Science - Undergraduate courses

Second majors


Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Biotechnology degrees in the Faculty of Science are normally expected to undertake a second major as part of their course. Each second major comprises a coherent sequence of subjects offered by the Faculty of Science, another faculty of the University, or the Institute for International Studies. The purpose of the second major is to give students the opportunity to broaden their studies into other areas of interest or to pursue studies in particular disciplines to greater depth. Examples of possible second majors are listed below but it should be noted that not all of them are necessarily appropriate to every course and that normal prerequisite conditions and timetabling constraints apply in all cases. In addition, quotas may be applied to the forensic biology subjects specified below. Students should consult their Course Directors for advice on selecting second major strands. Students should note that second major titles cannot be identified on testamurs. Faculty of Science Applied Chemistry (24 credit points) 65202 Organic Chemistry 1 6cp 65306 Analytical Chemistry 1 6cp 65409 Analytical Chemistry 2 6cp 65508 Organic Chemistry 2 (Structure Elucidation and Synthesis) 6cp Applied Physics (24 credit points) This second major is designed for Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Information Technology students who want to understand the ideas underlying much of modern technology. 68037 Physical Modelling 6cp or 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature 6cp or 68101 Foundations of Physics 6cp 68315 Imaging Science 6cp 68413 Quantum Technology 6cp plus one or more of the following 68414 Particles and Fields 6cp 68412 Energy Science and Technology 6cp 68513 Optics and Nanophotonics 6cp 68606 Solid-state Science and Nanodevices 6cp Biochemistry (24 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in the Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences courses. 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91320 Biochemistry 2 6cp 91326 Analytical Biochemistry 6cp 91344 Medical and Diagnostic Biochemistry 6cp Biomedical Science (minimum 24 credit points) 91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91314 General Microbiology 6cp plus two or more of the following 91320 Biochemistry 2 6cp 91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 6cp 91351 Immunology 1 3cp Biotechnology (24 credit points) 91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp 91142 Biotechnology 6cp 91369 Biobusiness and Environmental Biotechnology 6cp 91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing 6cp Earth Science (minimum 24 credit points) 66101 Earth Science 1 6cp 66204 Field Studies 1 6cp 66304 Earth Materials 6cp plus one or more of the following 66408 Earth Resources 6cp 66409 Surficial Processes and Products 6cp 66609 Environmental and Quaternary Geology 6cp 66611 Engineering and Groundwater Geology 6cp 91120 Mapping and Remote Sensing 6cp xxxxx Geochemistry/organic geochemistry elective for SUCOGG 6cp Environmental Biology (24 credit points) 91101 Cells, Genetics and Evolution 6cp 91102 Animal Function and Diversity 6cp 91110 Experimental Design and Sampling 6cp 91112 Ecological Principles and Modelling 6cp Environmental Horticulture (24 credit points) 91101 Cells, Genetics and Evolution 6cp 91233 Plant Production and Growing Systems 6cp 91246 Plant Structure, Function and Culture 6cp 91247 Landscape Design and Plant Culture 6cp Experimental Physics (24 credit points) This second major is of particular benefit to scientists who need to measure, record and analyse data from instrumentation interfaced to a computer. 68037 Physical Modelling¹ 6cp or 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature¹ 6cp or 68101 Foundations of Physics¹ 6cp 60504 Research, Technology and Innovation¹ 6cp 68201 Physics in Action (Physics 2) 6cp 68316 Applied Electronics and Interfacing 6cp 68415 Measurement and Analysis of Physical Processes 6cp Footnotes: 1. Students for whom 68037, 68041 or 68101 is a core subject should take 60504 Research, Technology and Innovation. Haematology (27 credit points) 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91354 Anatomical Pathology 6cp 91355 Haematology 1 3cp 91358 Haematology 2 6cp 91129 Transfusion Science 6cp Immunology (21 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in the Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences courses. 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91314 General Microbiology 6cp 91351 Immunology 1 3cp 91359 Immunology 2 6cp Materials Science (24 credit points) 65062 Extractive Metallurgy/Metallurgical Chemistry 6cp 67101 Introduction to Materials 6cp 67305 Polymer Science 6cp 67510 Surface Processes 6cp Mathematics (24 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in Physical Chemical, Earth Science programs. 35102 Mathematics 2¹ 6cp 35212 Linear Algebra¹ 6cp 35231 Differential Equations 6cp 35232 Advanced Calculus 6cp Footnotes: 1. The subject 33290 Computing and Mathematics for Science is accepted as a prerequisite for 35102 Mathematics 2 and 35212 Linear Algebra. Medical Science (minimum 24 credit points) 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91314 General Microbiology 6cp 91701 Medical Science 1 6cp 91702 Medical Science 2 6cp plus two or more of the following 91703 Physiological Systems 6cp 91704 Behavioural Sciences 6cp 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics 6cp Microbiology (24 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in the Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences courses. 91314 General Microbiology 6cp 91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 6cp plus any two of the following 91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp 91338 Clinical Bacteriology 6cp 91352 Parasitology 6cp Molecular Biology (24 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in the Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences courses. 91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp 91313 Biochemistry 1 6cp 91314 General Microbiology 6cp 91335 Molecular Biology 2 6cp Nanotechnology (24 credit points) The second major is for students in the Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences courses. 60103 Nanosciences 1 6cp 60104 Nanosciences 2 6cp 60302 Scanning Probe and Electron Microscopy 6cp 60401 Nanomaterials 6cp Neurophysiology (24 credit points) (for non-BMedSc courses) 91703 Physiological Systems 6cp 91704 Behavioural Sciences 6cp 91706 Neuroscience 6cp 91708 Psychophysiology 6cp Occupational Health and Safety Management (24 credit points) 69312 Occupational Hazard Analysis 6cp 69341 Risk Management 6cp 69342 Legal Aspects of Occupational Health and Safety 3cp 69345 Occupational Health and Safety Management 6cp plus any 6 credit points from the following 69323 Human Factors/Ergonomic Design 3cp 69332 Chemical Safety (Management) 3cp 69335 People and the Physical Environment 3cp 69336 Evaluating Occupational Health and Safety (Construction Industry) 6cp 69338 Biological Hazards and Toxicology 6cp Operations Research (24 credit points) This second major assumes students have completed 33190 Mathematical Modelling for Science and 33290 Computing and Mathematics for Science. 35140 Operations Research Modelling 6cp 35241 Optimisation 1 6cp plus any two of the following 35342 Optimisation 2 6cp 35344 Network and Combinatorial Optimisation 6cp 35363 Stochastic Models in Operations Research 6cp Operations Theory and Applications (24 credit points) This sub-major is intended to expose students to the theory and practice of operations research with application in an area of information technology, in particular: optimisation techniques, network optimisation or simulation techniques. 33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods 6cp 35140 Operations Research Modelling 6cp 35241 Optimisation 1 6cp plus one of the following 35342 Optimisation 2 6cp 35344 Network and Combinatorial Optimisation 6cp 35363 Stochastic Models in Operations Research 6cp Pharmacology (18 credit points) This second major is for students in the Biomedical Science and Biotechnology courses. 91703 Physiological Systems 6cp 91707 Pharmacology 1 6cp 91709 Pharmacology 2 6cp Quantitative Methods (24 credit points) This sub-major is intended to expose students to the theory and application of quantitative methods that are widely used by information technology professionals, especially techniques drawn from the disciplines of statistics and management science. 33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods 6cp 35140 Operations Research Modelling 6cp 35151 Statistics 1 6cp plus one of the following 35241 Optimisation 1 6cp 35252 Statistics 2 6cp Scientific Computing (24 credit points) This sub-major is intended to expose students to the theory and practice of computing as applied in the area of computational science. 33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods 6cp 35281 Numerical Methods 1 6cp 35363 Stochastic Models in Operations Research 6cp 35383 High Performance Computing 6cp Statistics (24 credit points) This second major is suitable for students in biological or environmental sciences who have completed 33101 Mathematics 1 (Life Sciences) and 33112 Statistical Design and Analysis – Part A. 33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods 6cp 35252 Statistics 2 6cp plus any two of the following 35353 Regression Analysis 6cp 35355 Quality Control 6cp 35356 Design and Analysis of Experiments 6cp 35361 Probability and Stochastic Process 6cp This second major is suitable for students in Physical and Chemical programs, and assumes they have completed 33190 Mathematical Modelling for Science and 33290 Computing and Mathematics for Science. 35151 Statistics 1 6cp 35252 Statistics 2 6cp plus any two of the following 35353 Regression Analysis 6cp 35355 Quality Control 6cp 35356 Design and Analysis of Experiments 6cp 35361 Probability and Stochastic Processes 6cp Statistical Modelling and Applications (24 credit points) This sub-major is intended to expose students to the theory and practice of statistical modelling. 33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods 6cp 35151 Statistics 1 6cp 35252 Statistics 2 6cp plus one of the following 35353 Regression Analysis 6cp 35355 Quality Control 6cp 35356 Design and Analysis of Experiments 6cp 35361 Probability and Stochastic Processes 6cp

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