- Students are to follow the requirements of the Handbook for the year they commenced the course.
However, the subject links below do not contain the subject information for the current year. You can view current subject information through the new Course Handbook.
Science Schedule of Subjects
The following are subjects offered by the Schools in the Faculty of Science, as well as subjects from outside the Faculty, that can be counted towards the 90 credit points of Science subjects required for a Bachelor of Science degree. The required 90 credit points must include a major study in a discipline located in the Faculty of Science.
Biological Sciences | ||
BIOL103 |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
6 |
BIOL104 |
Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment |
6 |
BIOL105 |
Functional Biology of Animals and Plants |
6 |
BIOL212 |
Introductory Microbiology and Immunology* |
6 |
BIOL213 |
Principles of Biochemistry |
6 |
BIOL214 |
The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism |
6 |
BIOL215 |
Introductory Genetics |
6 |
BIOL240 |
Biodiversity of Marine and Freshwater Organisms |
6 |
BIOL241 |
Biodiversity of Terrestrial Organisms |
6 |
BIOL251 |
Principles of Ecology |
6 |
BIOL252 |
Evolution and Behaviour |
6 |
BIOL292 |
Special Biology Studies |
6 |
BIOL300 |
Focus on Conservation |
8 |
BIOL303 |
Biotechnology: Applied Cell and Molecular Biology |
8 |
BIOL320 |
Molecular Cell Biology |
8 |
BIOL321 |
Infection and Immunity |
8 |
BIOL332 |
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology |
8 |
BIOL333 |
Frontiers in Field Physiology* |
8 |
BIOL351 |
Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations |
8 |
BIOL355 |
Marine and Terrestrial Ecology |
8 |
BIOL356 |
Marine and Terrestrial Ecology (Environmental Science) |
8 |
BIOL357 |
Field Methods in Ecology* |
8 |
BIOL391 |
Advanced Biology |
16 |
BIOL392 |
Advanced Biology |
8 |
BIOL394 |
Critical Issues in Research* |
8 |
MARE300 |
Fisheries and Aquaculture |
8 |
MARE357 |
Advances in Molluscan Biology* |
8 |
MARE393 |
Advanced Marine Science Project |
8 |
*Not offered in 2012 | ||
Chemistry | ||
CHEM101 |
Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry |
6 |
CHEM102 |
Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life |
6 |
NANO101 |
Current Perspectives in Nanotechnology |
6 |
CHEM211 |
Inorganic Chemistry II |
6 |
CHEM212 |
Organic Chemistry II |
6 |
CHEM213 |
Molecular Structure, Reactivity and Change |
6 |
CHEM214 |
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
6 |
CHEM218 |
Special Chemistry Studies |
6 |
NANO201 |
Research Topics in Nanotechnology |
6 |
CHEM301 |
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology |
8 |
CHEM314 |
Instrumental Analysis |
8 |
CHEM320 |
Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure |
8 |
CHEM321 |
Organic Synthesis and Reactivity |
8 |
CHEM327 |
Environmental Chemistry |
8 |
CHEM330 |
Medicinal Chemistry |
8 |
CHEM340 |
Chemistry Laboratory Project |
8 |
CHEM350 |
Principles of Pharmacology |
8 |
CHEM364 |
Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy |
8 |
NANO301 |
Research Topics in Nanomaterials |
8 |
Earth and Environmental Sciences | ||
EESC101 |
Planet Earth |
6 |
EESC102 |
Earth Environments and Resources |
6 |
EESC103 |
Landscape Change and Climatology |
6 |
EESC104 |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
6 |
MARE200 |
Introduction to Oceanography |
6 |
EESC201 |
Earth's Inferno |
6 |
EESC202 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
6 |
EESC203 |
Biogeography and Environmental Change |
6 |
EESC204 |
Introductory Spatial Science |
6 |
EESC205 |
Population Studies |
6 |
EESC208 |
Environmental Impact of Societies |
6 |
EESC210 |
Social Spaces: Rural and Urban |
6 |
EESC216 |
Sediments and Fuels |
6 |
EESC250 |
Field Geology |
6 |
EESC260 |
Earth and Environmental Sciences Research Project |
6 |
EESC300 |
Directed Studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences A |
8 |
EESC301 |
Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History |
8 |
EESC302 |
Coastal Environments: Process and Management |
8 |
EESC303 |
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology |
8 |
EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
8 |
EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
8 |
EESC306 |
Resources and Environments |
8 |
EESC307 |
Spaces Places and Identities: Qualitative research design |
8 |
EESC308 |
Environmental and Heritage Management |
8 |
EESC309 |
Dung, Death and Decay: modern scientific methods in archaeology |
8 |
EESC310 |
Water Resources and Management |
8 |
EESC350 |
Directed Studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences B |
8 |
ENVI391 |
Environmental Science |
8 |
General Science | ||
SCIE101 |
Modern Perspectives in Science |
6 |
SCIE102 |
International Perspectives in Science |
6 |
SCIE103 |
Climate Change |
6 |
SCIE202 |
Bioethical Challenges: A Global Perspective |
6 |
SCIE292 |
Science Research Internship |
6 |
SCIE392 |
Science Research Internship B |
8 |
Subjects offered by Academic Units external to the Faculty of Science:
CIVL272 |
Surveying |
6 |
CIVL322 |
Hydraulics and Hydrology |
6 |
CIVL361 |
Geomechanics 1 |
6 |
CIVL462 |
Geomechanics 2 |
6 |
CIVL463 |
Applied Geotechnical Engineering |
6 |
CSCI103 |
Algorithms and Problem Solving |
6 |
CSCI114 |
Procedural Programming |
6 |
ENGG252 |
Engineering Fluid Mechanics |
6 |
ENVE220 |
Water Quality and Ecological Engineering |
6 |
ENVE221 |
Air and Noise Pollution Control Engineering |
6 |
ENVE385 |
Environmental Engineering |
8 |
ENVE420 |
Water Resources Engineering |
6 |
INFO411 |
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
6 |
MATE201 |
Structure of Materials |
6 |
MATE304 |
Transport Phenomena in Materials Processes |
6 |
MATH111 |
Applied Mathematical Modelling |
6 |
MATH121 |
Discrete Mathematics |
6 |
MATH141 |
Foundations of Engineering Mathematics |
6 |
MATH142 |
Essentials of Engineering Mathematics |
6 |
MATH151 |
General Mathematics IA |
6 |
MATH187 |
Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus |
6 |
MATH188 |
Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus |
6 |
MATH201 |
Multivariate and Vector Calculus |
6 |
MATH202 |
Differential Equations 2 |
6 |
MATH283 |
Mathematics IIE for Engineers Part 1 |
6 |
PHYS141 |
Fundamentals of Physics A |
6 |
PHYS142 |
Fundamentals of Physics B |
6 |
PHYS155 |
Introduction to Biomedical Physics |
6 |
PHYS205 |
Advanced Modern Physics |
6 |
PHYS206 |
Project in Physics |
6 |
PHYS215 |
Vibrations, Waves and Optics |
6 |
PHYS225 |
Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics |
6 |
PHYS233 |
Introduction to Environmental Physics |
6 |
PHYS235 |
Mechanics and Thermodynamics |
6 |
PHYS255 |
Radiation Physics |
6 |
PHYS295 |
Astronomy: Concepts of the Universe |
6 |
PHYS305 |
Quantum Mechanics |
6 |
PHYS306 |
Project in Physics |
6 |
PHYS325 |
Electromagnetism |
6 |
PHYS335 |
Classical Mechanics* |
6 |
PHYS365 |
Detection of Radiation: Neutrons, Electrons and X Rays |
6 |
PHYS375 |
Nuclear Physics |
6 |
PHYS385 |
Statistical Mechanics |
6 |
PHYS390 |
Astrophysics |
6 |
PHYS396 |
Electronic Materials |
6 |
SHS 111 |
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology I |
6 |
SHS 112 |
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology II |
6 |
SHS 211 |
Control Mechanisms Physiology |
6 |
SHS 351 |
Nutrients and Metabolism |
8 |
SHS 352 |
Research in Human Nutrition |
8 |
STAT151 |
Fundamentals of Biostatistics* |
6 |
STAT252 |
Statistics for the Natural Sciences |
6 |
STAT335 |
Sample Surveys and Experimental Design |
6 |
*Not offered in 2012 |