Science/Arts - 3930
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Contact: www.science.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 192
UAC Code: 429200
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
Bachelor of Science (Major)
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Program Description
The typical duration of this program is 4 years full-time. For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to both the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts programs.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Arts requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the Science Student Centre.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
- An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
- Science elective courses.
1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;
2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Science majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;
3. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses consitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;
4. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of Level I science courses;
Most majors in the Bachelor of Science already satisfy this requirement, for example, the Molecular Biology major requires BIOS1101, BABS1201, CHEM1011, CHEM1021 and 6 units of credit of Mathematics. This is a total of 30 units of credit of Level I science courses, therefore, no more Level I science courses are required. Where a major does not include at least 24 units of credit of Level I science courses, students will need to choose additional Level I science courses to bring the total to 24 units of credit. For example, Psychology requires PSYC1001 and PSYC1011, therefore, students will need to choose an additional 12 units of credit of Level I science courses. These Level I science courses count towards the 96 units of credit requirement at rule number 3.
5. No student may commence Level II courses until 30 units of credit of Level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
6. Students may commence Level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit. (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
Students wishing to complete a double major in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree with another degree program at UNSW should be aware that it will be very difficult to complete two majors within 96 units of credit. Therefore where a dual degree student would like to undertake a double major, they should be aware that it may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.
- A home major stream (54 UOC);
- At least a minor stream (36 UOC);
- A Prescribed Faculty Elective (6 UOC).
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their Arts and Social Sciences program and who have completed at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".
ACADEMIC RULES
To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
- enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and complete 96 units of credit;
- complete the requirements for one home major stream;
- complete the requirements for one minor stream;
- complete a 6 UOC Faculty Prescribed Elective;
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses;
- specifiy their major(s)/minor(s) at the time of enrolment into Level II;
- complete at least 24 UOC in their major/minor before enrolling in Level III courses;
- complete 72 UOC overall before enrolling in their major stream(s) Capstone course;
Language Studies for Commencing Mid-Year Students
If your language skills are assessed as Level A in Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced or Professional you cannot commence study until Semester 1.
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Area(s) of Specialisation
- Anatomy
- Art History and Theory
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Science
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Criminology
- Dance Studies
- Development Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- Food Science and Technology
- French Studies
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- German Studies
- Greek Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- International Business
- International Relations
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Linguistics
- Marine Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Statistics
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Vision Science
- Women's and Gender Studies