to the 30 Upper Level units of credit specified, 6 level 1 units of credit in an approved course. Students must also complete a minor sequence of 24 units of credit on one of the other areas listed above.

3. Except for courses completed as part of the Environmental Studies major sequences, no more than 12 units of credit may be obtained from courses in the BA program which are offered by schools outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

4. No course included for credit in the BE programs can be included in the 60 units of credit required at Rule 1 for the BA program.

5. Students must complete the full requirements of the program 3647 BE in Bioinformatics except that they are exempt from the General Education requirement of the BE program. However, students will not be eligible for graduation for the BE until a minimum of 12 units of credit of the BA have been successfully completed.

6. Students who complete the requirements for the BA program and the first two years of the BE BA program may proceed to graduation with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

7. The total units of credit in the combined program is 5 x 48 = 240.

For academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Engineering component of this combined degree, please refer to http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Fees

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

Honours

a) Bachelor of Engineering
Honours will be awarded to students who have achieved superior grades in BE courses including the successful completion of a thesis at sufficient standard. Weighted average marks required for Honours grades are given below: The School of Computer Science and Engineering uses an internal method for calculating this average, the information provided by New South Student is not used for this purpose.

Honours Class 1: WA greater than or equal to 75

Honours Class 2: Division 1: WA equal to 70 up to and including 74

Divison 2: WA equal to 65 up to and including 69

b) Bachelor of Arts
On completion of the requirements for the combined degrees a student may be qualified to enrol in an Honours program in the Bachelor of Arts and to qualify for the award of the BA with Honours after successfully completing an additional year of study (48 UOC) as specified in the rules of the Faculty of Arts.

Industrial Training

All students in the BE in Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics Engineering and Software Engineering programs must complete at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training before the end of Year 4.

Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment and software for the program is available from the school of Computer Science and Engineering Help Desk

Further Information

Some courses listed here also offer advanced versions.

Professional Recognition

Engineers Australia

The professional body for engineering in Australia is Engineers Australia, which has as its first objective the promotion of the science and practice of engineering in all its branches.

Engineers Australia has its national headquarters in Canberra and functions through a series of divisions, the local one being the Sydney Division. Within each division are branches representing the main interests within the profession, e.g. civil, mechanical, electrical, engineering management and environmental engineering.

Students of an approved school of engineering may join the Institution as a student member (StudIEAust). Student members receive the monthly publication Engineers Australia and for a small fee they also receive The Transactions which contains articles on a particular branch of engineering.

Student members are invited to participate in the Excellence Award for Work Experience, the National Young Engineer of the Year Award and to avail themselves of other Engineers Australia services including the Mentor Scheme and industrial experience guidance.

For more information and membership application forms, contact Engineers Australia, Sydney Division, Level 3, 8 Thomas Street, CHATSWOOD NSW 2067 - telephone 02 9410 5600 www.engineersaustralia.org.au

The Australian Computing Society

The peak professional body for computing in Australia is the Australian Computing Society (ACS) - www.acs.org.au

The objectives of the ACS can be found here and include: "advanc[ing] professional excellence in information and communications technology, and further[ing] the study, science and application of information and communications technology."

Again, students who want to join ACS should go to Member Application

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