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Adv Science/Social Science - 3936

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 Science (Advanced) (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Social Science
 
 
Bachelor of Social Science (Major)
 
  

Program Description

The combined Advanced Science/Social Science program enables students to complete a Study Plan in Advanced Science, in addition to a program of study in Social Science offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The duration of this combined degree program is normally five years full-time.

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

This degree is administered by the Faculty of Science.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

On completion of this program, students will have attained a sound knowledge base in both their Advanced Science specialisation and Social Science.

Program Structure

The total units of credit (UOC) required for this program is 240.

Students are required to undertake 96 UOC for the Advanced Science component of this degree program and 84 UOC for the Social Science component which includes the Social Science core program of 48 UOC:

Social Science Core Program

One of the following courses:
or
Plus
Plus
  • An additional 36 UOC from an approved sequence in a particular Social Science discipline. Please refer to List F of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences rules.
  • 24 UOC free electives taken from either the Science or the Social Science Area
Note: Students may complete a major (42 UOC) in a Social Science discipline from List F in the Bachelor of Social Science 3420 by completing an additional elective course as part of the remaining 24 UOC required for this combined degree program.

For List F, please refer to the program entry for Bachelor of Social Science 3420 or contact the Science Student Centre on campus.

Selecting Advanced Science Study Plans
For information on available Advanced Science Study Plans, please refer to Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) 3972 or contact the Science Student Centre 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 Study Plan in which they are enrolled. In practice, it may be difficult to undertake some Study Plans 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 Study Plan, students are advised to consult the relevant Head of School.
Students may not enrol in the Honours Year until they have satisfied all requirements for both the Science and Social Science components of the degree.

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