Soil Science and Hydrology
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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SOIL SCIENCE AND HYDROLOGY |
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Soil Science and Hydrology major |
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| A major in Soil Science and Hydrology requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 1 | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 2 | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of core interdisciplinary project units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level major selective or interdisciplinary project selective units | |||
Soil Science and Hydrology minor |
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| A minor in Soil Science and Hydrology requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 1 | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units from list 2 | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level minor core units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of core interdisciplinary project units | |||
Units of study |
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| The units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Selective List 1 |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent. N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1998 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Selective List 2 |
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| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, and online year-round, see https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | N AGEN1002 |
Semester 2 |
| GEOS1001 Earth, Environment and Society |
6 | N GEOS1901 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
Semester 1 |
| GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1001 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| GEOS2116 Earth Surface Processes |
6 | N GEOS2916 or GEOG2321 |
Semester 2 |
| GEOS2916 Earth Surface Processes (Advanced) |
6 | P Annual average mark of at least 70 N GEOS2116 or GEOG2321 |
Semester 2 |
| SOIL2005 Soil and Water: Earth's Life Support Systems |
6 | N SOIL2003 or LWSC2002 |
Semester 1 |
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| ENVX3001 Environmental GIS |
6 | P 6cp from (ENVI1003 or AGEN1002) or 6cp from GEOS1XXX or 6cp from BIOL1XXX or GEOS2X11 |
Semester 2 |
| ENVX3003 Hydrological Monitoring and Modelling |
6 | A SOIL2005 or GEOS2116 or ENVI1003 or GEOS1001 or ENSC2001 P Completion of 72 credit points of units of study N LWSC3007 |
Semester 2 |
Core Interdisciplinary project |
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| SOIL3888 Protecting the Soil Resource |
6 | P 96cp including SOIL2005 or GEOS2X16 N SOIL2004 |
Semester 2 |
Major selective |
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| ENVX3002 Statistics in the Natural Sciences |
6 | P ENVX2001 or STAT2X12 or BIOL2X22 or DATA2X02 or QBIO2001 |
Semester 1 |
| SOIL3009 Contemporary Field and Lab Soil Science This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | P SOIL2003 or SOIL2004 or SOIL2005 |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary project selective |
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| SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 96 credit points |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Minor core |
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| ENVX3003 Hydrological Monitoring and Modelling |
6 | A SOIL2005 or GEOS2116 or ENVI1003 or GEOS1001 or ENSC2001 P Completion of 72 credit points of units of study N LWSC3007 |
Semester 2 |