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C10162v4 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business

Award(s): Bachelor of Science in (name of Science major) (BSc)
Bachelor of Business (BBus)

UAC code: 609170
CRICOS code: 032310K
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City and Kuring-gai campuses

Note(s)

For international students, mid-year (July/August) intake may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the faculty.


Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Transfer between UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

This course is designed to produce graduates who are prepared for scientific practice or business and management in technical, financial, regulatory, environmental, health or biomedical oriented businesses, industries or government departments. Students choose one of 10 specialised science majors according to their preference. Students also have a choice of major study in the business stream.

Demand is growing for graduates able to cross the divide between science and business. This course teaches the practical skills and knowledge that employers demand, both in science and business-related fields.

Depending on the science and business majors chosen, graduates can work in commodity and resource trading, pharmaceutical industry, as scientists in leading consumer goods companies, health services, medical research, hospitals or environmental protection agencies.

Career options

Career options include analyst, consultant, statistician, communicator, manager, marketer, researcher and scientist within government agencies, manufacturing, product development, scientific publishing, banking and finance, scientific and research organisations and large corporations.

See the individual entries for the Bachelor of Science (C10242) and the Bachelor of Business (C10026) for further details.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Assumed knowledge

Mathematics; English; and at least one science subject.

Course duration and attendance

Students can complete the course over four years full time. Full-time attendance involves approximately 16 hours each week on campus. Students may also be able to complete the course part time, usually at the rate of two subjects a semester (a 50 per cent load), taking eight years to complete. Part-time students may need to attend science classes for at least one half-day a week, in addition to evening classes.

Course structure

Students are required to complete a total of 192 credit points, comprising 96 credit points of science subjects and 96 credit points of business subjects.

In the science component, students choose one of 10 possible majors representing the major science disciplines. Refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Business (C10026) for the possible majors available in the business component.

Graduation from the science component of the combined degree is not possible prior to completion of all components of the combined degree. Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Science prior to completion of the business component of the combined degree must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Science (C10242) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree version.

Similarly, if a student wishes to graduate from the business component of the combined degree prior to completion of the science component they must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree version.

Course completion requirements

STM90273 Core subjects (Business) 48cp
CBK90169 Major choice (Business) 48cp
CBK90585 Major choice (Science) 96cp
Total 192cp

Course program

The full-time programs shown below are for each science major in combination with a Human Resource Management major.

List of majors (Science)
MAJ01079 Applied Chemistry 96cp
MAJ01080 Applied Physics 96cp
MAJ01085 Nanotechnology 96cp
MAJ01081 Biomedical Science 96cp
MAJ01114 Medical Science 96cp
MAJ01115 Biotechnology 96cp
MAJ01082 Environmental Biology 96cp
MAJ01113 Environmental Forensics 96cp
MAJ01112 Marine Biology 96cp
MAJ01116 Mathematics 96cp
List of majors (Business)
MAJ08437 Accounting 48cp
MAJ08438 Management 48cp
MAJ08068 Financial Services 48cp
MAJ08440 Finance 48cp
MAJ08441 Marketing 48cp
MAJ08442 International Business 48cp
MAJ08446 Human Resource Management 48cp
MAJ08116 Marketing Communication 48cp
MAJ09209 Economics 48cp
Applied Chemistry major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
33190 Mathematical Modelling for Science 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
33290 Statistics and Mathematics for Science 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
65307 Physical Chemistry 1 6cp
68101 Foundations of Physics 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
68201 Physics in Action 6cp
65411 Inorganic Chemistry 1 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
65202 Organic Chemistry 1 6cp
65410 Chemical Safety and Legislation 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
65306 Analytical Chemistry 1 6cp
65508 Organic Chemistry 2 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
65409 Analytical Chemistry 2 6cp
65509 Inorganic Chemistry 2 6cp
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
65607 Physical Chemistry 2 6cp
65606 Analytical Chemistry 3 6cp
Applied Physics major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
33190 Mathematical Modelling for Science 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
33290 Statistics and Mathematics for Science 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
68101 Foundations of Physics 6cp
33360 Mathematics for Physical Science 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
68201 Physics in Action 6cp
68070 Introduction to Materials 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
68075 Nanomaterials 6cp
68412 Energy Science and Technology 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
68315 Imaging Science 6cp
68413 Quantum Physics 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      68316 Applied Electronics and Interfacing6cp 
      68416 Computational Physics6cp 
68606 Solid-state Science and Nanodevices 6cp
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
68320 Scanning Probe and Electron Microscopy6cp 
68414 Advanced Mechanics6cp 
68415 Measurement and Analysis of Physical Processes6cp 
68513 Optics and Nanophotonics6cp 
Biomedical Science major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91314 General Microbiology 6cp
91320 Metabolic Biochemistry 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp
91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91500 Histology 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91703 Physiological Systems6cp 
      91142 Biotechnology6cp 
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
91326 Analytical Biochemistry 6cp
91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
91335 Molecular Biology 26cp 
91338 Clinical Bacteriology6cp 
91344 Medical and Diagnostic Biochemistry6cp 
91358 Advanced Haematology6cp 
91359 Advanced Immunology6cp 
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
91129 Transfusion Science6cp 
91345 Biochemistry, Genes and Disease6cp 
91352 Parasitology6cp 
91402 Anatomical Pathology6cp 
Biotechnology major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91320 Metabolic Biochemistry 6cp
91314 General Microbiology 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
91132 Molecular Biology 1 6cp
91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91142 Biotechnology 6cp
91703 Physiological Systems 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
91326 Analytical Biochemistry 6cp
91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91359 Advanced Immunology6cp 
      91335 Molecular Biology 26cp 
91369 Biobusiness and Environmental Biotechnology 6cp
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing 6cp
91144 Plant Biotechnology 6cp
Environmental Biology major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91107 The Biosphere 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91123 Biocomplexity 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91110 Experimental Design and Sampling 6cp
91154 Ecology 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
91363 Animal Behaviour and Physiology 6cp
91270 Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
33116 Statistical Design and Analysis 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
91145 Environmental Protection and Management 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91370 Semi-arid Ecology6cp 
      91371 Forest and Mountain Ecology6cp 
      91163 Alpine and Lowland Ecology6cp 
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
91309 Biodiversity Conservation 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91121 Aquatic Ecology6cp 
      91116 Wildlife Ecology6cp 
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
91155 Stream and Lake Assessment6cp 
91370 Semi-arid Ecology6cp 
91371 Forest and Mountain Ecology6cp 
91163 Alpine and Lowland Ecology6cp 
Environmental Forensics major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91107 The Biosphere 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91123 Biocomplexity 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91110 Experimental Design and Sampling 6cp
91154 Ecology 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
91159 Environmental Forensics 6cp
65621 Environmental Chemistry 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
33116 Statistical Design and Analysis 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
91145 Environmental Protection and Management 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91370 Semi-arid Ecology6cp 
      91371 Forest and Mountain Ecology6cp 
      65242 Principles of Forensic Science6cp 
      91163 Alpine and Lowland Ecology6cp 
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
79004 Environmental Law and Science 6cp
91121 Aquatic Ecology 6cp
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
79023 Environmental Forensic Law 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
91155 Stream and Lake Assessment6cp 
91370 Semi-arid Ecology6cp 
91371 Forest and Mountain Ecology6cp 
91163 Alpine and Lowland Ecology6cp 
Marine Biology major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91107 The Biosphere 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91123 Biocomplexity 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91110 Experimental Design and Sampling 6cp
91154 Ecology 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
91157 Marine Communities 6cp
91270 Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
33116 Statistical Design and Analysis 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
91145 Environmental Protection and Management 6cp
91126 Coral Reef Ecosystems 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
91118 Fisheries Resources 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
      91120 GIS and Remote Sensing6cp 
      66513 Marine Geosciences6cp 
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
91156 Marine Primary Producers 6cp
Mathematics major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
35101 Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems 6cp
35151 Introduction to Statistics 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
35102 Introduction to Analysis and Multivariable Calculus 6cp
35100 Introduction to Sample Surveys 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
35140 Introduction to Quantitative Management 6cp
35212 Computational Linear Algebra 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
35353 Regression Analysis 6cp
35111 Applications of Discrete Mathematics 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
35363 Stochastic Models 6cp
35241 Optimisation in Quantitative Management 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
35231 Differential Equations 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
35322 Advanced Analysis6cp 
35335 Mathematical Methods6cp 
35340 Quantitative Management Practice6cp 
35342 Nonlinear Methods in Quantitative Management6cp 
35344 Network and Combinatorial Optimisation6cp 
35355 Quality Control6cp 
35361 Stochastic Processes6cp 
35391 Seminar (Mathematics)6cp 
35393 Seminar (Statistics)6cp 
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
35232 Advanced Calculus 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
35252 Mathematical Statistics6cp 
35356 Design and Analysis of Experiments6cp 
35383 High Performance Computing6cp 
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
35322 Advanced Analysis6cp 
35335 Mathematical Methods6cp 
35340 Quantitative Management Practice6cp 
35342 Nonlinear Methods in Quantitative Management6cp 
35344 Network and Combinatorial Optimisation6cp 
35355 Quality Control6cp 
35361 Stochastic Processes6cp 
35391 Seminar (Mathematics)6cp 
35393 Seminar (Statistics)6cp 
Medical Science major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
91703 Physiological Systems 6cp
91314 General Microbiology 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
68041 Physical Aspects of Nature 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
91239 Human Pathophysiology 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
91707 Pharmacology 1 6cp
91320 Metabolic Biochemistry 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
91132 Molecular Biology 16cp 
91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology6cp 
91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology6cp 
Year 4
Autumn semester
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
91706 Neuroscience 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
91335 Molecular Biology 26cp 
91338 Clinical Bacteriology6cp 
91344 Medical and Diagnostic Biochemistry6cp 
91358 Advanced Haematology6cp 
91359 Advanced Immunology6cp 
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
91708 Medical and Applied Physiology 6cp
91709 Pharmacology 2 6cp
Nanotechnology major
Year 1
Autumn semester
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp
33190 Mathematical Modelling for Science 6cp
65111 Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
33290 Statistics and Mathematics for Science 6cp
65212 Chemistry 2 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp
68101 Foundations of Physics 6cp
33360 Mathematics for Physical Science 6cp
Spring semester
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
68201 Physics in Action 6cp
68070 Introduction to Materials 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
21510 The Global Context of Management 6cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp
68075 Nanomaterials 6cp
65307 Physical Chemistry 1 6cp
Spring semester
21440 Management Skills 6cp
21036 Managing Strategic Performance 6cp
68315 Imaging Science 6cp
68413 Quantum Physics 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice 6cp
21037 Managing Employee Relations 6cp
68606 Solid-state Science and Nanodevices 6cp
67509 Molecular Nanotechnology 6cp
Spring semester
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management 6cp
21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
67510 Surface Processes6cp 
68513 Optics and Nanophotonics6cp 
91140 BioNanotechnology6cp 
68320 Scanning Probe and Electron Microscopy6cp 

Honours

An honours program in each science discipline is available to eligible students.

Transfer between UTS courses

There is provision for students already enrolled in a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Business degree to transfer to this combined degree program, provided they meet the entry requirement for the combined degree.

Students wishing to transfer from the combined degree program to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) single degree program, and whose ATAR is less than the current entry rank for the Bachelor of Business, are required to apply for admission through the Universities Admissions Centre in the non-current school leaver category.

Professional recognition

Depending on disciplines chosen, students may be eligible for entry to the relevant professional associations.

Other information

Further information is available from:

UTS Student Centre
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