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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2013: Biology specialisation: Study Plan

Students that successfully follow the study plan for the Biology specialisation as listed below will be eligible to apply to transfer into the following program:

Students should seek Program Advice from the Faculty Administration office or email FosheProgramAdvice@usc.edu.au with regards to queries on Program progression.

Year 1
  • Five (5) required courses:
    SCI110 should be studied in Semester 1
  • Two (2) core courses:
    Complete ONE core course in Semester 1 and ONE course course in Semester 2
  • One (1) elective course:
    Elective course should be studied in Semester 2
Required courses (5)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS100 Public Health Nutrition
SCI105 Nutritional Biochemistry
SCI110 Introduction to Mathematics
LFS112 Mathematics Foundations
SCI102 Science Research Methods
Core courses (2)

Select two (2) courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Coastal and Marine Ecology
COR110 Climate Change Adaptation
COR111 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation
Elective course (1)

Select one (1) elective course from any faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 2

  • Seven (7) required courses
  • One (1) elective course:
    Elective course should be studied in Semester 2
Required courses (7)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS213 Coastal Systems Dynamics
ENS221 Applied Research Methods
LFS251 Accounting for Business
ENS222 Introduction to Informatics
LFS252 Introduction to Design
SCI212 Database Design

Plus one (1) of the following:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH100 Telecommunications and Networks
MTH102 Software Development 1
Elective course (1)

Select one (1) advanced elective course from any faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

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