Handbook

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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.

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.