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Science and Business - 3925

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Science

Contact: www.science.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 3 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 144

UAC Code: 429003

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

The three-year Bachelor of Science and Business has been developed to provide a new generation of scientists for today’s increasingly competitive and business-aware world. This program allows students to combine a coherent stream of studies in a contemporary Science discipline with courses that provide a broad background to business and management. Students will study a range of foundation business courses that will provide exposure to several aspects of business practices, and will also have the opportunity to increase their breadth of experience using electives, and select from a limited number of higher year courses to gain a greater understanding of a feature of the commercial domain. The program has been designed for students whose passion is Science, but who also recognise that awareness of contemporary business practices can be vital in the modern workplace.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The Bachelor of Science and Business has been designed to:

Develop and sustain an interest in, and knowledge of, Science
Provide a broad understanding of some principles of Business
Enable graduates to work in the scientific industry but also have an understanding of the commercial environment in which they are employed
Develop a working knowledge of scientific methods of investigation
Encourage curiosity and creative imagination and an appreciation of the role of speculation in the selection and solution of problems, the construction of hypotheses, and the design of experiments
Develop an appreciation of scientific criteria and a concern for objectivity and precision
Develop confidence and skill in formulating problems and in treating both qualitative and quantitative data
Develop the ability and disposition to think logically, to communicate clearly by written and oral means, and to read critically and with understanding
Develop the ability to work successfully as part of a team
Encourage graduates to apply the highest ethical standards to their professional and personal lives
Promote understanding of the significance of science, technology, economics and social factors in modern society, and of the contributions they can make in improving material conditions
Provide opportunities for the development of students' motivations and social maturity, and an awareness of their capabilities in relation to a choice of career which will be fruitful to themselves and to society

Program Structure

Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science and Business must complete a minimum of 144 units of credit. These 144 units of credit are comprised of a 96 units of credit Science component (including an approved Bachelor of Science major), and a 48 units of credit Business component (including both Foundation and more advanced courses), as specified in the rules below. The Bachelor of Science and Business is only offered as a single, stand-alone program.

TOTAL OF 144 UOC	96 UoC Science Component	An approved Science major, as defined below in Rules 2 and 3
		Science elective courses ('Science' courses are defined in Table 1, below)
	48 UoC Business Component	24 UoC Foundation Business courses as defined below in Rule 8.
		24 UoC of Business electives. These electives must be chosen from courses offered by the Australian School of Business, and the approved list of electives is defined in Rule 10, below.

Program Rules

The Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Science and Business are as follows:

1. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science and Business must complete a minimum of 144 units of credit (UoC).

2. Students must complete exactly one approved Bachelor of Science and Business major. Students need to declare their major before commencement of Stage 2 of the program. Information on how to declare a Science major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.

3. Approved majors in the Bachelor of Science and Business are:

Anatomy	Food Science	Microbiology	Physical Science
Biology	Genetics	Molecular and Cell Biology	Physiology
Biotechnology	Geography	Neuroscience	Psychology
Chemistry	Marine Science	Pathology	Statistics
Earth Science	Materials Science	Pharmacology	Vision Science
Ecology	Mathematics	Physical Oceanography

4. In addition to the courses required for the Science major, students must take 'Science' courses so that the major plus 'Science' courses totals 96 units of credit. 'Science' courses are courses offered by the following Schools, and can be identified by the course code prefixes shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Definition of 'Science' Courses

Aviation	AVIA
Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences	BIOS, BEES, CLIM, GEOS, IEST, MSCI, ENVS
Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences	BABS, BIOC, BIOT, MICR
Chemistry	CHEM
Computer Science	COMP
Food Science	FOOD
Materials Science and Engineering	MATS
Mathematics and Statistics	MATH
Medical Sciences	ANAT, NEUR, PATH, PHAR, PHSL
Psychology	PSYC
Physics	PHYS
Optometry and Vision Science	OPTM, VISN
Science Faculty	SCIF, BSSM

Majors in the Bachelor of Science and Business range from 54 to 90 units of credit, and therefore students will typically need to take 6 to 42 units of credit of additional 'Science' courses depending on the major chosen. In some majors a number of elective courses are suggested or recommended. Students should be aware that in some cases it is not possible to complete all suggested or recommended electives in a particular major and complete this program in the minimum time. Students must, therefore, choose their 'Science' electives carefully.

5. Students must enrol in at least 30 units of credit of 'Science' courses in their first 48 units of credit of study (typically two semesters of full-time study).

6. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of level I Science courses throughout their program.

7. A maximum of 72 units of credit of level I courses can be taken throughout the entire program.

8. Students must complete the following 24 units of credit of Foundation business courses:

ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Management 1A (6 UOC)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
MARK1012 Marketing Fundamentals (6 UOC)
MGMT1001 Managing Organisations and People (6 UOC)

9. Students must enrol in at least 6 and no more than 18 units of credit of business courses in their first 48 UoC of study (typically two semesters of full-time study).

10. Students must complete an additional 24 units of credit of business courses from the following lists of elective courses, including at least two level III courses (courses with codes MGMT3###, STRE3###, MARK3###). While students may wish to choose all elective courses from one stream to gain greater depth, it is also possible to choose courses from multiple streams.

Management Stream

MGMT2002 Managing Business Communication (6 UOC)
MGMT2105 East Asian Business Enterprise (6 UOC)
MGMT2200 Critical Thinking and Analysis (6 UOC)
MGMT2718 Human Resource Management (6 UOC)
MGMT2725 Career Planning & Management (6 UOC)
MGMT3702 International Human Resource Management Practice (6 UOC)
MGMT3721 Negotiation Skills (6 UOC)
MGMT3724 Strategic Human Resource Management (6 UOC)
STRE2010 Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Principles and Practice (6 UOC)
STRE3001 Business and Corporate Strategy (6 UOC)

Marketing Stream

MARK2051 Consumer Behaviour (6 UOC)
MARK2052 Marketing Research (6 UOC)
MARK2053 Marketing Communications and Promotions Management (6 UOC)
MARK2071 International and Global Marketing (6 UOC)
MARK2084 e-Marketing (6 UOC)
MARK3081 Distribution Strategy and Retail Channels (6 UOC)
MARK3091 New Product Management & New Service Development (6 UOC)
MARK3092 Brand Management (6 UOC)

Business Law Stream

LEGT2712 Business Ethics and the Law (6 UOC)
LEGT2721 Business Law in Action (6 UOC)

11. Students enrolled in this program are not required to complete additional courses for General Education.

Honours

After successful completion of 144 units of credit and all requirements as outlined above, students may be eligible to commence an Honours year in one of the Science majors. Students will not be eligible for Honours in the Australian School of Business. Students who have not qualified for the Bachelor of Science and Business at pass level (144 UoC) cannot be considered for enrolment in Honours.

Progression to Stage 4 Honours is subject to academic performance, the academic requirements for a particular discipline, and the number of places available in the School’s Honours program. Typically students require a minimum overall WAM (weighted average mark) of 65% for entry into Honours, although due to the competitive nature of Honours the entry requirements for some Schools may be significantly higher. Where students have an overall WAM that is less than, but close to, 65% Schools may take into consideration a student’s academic performance in their major area of study when assessing the application to enter Honours. If a student’s overall WAM is 65% or better, but the performance in the major area of study is less than 65%, a School may decline to accept an application to enter Honours.

Students must have satisfied prerequisite requirements for Honours as specified by a particular School. Students contemplating Honours should check the prerequisite requirements for Honours with the relevant School as early as possible in their second year of study. Students must apply to the relevant School for admission to Honours, and admission requirements as well as the number of places per intake are determined by the Head of School or nominee.

Academic Rules

See the Academic Rules outlined above.

Fees

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

Award with Distinction

The Faculty of Science will award a Pass degree with Distinction to students who obtain a minimum WAM of 75 across their program and complete a minimum of 72 units of credit at UNSW. Distinction awards will not be issued to students who continue and enroll in an Honours program.

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