Course Content
The Bachelor of Science requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 100 credit point Major
- 100 credit points of Discipline Elective units
- 100 credit points of Elective units
Major (Choose one)
Chemistry
*A satisfactory achievement (or higher) in TCE Year 12 Chemistry (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for this major.
Year 1
- Chemistry 1A
- Chemistry 1B
Year 2
- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical and Analytical Chemistry
Year 3
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
- Catalysis and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- Structure and Materials
- Advanced Analytical Techniques
Computer Science
Year 1
- Programming Fundamentals
(choose 1)
- Computational Science
- Programming
Year 2
- Virtual and Mixed Reality Technology
(choose 1)
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Software Design and Development
Year 3
- Computer Graphics and Animation: Principles and Programming
(choose 1)
- Multicore Architecture and Programming
- Big Data and Cloud Computing
(choose 1)
- ICT Project A
- Mobile Application Development
(choose 1)
- ICT Project B
- ICT R&D Project 3
- Machine Learning and Applications
Data Science
Year 1
- Programming Fundamentals
- Data Handling and Statistics 1
Year 2
- Data Handling and Statistics 2
(choose 1)
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Software Design and Development
Year 3
- Data Analytics
- Big Data and Cloud Computing
(choose 1)
- ICT Project A
- Data Handling and Statistics 3
(choose 1)
- ICT Project B
- ICT R&D Project 3
- Internet of Things and Distributed Artificial Intelligence
- Operations Research 3
Earth Science
Year 1
- Planet Earth
- Earth Evolution
Year 2
- Earth's Surface
- Deep Earth
Year 3
(choose 4)
- Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry
- Sedimentology, Volcanology and Tectonics
- Geological Mapping
- Economic Geology
- Mineral Exploration
- Environmental Geology
Ecology
Year 1
- Ecology
(choose 1)
- Biology of Plants
- Biology of Animals
Year 2
- Population and Community Ecology
(choose 1)
- Plants in Action
- Functional Biology of Animals
Year 3
- Tasmanian Field Ecology
- Ecology of Ecosystems
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Scientific Methods in Biology
Environmental Remediation
*A satisfactory achievement (or higher) in TCE Year 12 Chemistry (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for this major.
Year 1
- Chemistry 1A
- Chemistry 1B
Year 2
- Environmental Chemistry
- Physical and Analytical Chemistry
Year 3
- Research Project
- STEM Work Integrated Learning
- Environmental Monitoring and Remediation
- Advanced Analytical Techniques
Food Innovation and Safety
Year 1
- Food and Fibre Production in a Global Market
(choose 1)
- Chemistry 1A
- Chemistry 1B
- Introduction to Chemistry
Year 2
- General Microbiology
- Fermented Food and Beverages
Year 3
- Advanced Food Safety Management
- Food Microbiology
- Developing Innovative Food Products
- Food Composition and Analysis
Geography and Environment
Year 1
- Global Geographies of Change
- Nature, People, Place
Year 2
- Earth, Climate and Life
(choose 1)
- Natural Environment Field Techniques
- Environmental Management
Year 3
(choose 4)
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
- Our Changing Climate
- Rivers and Coasts
- Fire, Weeds and Ferals: Conserving Nature in Protected Areas
- Conserving Nature in Landscapes
Geospatial Science
Year 1
- Introduction to Spatial Information
- Remote Sensing: Introduction
Year 2
- GIS: Spatial Analysis
- Remote Sensing: Image Analysis
Year 3
- Global Navigation Satellite Systems
- Remote Sensing: Drone Photogrammetry
- Spatial Research Project
- GIS: Advanced Spatial Analysis
Marine Biology
Year 1
- Ecology
- Biology of Animals
Year 2
- Population and Community Ecology
- Functional Biology of Animals
Year 3
- Marine Ecology
- Quantitative Methods in Biology
(choose 2)
- Antarctic Ecology
- Birds and Mammals of the Southern Ocean
- Aquatic Botany
Mathematics
*A satisfactory achievement (or higher) in TCE Year 12 Mathematics Methods (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for this major.
Year 1
- Mathematics 1A
- Mathematics 1B
Year 2
- Calculus and Applications 2
- Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Year 3
- Algebra & Real Analysis
- Complex Analysis and Transform Theory
(choose 2)
- Group Theory and Functional Analysis
- Computational Techniques 3
- Partial Differential Equations, Applications and Methods 3
- Dynamical Systems and Chaos
- Fluid Mechanics
Microbiology
Year 1
- Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution
(choose 1)
- Chemistry 1A
- Chemistry 1B
- Introduction to Chemistry
Year 2
- Microbiology
- Microbes and Man
Year 3
(choose 4)
- Inflammation, Infection and Immunity
- Foodborne Pathogens
- Plant Pathology
- Advanced Food Safety Management
- Food Microbiology
- Applied Environmental Microbiology
Molecular Bioscience
*Students should be aware that TCE Year 12 Chemistry (or equivalent) is assumed knowledge for this major.
Year 1
(choose 1)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 1B
- Biology of Plants
- Biology of Animals
(choose 1)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology 1A
- Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution
Year 2
- Biochemistry: Metabolism & Nutrition
- Molecular Biology in Health & Disease
Year 3
(choose 4)
- Biomolecular Approaches to Medical Research
- Systems-based Approaches to Medical Research
- Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Human Genetics
- Applied Genetics and Biotechnology
- Genetics and Evolution III
Physics
*A satisfactory achievement (or higher) in TCE Year 12 Mathematics Methods (or equivalent) and Physics (or equivalent) are pre-requisite for this major.
*To complete this major it is necessary to undertake KMA152 and KMA154 at introductory level and KMA252 at intermediate level using your discipline electives or electives.
*Some advanced level units are offered in alternative years.
Year 1
- Physics 1A
- Physics 1B
Year 2
- Waves and Kinetic Theory
- Electromagnetism and Thermodynamics
Year 3
- Advanced Electromagnetism
- Quantum Mechanics
(choose 1)
- Statistical Physics and Solid State Physics
- Atomic and Nuclear Physics
(choose 1)
- Stellar and Planetary Physics
- Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics
- Dynamical Systems and Chaos
- Fluid Mechanics
Plant Science
Year 1
- Biology of Plants
- Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution
Year 2
- Plants in Action
- Genetics and Evolution
Year 3
- Genetics and Evolution III
- Functional Plant Biology
- Plants of Tasmania
(choose 1)
- Applied Genetics and Biotechnology
- Scientific Methods in Biology
Psychological Science
*PSY112, PSY125, PSY223 and PSY224 must be completed along with the Psychological Science major as electives for students to be eligible for Psychology Honours.
Year 1
- Transferable Skills in Psychology
- Mental Health and Individual Differences
Year 2
- Social Psychology
- Research Skills in Psychology
Year 3
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Advanced Research Skills in Psychology
- Psychological Assessment and Measurement
Science and Industry (complementary major)
Year 1
- Building Capacity for Responsible Innovation
- Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
Year 2
- Entrepreneurship
- Professional Science Communication
Year 3
- Research Project
- Research Project B
- STEM Work Integrated Learning
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
Statistics and Decision Science
*A satisfactory achievement (or higher) in TCE Year 12 Mathematics Methods (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for this major.
Year 1
- Data Handling and Statistics 1
- Discrete Mathematics with Applications 1
Year 2
- Data Handling and Statistics 2
- Operations Research 2
Year 3
- Probability Models 3
- Data Handling and Statistics 3
- Operations Research 3
- Principles of Statistics 3
Sustainability
Year 1
(choose 1)
- Communicating Sustainability
- Engaging with Sustainability
(choose 1)
- Global Geographies of Change
- Humans: Earth Shapers
- Sustainability
For articulating Diploma of Sustainable Living students only
- Local Lives for a Sustainable Planet
Year 2
- Systems Thinking
(choose 1)
- Human Rights and Global Justice
- Environmental Management
Year 3
- Change Agents for Sustainability
(choose 3)
- Food, Health and Environment
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- Political Ecologies of Development
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
Zoology
Year 1
- Biology of Animals
(choose 1)
- Ecology
- Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution
Year 2
- Functional Biology of Animals
(choose 1)
- Population and Community Ecology
- Genetics and Evolution
Year 3
- Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
- Conservation Physiology and Disease Ecology
- Scientific Methods in Biology
- Fauna of Tasmania
Elective units
In the Elective component you can choose from any units marked as "Student Electives" which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university.
Additional units
Discipline Electives
Your Discipline Electives can be chosen from any units available in any of the majors for the Bachelor of Science provided you meet pre-requisites, where applicable (see the list of majors above). You will complete 100 credit points of Discipline Electives which may be used to complete a second Science major.
