Science/Social Rsch & Policy - 3937
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 216
UAC Code: 429220
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy
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Program Description
For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to the Bachelor of Science as well as to the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the Faculty of 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
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode
When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:
- An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
- Science elective courses.
1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit;
2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website;
3. Students may choose to complete an optional minor using their Science electives (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for the list of approved minors).
Students cannot complete a minor with the same name as their nominated major, and Level II and III courses cannot be double-counted between majors and minors. More than one minor may be completed subject to the limit on double-counting. Students must declare their minor(s) before their final semester.
4. 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 UoC. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.
5. Students must complete at least 24 UoC of Level I ‘Science’ courses. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 of the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.
6. Students may not enrol into Level II courses until at least 30 UoC of Level I courses have been successfully completed.
7.Students may not enrol into Level III courses until at least 72 UoC of courses have been successfully completed
Double Majors and Minors in Dual Degrees
Students who intend to complete a double major or a major combined with a minor in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 96 UoC. This may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy in dual degree mode
When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Social Research and Policy is comprised of:
- Social Research and Policy core (54 UOC);
- Prescribed Social Research and Policy elective (6 UOC);
- An approved major stream from the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (60 UOC)
Compulsory courses (54 UOC) made up of DIPP1112 Introduction to the Workplace (6 UOC) and the following:
Level 1
- SRAP1000 Policy and Society (6 UOC)
- SRAP1001 Social Research and Society (6 UOC)
- SRAP2001 Qualitative Social Research (6 UOC)
- SRAP2002 Policy Analysis (6 UOC)
For details on the majors available in the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy, please see the 3420 Bachelor of Social Research and Policy program page.
Award with Distinction
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their 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 a Bachelor of Social Research and Policy at Pass level, a student must:
1. enrol in the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy and complete 120 units of credit;
2. complete the requirements for the core;
3. complete the requirements for a prescribed elective;
4. complete the requirements for one stream;
5. complete at least 30 units of credit of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses;
6. specify their major stream at the time of enrolment into Level II;
7. complete at least 24 UOC in their major stream before enrolling in Level III courses;
8. complete at least 72 UOC overall before enrolling in their stream Capstone course.
Honours
Students who wish to undertake Honours in Food Science are required to apply for admission into program 3065 Food Science (Honours) through the School of Chemical Engineering.
Students who wish to undertake Honours in Bioinformatics may either apply for the Bioinformatics stream in program 4500, or the Computational Biology stream in program 4515 Computer Science (Honours).
Honours in Bachelor of Social Research and Policy & Honours in Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
After completion of 144 uoc including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504 or the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) 4507 if undertaking the Social Research and Policy honours stream. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream(s) seeking to be further studied.
- Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
- Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) program 4507
Academic Rules
Fees
Faculty of Science Rules
Related Program(s)
3970 Science
3420 Social Research and Policy
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Science
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Climate Science
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Environmental Humanities
- Food Science and Technology
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Human Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies
- International Business
- International Relations
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Politics
- Psychology
- Social Research and Policy
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Statistics
- Vision Science