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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 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
SCI105 Applied Systems Modelling
SCI110 Software Development 1
LFS112 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
SCI102 Numerical Analysis
Core courses (2)

Select two (2) courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
COR110 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
COR111 Discrete Mathematics
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 Numerical Analysis
ENS221 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LFS251 Applied Systems Modelling
ENS222 Java Programming 1
LFS252 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI212 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Plus one (1) of the following:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH100
MTH102 Calculus and Algebra
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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