Science / Computer Science - 3789

Program Summary

• 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 (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page for a list of 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 above for 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 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page. For students enrolled in 3983 Science / Computer Science, "COMP" courses cannot be counted as ‘Science’ courses to fulfill this requirement;
5. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of Level I science courses;
6. 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);
7. 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);
8. 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.