Overview

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Enhanced Program for High Achievers - 4 years is designed to allow students flexibility to choose a tailored program from a field of study within the College of Science and Engineering and, where appropriate, complement this study with a relevant discipline from across the … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study
144 Units

Year 136 Units
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Year 336 Units
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Honours Program36 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

The course aims to provide students who are planning for a career in science with a broad-based foundation in science together with the ability to acquire extensive subject knowledge and basic research training in one or more science disciplines. It also aims to develop a range of transferable research, analytical and communication skills including the capacity to:

  • Understand and apply relevant scientific principles
  • Retrieve and present scientific information, including communicating effectively with a variety of audiences in written and spoken form
  • Critically analyse and evaluate information and solve problems
  • Analyse and evaluate data, appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect of the science disciplines and engage positively with people and ideas beyond their own discipline area
  • Use information technology work independently and take responsibility for updating and adapting their knowledge and skills
  • Appreciate the role of science in society, the regulatory framework within which it operates and the ethical issues it raises
  • Work effectively, cooperatively and productively within a team
  • Have an appreciation of the role that scientific research plays in societal and historical contexts
  • Engage with, and critically discern relevant information from, the scientific literature
  • Propose, plan, and implement research projects
  • Assess and peer review research plans and outcomes
  • Report outcomes of research in a variety of written and spoken formats

The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study in a science or non-science related discipline or for a career in a science related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
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Demonstrate familiarity and knwledge of the theories, subject content, professional methodologies and research procedures in the science disciplines you have studied and critically apply them
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Understand describe the processes through which current knowledge was developed
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Analyse and critically evaluate ideas/information/data and apply relevant scientific principles to solve problems by, for example, creating hypotheses, testing theories and predictions, designing and carrying out experiments and analysing reported data
4.
Design and carry out experiments using relevant techniques and protocols, and critically analyse data obtained from them
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Utilise your well developed communication and presentation skills to communicate your findings to a variety of audiences in written and spoken form
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Appreciate the existence of relationships and connections between different science disciplines, and through understanding such relationships, form connections with the discipline/s you have studied
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Work and learn independently, appreciate the need for continuing professional development
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Exercise teamwork and interpersonal skills to interact effectively as part of a team in order to achieve common goals
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Incorporate your knowledge of societal and historical contexts of science to inform you professional practices
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Engage with, and critically discern relevant information from, the scientific literature
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Propose, plan, implement and report outcomes of research projects
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Utilise your capacity to assess and peer review the research of colleagues and peers

Student progression rules

Students achieving a GPA of at least 6 in the final 36 units of study in third year will be eligible to continue into the fourth year of the course. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will be able to exit with the Bachelor of Science after completing 108 units. Students may wish to apply to undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) - 1 year course.

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation

Associations

Course/Exit award association
Honours - Embedded/Bachelor association